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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oratory accreditation programs administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and by the American Association 17.5-23 Revision 1 – August 2015 for Laboratory Accreditation (AALA), as recognized through the mutual recognition arrangement of the International Laboratory Accreditation Program (ILAC), are acceptable in lieu of a supplier audit, commercial-grade survey, or in-process surveillance provided that all of the following conditions are met: (Approved via February 9, 2015 SE, ADAMS Accession No. ML14322A535 which endorsed NEI-14-05). a. The alternative method is documented in the QA program description. b. Accreditation is to ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025-2005, “General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories.” c. Use of the alternative method is limited to the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program and the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation, as recognized by ILAC signatories. d. The scope of the accreditation covers the contracted services. e. Purchase documents impose additional technical and administrative requirements to satisfy necessary QA program and technical requirements. f. Purchase documents require reporting as-found calibration data when calibrated items are found to be out-of-tolerance. g. Purchase documents require identification of the laboratory equipment/standards used. h. The alternative method is limited to the domestic calibration service suppliers. i. The alternative method is applicable to subsuppliers of calibration service suppliers, provided the above conditions are met. H. IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF MATERIALS, PARTS, AND COMPONENTS (Criterion VIII) 1. Measures shall be established for the identification and control of materials, parts, and components, including partially fabricated assemblies. 2. These measures shall ensure that identification of the item is maintained by heat number, part number, serial number, or other appropriate means, either on