Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: cd56bdba-c3ad-487c-9736-aba8587452af
Document Type: srp
Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350376.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.3
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cific responsibilities within the corrective action program may be delegated, but the applicant is to maintain responsibility for the program's effectiveness. d. Nonconforming items (those that do not meet quality requirements) are to be properly controlled to prevent their inadvertent test, installation, or use. They are to be reviewed and either accepted, rejected, repaired, or reworked. e. Reports of conditions that are adverse to quality are to be analyzed to identify trends in quality performance. Significant conditions adverse to quality and significant trends are to be reported to the appropriate level of management. 7. Regulatory Commitments a. The applicant is to comply with 10 CFR Part 21, Criterion 1 of Appendix A to 10 CPR Part 50, Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50, 10 CFR 50.55a, and 10 CFR 50.55(e) as part of the overall QA program. b. Except where acceptable alternatives are provided, the applicant is to comply with the regulatory positions in the appropriate revisions of the regulatory guides listed in Section VI.A of this chapter. Section VI.A lists regulatory guides issued in response to Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50. (Regulatory Guides 1.26 and 1.29 are included to ensure that acceptable QA requirements are specified for items that they address.) c. Except where acceptable alternatives are provided, the applicant is to comply with the QA guidance in the appropriate revisions of the applicable documents listed in Section VI.B of this chapter. Section VI.B lists documents that contain programmatic QA guidance for 17.3-6 Rev. 0 - August 1990 specific items and activities that are important to safety. d. For Class 1, 2, and 3 items covered by Section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, the code QA requirements are to be supplemented by the guidance of the regulatory guides in Section VI.A. e. The NRC is to be notified of QAPD changes in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3) and 50.55(f)(3). B. PERFORMANCE/VERIFICATION 1. Methodology a. Personnel