Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: cd56bdba-c3ad-487c-9736-aba8587452af
Document Type: srp
Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350376.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.3
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curement of items and services. f. The program is to include provisions for ensuring that documentary evidence that an item conforms to procurement requirements is on site before the item is placed in service or used. g. The program is to include provisions for ensuring that procurement, inspection, and test requirements have been satisfied before an item is placed in service or used. h. The procurement of components, including spare and replacement parts, is to be subject to quality and technical requirements suitable for their intended service and to the purchaser's current QA program requirements. 17.3-9 Rev. 0 - August 1990 i. Appropriate controls for the selection, determination of suitability for intended use (critical characteristics), evaluation, receipt, and quality evaluation of commercial- grade items are to be imposed to ensure that they will perform satisfactorily in service. 5. Procurement Verification a. A program is to be established and implemented to verify the quality of purchased items and services at intervals and to a depth consistent with the item's or service's importance to safety, complexity, and quantity and the frequency of procurement b. The program is to be executed in all phases of procurement. As necessary, this may require verification of activities of suppliers below the first tier. 6. Identification and Control of Items a. A program is to be established and implemented to identify and control items (including consumable materials and items with limited shelf life) to prevent the use of incorrect or defective items. b. Identification of each item is to be maintained throughout fabrication, erection, installation, and use so that the item can be traced to its documentation. Traceability is to be maintained to an extent consistent with the item's importance to safety. 7. Handling, Storage, and Shipping a. A program is to be established and implemented to control the handling, storage, shipping, cleaning, and preserving of items to