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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ng to have its QAPD reviewed and accepted by the NRC) is to issue a written QAPD that establishes the quality policy and commits 17.5-7 Revision 1 – August 2015 the organization to implement it. The responsibility for the overall program is retained and exercised by the applicant (ANSI/American Nuclear Society (ANS) 3.2). 2. The applicant has identified and described major delegation of work involved in establishing and implementing the QA program or any part thereof to other organizations. 3. The QA program requires independence between the organization performing checking functions from the organization responsible for performing the functions. (This provision does not apply to ESP applicant QA programs. This provision is not applicable to design reviews/verifications. The provision for design review/verification is addressed in Section II (10 CFR 50.34(f)(3)(iii)(A)). 4. When major portions of the applicant's program are delegated: a. The applicant describes how responsibility is exercised for the overall program. The extent of management oversight should be addressed, including the location, qualifications, and criteria for determining the number of personnel performing these functions. b. The applicant evaluates the performance of work by the delegated organization at a frequency of once per year. The frequency may be extended based on an evaluation of individual elements. c. Qualified individual(s) or organizational element(s) are identified within the applicant's organization as responsible for the quality of the delegated work prior to initiation of activities. 5. Clear management controls and effective lines of communication exist for QA activities among the applicant and the principal contractors to ensure adequate direction of the QA program. 6. The organization description clearly identifies all the "onsite" and "offsite" organizational elements which function under the cognizance of the QA program (such as design, engineering, procurement,