ASME NQA-I-2024 (RevisionofASMENQA-l-2022) Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME NQA-1-2024 (Revision of ASME NQA-1-2022) Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Two Park Avenue · New York, NY : 10016 USA Date of Issuance: July 24,2024 The next edition of this Standard is scheduled for publication in 2026 This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards. The standards committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to ensure that individuals from competent and concerned interests had an opportunity to participate. The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment, which provided an opportunity for additional public input from industry, academia, regulatory agencies, and the public-at-large. ASME does not"approve,"“certify,""rate," or"endorse" any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity. ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document, and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable letters patent, nor does ASME assume any such liability. Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights, and the risk of infringement of such rights, is entirely their own responsibility. industryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard. procedures and policies, which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals. The endnotes and preamble in this document (if any) are part of this American National Standard. ASME Collective Membership Mark digital, or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of AsME. No works derived from this document or any contenttherein may be created without the express written permission of ASME. Using this document or any contenttherein to train, create, or improve any artificial intelligence and/or machine learning platform, system, application, model, or algorithm is strictly prohibited. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Two Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 Copyright 2024 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Printed in U.S.A. CONTENTS Foreword.... xvili Correspondence With the NQA Committee xxiv Committee Roster . xx Introduction.. XXV Summary of Changes . xxvi Part I RequirementsforQualityAssuranceProgramsforNuclearFacilities (From Former ASME NQA-1) 1 Introduction 1 100 Purpose. 1 200 Applicability 1 300 Responsibility 1 400 Terms and Definitions 1 Requirement 1 Organization . . 5 100 General.... 5 200 Structure and Responsibility 5 300 Interface Control..... 5 Requirement 2 Quality Assurance Program 6 100 General...... 6 200 IndoctrinationandTraining... 6 300 Qualification Requirements . . . 6 400 Records of Qualification 8 500 Records.... 8 Requirement 3 Design Control . . . 9 100 General .... 9 200 Design Input .... 9 300 Design Process ... 9 400 Design Analyses .. 9 500 Design Verification 10 600 Change Control .... 10 700 InterfaceControl. 11 800 Software Design Control 11 900 Documentation and Records...... 11 Requirement 4 Procurement Document Control 12 100 General.. 12 200 Content of the Procurement Documents 12 300 Procurement Document Review 12 400 Procurement Document Changes . 12 Requirement 5 Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings . 13 ili 13 100 General.. Requirement 6 Document Control 14 100 14 200 Document Control ......... 14 300 Document Changes ........ 14 Requirement 7 Control of Purchased Items and Services 15 100 General.. ....... 15 200 Supplier Evaluation and Selection 15 300 Bid Evaluation . . 15 400 Control of Supplier-Generated Documents 15 500 AcceptanceofItemorService