Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f6a80f6d-2f21-45e8-a80c-8f2fd502c1cc
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Quality Assurance Requirements for Control of Procurement of Items and Service for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1230/ML12305A232.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.123
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ingle copies of future guides in specific to reflect new information or experience. This guide was revised as a result of divisions should be made in writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, substantive comments received from the public and additional staff review. Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Director, Division of Document Control. tion useful in deciding how and to what extent quality assurance program requirements may be specified in procurement documents. However, a commitment to follow this guide does not require the use of the ap- pendix. C. REGULATORY POSITION The requirements that are included in ANSI N45.2.13-1976 for control of procurement of items and services for nuclear power plants are acceptable to the NRC staff and provide an adequate basis for complying with the pertinent quality assurance re- quirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50, subject to the following: 1. Section 1.4 of ANSI N45.2.13-1976 states that other documents that are required to be included as part of this standard will be identified at the point of reference and described in Section 13 of the standard. The specific applicability of these listed documents has been or will be covered separately in other regulatory guides or in Commission regulations where appropriate. 2. Section 1.1 of ANSI N45.2.13-1976 states: "The ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (hereafter referred to as the Code) as well as other ANSI stan- dards, has been considered in the development of this standard, and this standard is intended to be com- patible with Code requirements. This standard does not, however, apply to activities covered by Section III, Division I and 2, and Section XI of the Code for those activities covered by the Code." While Section III, Divisions 1 and 2, and Section XI (which addres- ses the control of spare and replacement parts) of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code address general requirements for control of procurement of items and services for nuclear power