Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 5eb2dc52-e4fd-4516-96e8-78311f9c289e
Document Type: srp
Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - DESIGN CERTIFICATION,
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1403/ML14035A202.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.5
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lts of IRB reviews of matters involving the safe operation of the facility are periodically independently reviewed, with a minimum of one such review being conducted yearly. This review is intended to support plant and corporate management in identifying and resolving issues potentially affecting safe plant operation. This review supplements the existing corrective action programs and audits. 17.5-11 Draft Revision 1 – August 2014 i. The review is performed by a team consisting of personnel with experience and competence in the activities being reviewed, but independent from cost and schedule considerations and from the organizations responsible for those activities. ii. The review is supplemented by outside consultants or organizations as necessary to ensure the team has the requisite expertise and competence. iii. Results of the review are documented and reported to responsible management. iv. Plant and corporate management periodically consider issues that they determine warrant special attention, such as deficient plant programs, declining performance trends, employee concerns, or other issues related to safe plant operations and determine what issues warrant the review. v. Plant and corporate management determine the scheduling and scope of review and the composition of the team performing the review. b. Option II - Independent Review Committee (ANSI/ANS 3.2) (1) An independent review committee is assigned independent review responsibilities. (2) The independent review committee reports to a management level above the plant manager. (3) The independent review committee is composed of no less than five persons, no more than a minority of members are from the onsite operating organization. A minimum of the chairman or alternative chairman and two members must be present for all meetings. (4) During the period of initial operation, meetings are conducted no less frequently than once per calendar quarter. Afterwards meetings are conduced no less than twice a