Regulatory Guide 1.74
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| Issue date: | 02/28/1974 |
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February 1974 U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
REGULATORY
DIRECTORATE OF REGULATORY STANDARDS
I3UIDE
REGULATORY GUIDE 1.74 QUALITY ASSURANCE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
A. INTRODUCTION
Although Section 1.1, "Scope," of ANSI
N45.2.10-1973 states that the standard contains terms Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for and their definitions that are important to the Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants,"of understanding of the intent of required quality assurance
10 CFR Part 50, "Licensing of Production and practices for the construction of nuclear power plants, Utilization Facilities,"' establishes quality assurance these same terms are applicable to other phases of plant requirements for the design, construction, and operation life. including design, preoperational and startup testing, of nuclear power plant structures, systems, and and the operational phase.
components. This guide identifies quality assurance terms and acceptable definitions that are important to the understanding of these quality assurance requirements for the design, construction, and operation
C. REGULATORY POSITION
of nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components. This guide applies to all types of nuclear The quality assurance terms and definitions power plants. The Advisory Committee on Reactor contained in ANSI N45.2.10-1973 1 are generally Safeguards has been consulted concerning this guide and acceptable for use in describing and implementing has concurred in the regulatory position. quality assurance programs for the design, construction, and operation of nuclear power plant structures,
B. DISCUSSION
systems, and components subject to the following:
Working Group N45-2.10 of the American National Standards Institute Standards Committee N45, Reactor Plants and Their Maintenance, has prepared a standard The definition of "procurement documents" should be considered to include such documents as contracts, that contains certain terms and their definitions that are letters of intent, work orders, purchase orders, or important to the understanding of the intent of required proposals and their acceptances which authorize the quality assurance practices for the construction of seller to perform services or supply equipment, material, nuclear power plants. This standard was approved by or facilities on behalf of the purchaser.
subcommittee N45-2, Nuclear Quality Assurance Standards, of the American National Standards Institute Standards Committee N45 and the full committee and its Secretariat. It was subsequently approved and ANSI N45.2.10-1973, "Quality Asgurance Terms and Definitions," may be obtained from the American Society of designated N45.2.10-1973 by the American National Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New Standards Institute on May 31, 1973. York 10017.
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