Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 5da93dc4-caee-45c8-a0e0-6f7b803c23cd
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2318/ML23187A531.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-11
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Section ID: RG-1.164
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Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CRNA) Report NEA/CRNA/R (2012)7, “Regulatory Oversight of Non-Conforming, Counterfeit, Fraudulent, and Suspect Items (NCFSI),” dated February 13, 2013 (Ref. 15), discusses different approaches to managing NCFSI and notes that existing controls may need to be put in place throughout the supply chain. This RG incorporates similar quality assurance guidance and is generally consistent with the basic safety principles provided in these documents. Documents Discussed in Staff Regulatory Guidance This RG endorses, in part, the use of one or more codes or standards developed by external organizations, and other third-party guidance documents. These codes, standards and third-party guidance documents may contain references to other codes, standards or third-party guidance documents (“secondary references”). If a secondary reference has itself been incorporated by reference into NRC regulations as a requirement, then licensees and applicants must comply with that standard as set forth in the regulation. If the secondary reference has been endorsed in a RG as an acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement, then the standard constitutes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for meeting that regulatory requirement as described in the specific RG. If the secondary reference has neither been incorporated by reference into NRC regulations nor endorsed in a RG, then the secondary reference is neither a legally-binding requirement nor a “generic” NRC approved acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement. However, licensees and applicants may consider and use the information in the secondary reference, if appropriately justified and consistent with current regulatory practice, and consistent with applicable NRC requirements. DG-1415, Page 7 C. STAFF REGULATORY GUIDANCE In 10 CFR Part 21, the NRC states, in part, “In all cases, the dedication process must be conducted in accordance with 10 CFR