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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ecomes available. The results of the review are promptly considered for effect on a supplier’s continued qualification and adjustments made as necessary (including corrective actions, adjustments of supplier audit plans, and input to third party auditing entities, as warranted). Additionally, results are reviewed periodically to determine if, as a whole, they constitute a significant condition adverse to quality requiring additional action. b. If there is no ongoing receipt inspection or operating experience with which to analyze the supplier for a period of 12 months, an annual evaluation shall be performed as follows: (1) Review of supplier-furnished documents and records such as certificates of conformance, nonconformance notices, and corrective actions. (2) Results of previous source verifications, audits, and receiving inspections. (3) Operating experience of identical or similar products furnished by the same supplier. (4) Results of audits from other sources (e.g., customer, ASME, or NRC audits). 10. Procurement audits of suppliers are accomplished as follows (per RG 1.28): a. Audits are not necessary for procuring the following items: (1) Those that are relatively simple and standard in design, manufacturing, and testing. (2) Those that are adaptable to standard or automated inspections or tests of the end product to verify quality characteristics after delivery. 17.5-33 Revision 1 – August 2015 b. Audits are conducted as follows for procurement of items not covered by the exceptions discussed above: (1) The supplier’s QA program is audited on a triennial basis. (2) The triennial period begins when the first audit is performed. (3) An audit is initially performed after the supplier has completed sufficient work to demonstrate that its organization is implementing a QA program. (4) If a subsequent contract or a contract modification significantly enlarges the scope of or changes the methods or controls for activities performed by the same supplier, an