Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: f5fcd424-bea6-4f79-b002-f91d93dd4c9e
Document Type: srp
Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - DESIGN CERTIFICATION,
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0631/ML063190019.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.5
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COMPONENTS (10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XV) 1. A nonconforming item (a deficiency in characteristic, documentation, or procedure that renders the quality of an item or activity unacceptable or indeterminate) is properly controlled to prevent its inadvertent test, installation, or use. As appropriate, procedures are used for the identification, documentation, segregation, disposition and notification of the nonconforming items to the affected organizations. (NQA-1) 2. A nonconforming item is reviewed and accepted, rejected, repaired or reworked in accordance with documented procedures. Further processing, delivery, installation, or use of a nonconforming item is controlled pending an evaluation and an approved disposition by authorized personnel. (NQA-1) 3. The responsibility and authority for the evaluation and disposition of nonconforming items are defined. (NQA-1) 4. Personnel performing evaluations to determine a disposition have demonstrated competence in the specific area they are evaluating, have an adequate understanding of the requirements, and have access to pertinent background information. (NQA-1) 5. The disposition, such as use as-is, reject, repair, or rework, of nonconforming items is identified and documented. Technical justification for the acceptability of a nonconforming item, dispositioned repair, or use as-is is documented. (NQA-1) 6. Reworked, repaired, and replacement items are inspected and tested in accordance with the original inspection and test requirements or specified alternatives. (NQA-1) 7. A nonconformance to design requirements dispositioned as use as-is or repair is subject to design control measures commensurate with those applied to the original design. The as-built records, if such records are required, reflect the accepted deviation. (NQA-1) P. CORRECTIVE ACTION (10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI) 1. A corrective action program is required to be established that includes prompt identification, documentation,