Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b9509354-65a7-4aa2-844c-a948a4bd1020
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Qualification of Quality Assurance Program Audit Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1303/ML13038A429.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.146
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ncies Not applicable, unless the government agency is an applicant. 1.3.3 Industry This action establishes an NRC position to an existing national standard and therefore reduces uncertainty as to what the staff considers acceptable in the area of qualification of quality assurance audit personnel. Most of the impact on industry has already occurred during development, review, and approval of the national standard. Additional impact associated with NRC endorsement of the standard should be as follows; 1. Some individuals may not qualify as lead auditors, thereby creating a need for more experience and training of auditors. 2. Conformance to the standard with the exceptions noted will require administrative effort on the part of the employer. These impacts may have an initial monetary effect on the industry but should be compensated by increased quality assurance as a result of the audit. 1.3.4 Workers (relative to ALARA) Not applicable. 1.3.5 Public Value - Uniform standards for auditors and lead auditors should result in more uniform audits. More uniform audits should lead to increased reliability of nuclear power plants. Impact - Any costs generated by upgrading training to qualify auditors and lead auditors will eventually be passed on to the public as rate increases. Regulatory Position I provides information to the user of the guide on how to apply referenced standards and has no impact. Regulatory Position 2 clarifies the coverage of ANSI/ASME N45.2.23-1978 concerning ASME Code-covered activities by stating that the code should be used in conjunction with ANSI/ASME N45.2.23-1978. 1.4 Decision on the Action This guide is being issued to provide recommendations acceptable to the NRC staff on qualification of quality assurance audit personnel for nuclear power plants. 2. TECHNICAL APPROACH There are several approaches that could be taken to the qualification of lead auditors and auditors. They are as follows: 1. Qualification by National Board of Examiners. 2.