Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a5ee4c78-1135-4bb6-8d54-e974a3402f87
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: An Approach for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Graded Quality Assurance
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1221/ML12216A017.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.176
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the requirements of each of the criterion of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 will be satisfied in a graded manner. The description should identify any exceptions to existing QA program commitments (such as regulatory guides). 1.176-19 (6) A discussion of how augmented QA controls for non-safety-related SSCs categorized as high safety significant will be determined. (7) A discussion of the operational feedback and enhanced corrective action mechanisms and processes to adjust both safety-significance categorization of SSCs and the associated QA controls. (8) A discussion of the performance monitoring process, along with the SSC functional perfor- mance and availability attributes that form the basis of the proposed change. 4.1.2 Supplemental Information In addition to the submittal of the QA program change, the licensee should submit documentation that, although not incorporated into the QA program itself, will be needed by the staff to help determine the acceptability of the program. These documents should include: (I) A full set of the records and analyses related to the categorization of one system. This documenta- tion should include all supporting information developed and used during the process, all documented deliberations and justifications developed by the relevant panels, and the results of the categorization for all SSCs in the system. The submitted information should only include documentation that the licensee intends to maintain in support of future program changes and NRC inspections. (2) Plant procedures and instructions that provide the programmatic guidance to the utility staff on the SSC categorization, monitoring, and feedback that will be implemented in support of the GQA program. (3) The methodology, PRA change summary, and results of the bounding analysis, augmented by a discussion of the nonquantified aspects of the GQA program that are expected to provide a safety benefit. The scope, in terms of systems included in the bounding analysis, should