Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 7e956f4a-b0c9-415b-afb9-a187252498a6
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1227/ML12276A071.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.33
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sed on design and construction issues. The NRC has endorsed NQA-1 in 10 CFR 50.55a, “Codes and Standards”. The NRC revised a related RG (RG 1.28) to endorse NQA-1-2008 and the NQA-1a-2009 Addenda, “Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications.” ANSI/ANS 3.2-2012 revised ANS 3.2/ANSI 18.7-1976 to remove information related to design and construction to be consistent with NQA-1, and to incorporate the alternate positions approved by the NRC since ANS 3.2/ANSI 18.7-1976 was issued. Revision 3 of RG 1.33 clarifies the distinction of the quality assurance program during design and construction from those managerial and administrative controls implemented during the operational phase of nuclear power plants. Other Codes and Standards This regulatory guide endorses the use of one or more voluntary consensus codes or standards developed by external organizations. These codes or standards may contain references to other codes or standards. These references should be considered individually. If a referenced standard has been incorporated separately into NRC regulations, licensees and applicants must comply with that standard as set forth in the regulation. If the referenced standard has been endorsed in a regulatory guide, the standard constitutes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for meeting a regulatory requirement as DG-1300, Page 3 described in the specific regulatory guide. If a referenced standard has been neither incorporated into NRC regulations nor endorsed in a regulatory guide, licensees and applicants may consider and use the information in the referenced standard, if appropriately justified and consistent with current regulatory practice. Harmonization with International Standards The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has established a series of safety guides and standards constituting a high level of safety for protecting people and the environment. IAEA safety guides present international good practices and increasingly