Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: f476928a-164c-486b-883e-c7bf521d9cfb
Document Type: srp
Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - DESIGN CERTIFICATION,
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1503/ML15037A441.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.5
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mpetence. 17.5-13 Revision 1 – August 2015 iii. Results of the review are documented and reported to responsible management. iv. Plant and corporate management periodically consider issues that they determine warrant special attention, such as deficient plant programs, declining performance trends, employee concerns, or other issues related to safe plant operations and determine what issues warrant the review. v. Plant and corporate management determine the scheduling and scope of review and the composition of the team performing the review. b. Option II - Independent Review Committee (ANSI/ANS 3.2) (1) An independent review committee is assigned independent review responsibilities. (2) The independent review committee reports to a management level above the plant manager. (3) The independent review committee is composed of no less than five persons, no more than a minority of members are from the onsite operating organization. A minimum of the chairman or alternative chairman and two members must be present for all meetings. (4) During the period of initial operation, meetings are conducted no less frequently than once per calendar quarter. Afterwards meetings are conduced no less than twice a year. (5) Results of the meeting are documented and recorded. (6) The IRC is responsible for performing the following: i. Reviews the proposed changes to the facility as described in the SAR. The IRC also verifies that changes do not adversely affect safety, if a technical specification change is required, and if an NRC review is required. (The acronym “IRC” will be used for independent review committee). ii. Reviews the proposed tests and experiments not described in the SAR. These tests and experiments are reviewed prior to implementation. The Independent Review Committee also verifies that tests or experiments do not require a technical specification change or NRC review. 17.5-14 Revision 1 – August 2015 iii. Reviews the proposed technical specification changes and