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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Contractors conducting activities, including providing items or services, that affect, or may affect, the nuclear safety of DOE nuclear facilities must conduct work in accordance with the Quality Assurance criteria in § 830.122.
(b) The contractor responsible for a DOE nuclear facility must:
(1) Submit a QAP to DOE for approval and regard the QAP as approved 90 days after submittal, unless it is approved or rejected by DOE at an earlier date.
(2) Modify the QAP as directed by DOE.
(3) Annually submit any changes to the DOE–approved QAP to DOE for approval. Justify in the submittal why the changes continue to satisfy the quality assurance requirements.
(4) Conduct work in accordance with the QAP.
(c) The QAP must:
(1) Describe how the quality assurance criteria of § 830.122 are satisfied.
(2) Integrate the quality assurance criteria with the Safety Management System, or describe how the quality assurance criteria apply to the Safety Management System.
(3) Use voluntary consensus standards in its development and implementation, where practicable and consistent with contractual and regulatory requirements, and identify the standards used.
(4) Describe how the contractor responsible for the nuclear facility ensures that subcontractors and suppliers satisfy the criteria of § 830.122.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 10. Energy § 10.830.121 Quality Assurance Program (QAP) - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-10-energy/cfr-sect-10-830-121/
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