Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 5eb2dc52-e4fd-4516-96e8-78311f9c289e
Document Type: srp
Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - DESIGN CERTIFICATION,
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1403/ML14035A202.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.5
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tions. 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 17.5-6 Draft Revision 1 – August 2014 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, manufacturing, construction, inspection, test, instrumentation and control, nuclear engineering, operations and maintenance, etc.), and the lines of responsibility. Functional responsibilities include activities such as preparing, reviewing, approving, and verifying designs; qualifying suppliers; preparing, reviewing, approving, and issuing instructions, procedures, schedules, and procurement documents; purchasing; verifying supplier activities; identifying and controlling acceptable and nonconforming hardware and software; manufacturing; calibrating and controlling measuring and test equipment (M&TE); qualifying and controlling special processes; constructing; inspecting; testing; startup; operating; performing maintenance; performing the