Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 7e956f4a-b0c9-415b-afb9-a187252498a6
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1227/ML12276A071.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.33
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ablished a series of safety guides and standards constituting a high level of safety for protecting people and the environment. IAEA safety guides present international good practices and increasingly reflects best practices to help users striving to achieve high levels of safety. Pertinent to this regulatory guide, the IAEA Safety Standards, and its Safety Requirement GS-R-3, “The Management System for Facilities and Activities,” (Ref. 8), issued in 2006, addresses administrative and quality assurance controls for the operational phase of nuclear power plants. This regulatory guide incorporates similar administrative and quality assurance controls for the operational phase and is consistent with the basic safety principles provided in the IAEA Safety Standard. C. STAFF REGULATORY GUIDANCE The requirements included in the ANSI/ANS 3.2-2012, “Managerial, Administrative and Quality Assurance Controls for the Operational Phase of Nuclear Power Plants”, for implementation during the operation phase of nuclear power plants, is acceptable to the NRC staff and provide an adequate basis for complying with the requirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50, subject to the following condition on the use of ANSI/ANS 3.2-2012 : • ANSI/ANS 3.2-2012 requires the preparation of many procedures to carry out an effective QA program. Appendix A of ANSI/ANS 3.2-2012, “Typical Procedures for Pressurized Water Reactors and Boiling Water Reactors,” should be used as guidance to assure the minimal procedural coverage for plant operating activities, including related maintenance activities. Appendix A lists typical safety-related activities that should be covered by written procedures, but does not provide a complete listing of necessary procedures. Many other activities carried out during the operation phase of a nuclear power plant require written procedures, which may or may not be applicable, because of the configuration of the nuclear power plant. The procedures listed in