Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: f5fcd424-bea6-4f79-b002-f91d93dd4c9e
Document Type: srp
Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - DESIGN CERTIFICATION,
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0631/ML063190019.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.5
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ords during the receiving process. (NQA-1) R. AUDITS (10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVIII) 1. Personnel performing audit activities are not to have direct responsibilities in the activity they are auditing. (NQA-1) 2. Audits are accomplished using instructions, procedures or checklists by qualified personnel. (NQA-1) 3. Internal Audits (NQA-1) a. Internal audits of organization and facility activities, conducted prior to placing the facility in operation, should be performed in such a manner as to ensure that an audit of all applicable QA program elements is completed for each functional area at least once each year or at least once during the life of the activity, whichever is shorter. Internal audits of activities, conducted after placing the facility in operation, should be performed in such a manner as to ensure that an audit of all applicable QA program elements is completed for each functional area within a period of two years. b. Internal audit frequencies of well established activities, conducted after placing the facility in operation, may be extended one year at a time beyond the two-year interval based on the results of an annual evaluation of the applicable functional area and objective evidence that the functional area activities are being satisfactorily accomplished. The evaluation should include a detailed performance analysis of the functional area based upon applicable internal and external source data and due consideration of the impact of any function area changes in responsibility, resources or management. However, the internal audit frequency interval should not exceed a maximum of four years. If an adverse trend is identified in the applicable functional area, the extension of the internal audit frequency interval should be rescinded and an audit scheduled as soon as practicable. c. Functional areas of an organization’s QA program for auditing include at a minimum , verification of compliance and effectiveness of implementation of