Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b37dcb3c-1856-43cd-868d-69376465b3ed
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Auditing of Quality Assurance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1303/ML13038A428.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.144
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[A! ;7-r f~Vj4/ Revision 1 1 anon pi;RE,, U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 0 REGULATORY GUIDE ****4 OFRCE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY GUIDE 1.144 AUDITING OF QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS I 1~~~.'~ A. INTRODUCTION Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 1 OCFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," establishes overall quality assurance require- ments for the design, construction, and operation of structures, systems, and components of nuclear power plants important to safety. Criterion XVIII, "Audits," of Appendix-.B to 10 CFR Part 50 establishes requirements for conducting audits of the quality assurance program. This guide describes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the Commission's regulations with regard to auditing of quality assurance programs for nuclear power plants. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has been consulted concerning this guide and has concurred in the regulatory position. B. DISCUSSION Working GroupN45-2.12 of the American National Standards Committee N45, Reactor Plants and their Main- tenance, has pr-pared a standard that provides requirements and guidance for establishing and implementing a system of internal and external audits of quality assurance programs for nuclear power plants, including the preparation, per- formance, reporting, and followup of audits by both the auditing and audited organizations. The proposed standard (Draft 4, Revision 3, dated November 29, 1Q76) was approved and designated N45.2.12- 19771 by the American National Standards Institute on November 17, 1977. *Lines indicate substantive changes from January 1979 issue. lANSI/ASMr,. N4.5.2.12-1977, "Requirements for Auditing of Quality Assurance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants," may he ohtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017. WASH-] 283, Revision