Inspection Procedures

Vendor inspections are performed to achieve the following purposes:

Obtain sufficient information through inspection activities at vendor and licensee/applicant facilities to insure that root causes of reported vendor related problems are identified and suitable corrective actions are developed and implemented.
Determine whether vendors are complying with applicable NRC and industry requirements, licensees/applicants are adequately overseeing vendors, and that sufficient interfaces exist between licensees/applicants and vendors.
Determine whether licensees and/or vendors have effectively implemented a commercial-grade dedication program for safety-related parts.

The Office of New Reactors (NRO) Construction Inspection Program (CIP) Vendor Inspection Program and associated inspection procedures are as follows:

Procedure	Title	Date
Manual Chapter 0617	Vendor and Quality Assurance Implementation Inspection Reports	October 2009
Manual Chapter 2507	Construction Inspection Program, Vendor Inspections	April 2011
IP 43002	Routine Inspections of Nuclear Vendors	April 2011
IP 43003	Reactive Inspections of Nuclear Vendors	April 2011
IP 43004	Inspection of Commercial-Grade Dedication Programs	April 2011
IP 43005	NRC Oversight of Third-Party Organizations Implementing Quality Assurance Requirements	April 2011
IP 36100	Inspection of 10 CFR Part 21 and Programs for Reporting Defects and Noncompliance	February 2012
IP 37805	Engineering Design Verification Inspections	April 2011

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