[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 10, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 10CFR830.121]



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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY

 

                    CHAPTER III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 

PART 830_NUCLEAR SAFETY MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart A_Quality Assurance Requirements

 

Sec. 830.121  Quality Assurance Program (QAP).



    (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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 

830.122.