Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: f476928a-164c-486b-883e-c7bf521d9cfb
Document Type: srp
Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - DESIGN CERTIFICATION,
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1503/ML15037A441.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.5
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EARLY SITE PERMIT AND NEW LICENSE APPLICANTS REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - The organization responsible for quality assurance Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW The quality assurance (QA) staff reviews and evaluates quality assurance program descriptions (QAPDs) submitted by applicants for a design certification (DC), combined license (COL), early site permit (ESP), construction permit (CP), and operating license (OL). The QAPDs submitted by applicants for DC, COL, ESP CP, and OL are reviewed and evaluated in accordance with the applicable sections of this Standard Review Plan (SRP). A QAPD submitted by a DC applicant may be a QA Topical Report or part of a safety analysis report (SAR). A QAPD submitted by a DC applicant would only address design QA activities in support of a DC. The QAPD would not address construction and design QA activities that occur 17.5-2 Revision 1 – August 2015 once the construction begins. The QAPD submitted by the DC applicant would be reviewed and evaluated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) prior to NRC approval of the DC. A QAPD submitted by a COL applicant applies to all phases of a facility’s life, including design, construction, and operation. Construction and operational QA activities may be addressed in separate QAPDs. The COL applicant may reference an NRC-approved QAPD for the operational phase. NOTE: most operational QAPDs do not include all design and construction quality requirements. Where a COL applicant references an NRC-approved QAPD that does not include design and construction quality requirements, the reviewer must verify that the COL applicant addresses these requirements in the final safety analysis report (FSAR). Design and construction quality requirements are discussed later in this SRP section. A QAPD submitted by an ESP applicant would apply to site suitability QA activities and would be reviewed and evaluated by the NRC prior to issuing the ESP. A QAPD submitted by a CP applicant would