Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: fdc044d6-c06c-49db-abfd-db98da9289eb
Document Type: srp
Title: The description of the control of records provisions listed above
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350349.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.5
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g. Activities associated with computer codes. 18BI. Audit data are analyzed by the QA organization and the resulting | reports indicating any quality problems and the effectiveness of the QA program, including the need for reaudit of deficient areas, are reported to management for review and assessment. 18B2. Audits are performed in accordance with pre-established written procedures or checklists and conducted by trained personnel having no direct responsibilities in the areas being audited. 18B3. The description of the conduct of audit provisions satisfies the regulatory position in Regulatory Guides 1.144 and 1.146. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES Each element of the QA program description will be reviewed against the acceptance criteria described in subsection II, including the regulations, Regulatory Guides, and Branch Technical Position listed in subsection V. QAB will interface with the secondary review branches to assure that they have documented to the QAB by memo the acceptability of the identification of structures, systems, and components covered by the QA program (Q-List). QAB will process the necessary requests for additional information to the applicant and coordinate the response with the appropriate branches for acceptance. Changes to the QA program will be evaluated to assure at a minimum that such changes have not degraded the previously approved program. Consideration -should be given to the current regulatory position in the area of the change in determining acceptability of the change. The reviewer's judgment during the review is to be based on an assessment of the material presented, the similarity of the material to that recently reviewed on other plants, and whether items of special safety significance are involved. Any exceptions or alternatives to this SRP section, including the regulations and regulatory positions presented in the Regulatory Guides in subsection V, will be carefully reviewed to assure that they are clearly defined and that an