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<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Basic</strong> <strong>Professional</strong> <strong>Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Course</strong> (BPTC) on Nuclear Safety<br />

7.3.2. Regulation and Standard Related to Nuclear Quality<br />

Assurance <strong>in</strong> Various Countries<br />

United States<br />

In July 1970, the United States Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) first published and<br />

released the nuclear quality assurance program requirements, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B.<br />

The detailed guide and standard such as USNRC Regulatory Guide, ASME code Section<br />

Ⅲ, NCA‐4000, ANSI N45.2, ANS 15.8 and others have been developed and applied.<br />

The parts of ASME codes and ANSI standards that are not <strong>in</strong> conformity <strong>in</strong> details have<br />

been complemented, and ASME codes and ANSI standards are unified <strong>in</strong>to ANSI/ASME<br />

NQA‐1, which was first published <strong>in</strong> 1979 and is still be<strong>in</strong>g used today after cont<strong>in</strong>uous<br />

revisions. The pressure boundary component quality assurance program requirements<br />

based on 10CFR50 Appendix B are specified <strong>in</strong> the Subsection NCA‐4000 of ASME<br />

code sectionⅢ. S<strong>in</strong>ce 10 CFR 50 Appendix B consists of comprehensive and recondite<br />

sentences, many detailed standards have been released to complement it; NQA‐1 has been<br />

released <strong>in</strong> 1979, NQA‐2 followed <strong>in</strong> 1983, and <strong>in</strong> 1990, the unified edition of both, the<br />

new NQA‐1, has been published. Thereafter, the NQA‐1 was endorsed <strong>in</strong> Regulatory<br />

Guide 1.28, revision 3 published on August 1985.<br />

Canada<br />

The outstand<strong>in</strong>g feature of quality assurance standard of Canada is that quality assurance<br />

requirements are separately specified for each stages of nuclear power plant project.<br />

■ CSA N286.0: QA Program Requirements for Nuclear Power Programs (NPP)<br />

■ CSA N286.1: Procurement QA for NPP<br />

■ CSA N286.2: Design QA for NPP<br />

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