U. S. NRC 10 CFR PART 71 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, INSPECTION PROGRAM, AND COMMON INSPECTION FINDINGS

摘要

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) regulations include requirements for quality assurance programs (QAPs) for entities that engage in the design and fabrication of packagings for the transportation of radioactive materials in Type B and fissile material packages. Prior to commencing activities subject to the NRC's quality assurance (QA) requirements, an applicant for an NRC Certificate of Compliance (CoC) must submit a QAP description to the NRC for review and approval, and once approved, must develop implementing procedures to ensure compliance with the NRC's QA requirements. The NRC conducts independent planned and reactive safety and compliance inspections of CoC/QAP holders to assess the adequacy of QAP implementation. Common findings of CoC/QAP holder design and fabrication (manufacturing) inspections are discussed.