Regional Basic Professional Training Course in Korea

Regional Basic Professional Training Course (BPTC) on Nuclear Safety
‐ Field inspection,
‐ Observation of work performance, and
‐ Examination of plant records.
• Interviews of plant personnel;
• Determination of concerns: the audit team reviews and analyses the facts as found
for developing patterns;
• Determination of findings: some concerns will be deemed sufficiently important to
warrant further investigation. If additional important information is uncovered the
concerns might become findings;
• Regular discussion of concerns and findings with the auditor’s representative.
Typically the auditor will appoint an audit representative likely the QA manager.
The audit leader and the QA manager meet daily to review the conduct of the audit,
the concerns identified and the findings. The objective of these meetings is to
eliminate any misunderstanding with respect to concerns that may develop;
• Review of findings and concerns for their validity and appropriateness, perhaps
twice a week, by an impartial expert from the auditing organization (audit verifier);
• Exit meeting is conducted shortly after field activities at the plant have been
completed and findings finalized. Audit findings are presented to the auditee
organization and discussed;
• Draft audit report is prepared and submitted to auditor who has the opportunity to
comment on it and present the proposed corrective action plans;
• Final audit report is prepared and submitted to the auditing authority and the nuclear
executive of the utility.
C. Audit follow‐up process
Significant findings are re‐examined during subsequent audits to assess effectiveness of
corrective actions that have been implemented by plant management. If the original
problems are found to persist, then the corrective action has proven ineffective and a new
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