Regulatory Guide 1.123

Quality Assurance Requirements for Control of Procurement of Items and Services for Nuclear Power Plants

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October 1976 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

• REGULATORY GUIDE

OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

REGULATORY GUIDE 1.123 QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROL OF PROCUREMENT OF ITEMS

AND SERVICES FOR NUCLL.

A. INTRODUCTION

• Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear ment Phase of Nuclear Power Plants," dated May 24, Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10 CFR 1974 (Grey Book - Revision I) and WASH-l1309, "Guid- S ..Part 50, "licensing of Production anti Utilization ance on Quality Assurance Requirements During the Facilities," establishes overall quality assurance require- Construction Phase of Nuclear Power. Plants," dated

• ments for the design, construction, and operation of May 10, 1974 (Green Book -.Revision.O) contain guid- safety-related structures, systems, and components of ance on acceptable methods of imple'eing portions of nuclear power plants. This guide describes a method the quality assurance program. ,ASHi-l-283,andWASH1- acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the 1309, which are used by thl--NRC; staff hi evaluating Commission's regulations with regard to quality assur- construction permit and.operaitt*nlicense applications, ance requirements for control of procurement of items* contain proposed standard N45 is. (Draft 2, Rev. 4).

.:and services during the design, construction, and oper. ANSI N45.2.13916 isflecs" development from the ations phases of nuclear power plants. proposed verston +/-nclhid*d I'the above WASH docu- mients to.-the vkl",%yerston approved by the American

B. DISCUSSION

National*S*ltdaws stitute. After Revision I to this regkuthortIguide issued following the public comment ADb t\ANS!* N45.2.13-1976 will replace N45.2.13 Working Group N45-2.13 of the American National

- Standards Committee N45, Reactor Plants and Their ri '2" ev. 4) contain.:d in WASH-1283 and WASII-

Maintenance, has prepared a standard that includes, .4S,(Qolfor'evaluation of construction permit and nper- quality assurance requirements for control of prodir6-4 Snjtlfcense applications.

ment of items and services for nuclear power planttlThis standard was approved by subcommittee N.4.iN;2 ar Some uncertainty has arisen with regard to the NRC

Quality Assurance Standards, of the Am4lfan Nal ic6%a staff's intent when a regulatory guide endorses, as atn

• Standards Committee N45, the full com'ititee ,.Xd by acceptable method for complying with certain regula- the American Society of Mechanical En*.*l 4todes tions, the guidelines as well as the requirements included and Standards Committee. It was subsequently approved in a standard. As a result of this uncertainty, the NRC

and designated N45.2.13- ** by the American Na- staff has evaluated the guidelines contained in ANSI

tional Standards Institu nn F: uary 27. 1976. N45.2.13-1976 with respect to importance to safety.

This regulatory guide is intended to clarify the NRC's NRC d 'cumer 83, Guidance on Quality position on the requirements and guidelines contained in Assurance Req eine .D h ig Design and Procure- ANSI N45.2.13-1976. Where conformance to this regu- latory guide is indicated in an application without

' AsIS this tenii i, defined as anty l~eve of unit

'a further qualification, this means conformance with the a,.I ill ern. subsystem. sub~assemtbly, corn.

p)orent. 11/i or material. requirements of ANSI N45.2.13-197

6. as supplemented

"ANSI N45. -1976. "Quality Assurance Rlquirenieniv; If: or modified by the regulatory position of this guide.

Control of oculrefnent of Ilems and Services for Nuclear Power I'lanis." may he obtained fromh the American Society at'

Mechanical Engineers. 345 Fast 47t0 St.. New York. N.Y.

ANSI N45.2.13-1976 contains an Appendix, which

(10017. the standard stales is nut part of the standar

d. The NRC

USNRC REGULATORY GUIDES Comments should be tent to the Secretary of the Commission. U.S Nuclee, Regulatory Guides are issued to describe and make available to the public egulatory Commission. Washington, D.C. 20556 Attention. Oocleting; and panrs of the methods acceptable to the NRC staff of implementing specific Commission's regulations, to delineate techniques used by the staff in evalu. The guides are Issued in the lollowing ten broad divisions:

sting specific problems or postulated accidents, ot to provide guidance to epptl cant*, Regulatory Guides ore not substitutes for regulations, ard compliance I. Powet Reactors 6. Products with them is not requited. Method* and solutions different from those 411out In 2. Reearch and Test Reactor, 7. Transpoalstion the guides will be acceptable it they provide a basis for the findings requlsite to 3. Fuels and Materials Facilities 8. Occupational Health t1h issuance or continuance of apermit or license by the Commission. 4. Environmental end Siting 9. Antitrust Review Comments and suggestiotts for impruoreanta in these guides ereencouraged S. Materials and Plant Protection 10. General at all times, and guides will be revised, as appropriate. to accommodate com- mants and to riffsct now information or experience. However. comments on Copies of published guides may be obtained by written request Indicating the this guide. If reeived within about two months aiter Its Issuance, will be par. divistonl desired to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Washington, D.C.

ticularly useful in evaluating the need for an early revision. 20566. Attention: Dlirector. Office of Standards Development.

staff has evaluated lthe Apt'ndix and concludes that it 4. Section 10.1 oil' ANSI N45.2.113-1976 states that colitains infornmation useful in deciding how arnd to what the IPurciraser shall establish tile tretliod of acceptance extent quality assurance program requireniecri" may be of an item or service beinrg furniished by tire Supplier. Il specified in procurement docurirents. order for receiving inspection personnel to be aware what muethods of acceptance are estarblishe

d. the appl W

cable portion of tIre procurement docti*ient identifying

C. REGULATORY POSITION

the method of acceptance of all iren or service should lie oil hand. since Seetiot 3.2.," of the siandnl d reqliire, The reiuirerrielits tht Lre included i. A\NSI N45.2.13- thlut. tile plocilreCirierl docllrilelli identify t .rea:Cepl;Iice

197(1 for comn-tl of procuretr reiric1 o)I' items: alld services neqir irellrill ts.

i'or nuiueai powcr plants tie acceptable. it the NR Si:afi'

arid provide al adequkate basis rforromiplying \vilti tile 5. ANSI N45.2. 13.1970 addresses tire control of pcriinlenrt qIt~iiity assutrairce reqilireri emis of ..\pil~edi.ý II procurremrrent of iteris atnl services that affect tlie quality to I0 CIFR Par 50.  ; subjeci to thie follinwing: oh nuclear powev plants. including spare arid replacerient parts. The standard, however. does not provide *'require.

ineats" .;pecifrc to spare arnd replacement parts. Regri- I. Section 1.4 of ANSI N45.2.1 3-1976 states that latory Guide 1.33, "QDuality Assurance Progranm Require- other documnents that are required to be included as part irtents (Otlerat io ),'" addresses cortrIOl of spare and of this standard will be identified at the point of replacenment p:rrts during the operations phase of"unclear reference and described in Section 13 of the standard.

powecr plants. As ,I resrilt the provisions of* Ricuhlatorv Thie specific applicability of these listed docuentels has Guide 1.33 related to cotlr ml of spare arid replaceient been or will be covered separately in other regulatory parts :tie considered applicable arid sho*hd be tused ill guides or in Commission regulations where appropriate.

coollunctiorr %.ifhi the provisions il 'ANSI N45.2. 1.3-. 7/o.

2. The Foreword of ANSI N45.2.13-1976 states:

6. In addition to the requirements of the stanridard.

"Tile ASMEL Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (hereafter tire guidelines (indicated bv the ver) "shotuld") con.

referred to as tile Cede) as well as other ANSI standards.

tairied in tile sections discussed below are considered rto has been considered in the development of this standard, have so fficiein safely ifil tur;tnce to be ricated tile same and this standard is intended to be compatible with as tile requirenentS of' tile sland1ard.

Code requirements. This standard does not. however, apply to activities covered by Section II1, Division I and a. SeCrIiol 4.2.a. lhie guidelinCs used ini eVal-

2. and Section Xl of the Code for those activities urating tire Supplier's histrory of poviditir a product i1 covered by tIhe Code." Section 1.1 of N45.2.13-1976 performs satistacni:rilv in actual use.

states, "For components covered by Section Ill of tile ASME Code, the quality assurance requirements of the b. Section (0.2--1l'e gttidelinre concernring pur- Code apply to Code-covered activities and the quality chaser rnrlilicalion points as part of pilr- and post-award assurance requirements and guidelines of this standard, activities.

N45.2.13. apply to non-code-covered activities." While c. Section 10.2 (a tlhrot"h 1i'-. The guidelines Section Ill. Divisions I and 2. and Section Xl (which Ihalt specifv tire minirimlurn criteria fIo Certificates or ('on- addresses the control of spare and replacement parts) of JOtntance.

the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code address gencral requirements for control of procurement of d. Sec tion 10.3.2-. The guideline corcerning ac- items and services for nuclear power plants, these ceptanrce by receiving inspection.

sections do not explicitly address all tile activities de- e. Section 10.3.4 -lThe guideline concerning thie scuibed in tire ANSI N45.2.13-1Q76 standard. ANSI establishment of post-ilnstallation test requirenrents and N45.2.13-1976, subject to the exceptions of the regu. acceptance documrien tation.l latory position, should lie used in conjunction with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section I1l.

Divisions I and 2, and Section XI for control of

D. IMPLEMENTATION

pr(octurement of items and services where thre ASME

Code does not address the activities covered by ANSI Tire purpose of this section is to provide information N45.2.13.1976. to applicants and licensees regarding the NRC staff's plans for using this regulatory guid

e. Except in those

3. Section 9.3 of ANSI N45.2.13-1976 states, "The cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable Purchaser's corrective action measures shall include alternative method for complying with specified por- verification of implementation of Supplier's corrective tions of the Commission's regulations, the method action systemn" The Purchaser should verify the imple- described herein will be used in tire evaluation of mentation of the Supplier's corrective action system submittals for construction permit and operating license when such a system is required, but this verification applications docketed after June IS. 1977.

need not be included as part of" the Purchaser's correc- live action rieasures. While Section 9.0 of ANSI If an applicant wishes to use this regulatory guide *

N45.2.13.1976 addresses elements of thIe Purchaser's developing submittals for applications docketed oni'6 corrective action system, these same elements are appli- before June 15. 1977. the pertinent portions of the cable to the Supplier's corrective action system. application will be evaluated on the basis of this guide.

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