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operation of the nuclear power plant. There is also a whole package of quality surveillance procedures to ensure that the required quality level is maintained. The essential feature of the implementation of quality assurance is that "the rule by man is replaced by the rule by law". NNSA has started to inspect the quality assurance system (including documents and organisations) and the quality assurance work carried out in design units,
manufacturing and construction sites for nuclear engineering
works. NNSA has also laid down concrete requirements for quality
assurance work in future.
The quality assurance plans prepared by nuclear power plants have to meet the requirements of the "Quality Assurance
Safety Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants" in China. NNSA will
examine and
and evaluate these quality assurance plans and monitor
their implementation. In July 1986, relevant experts from NNSA met in Beijing to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the quality
assurance plans of the two
two nuclear power plants in Qinshan and
Guangdong.
is an
The establishment of regional inspection organisations important measure adopted to monitor nuclear safety. At present, NNSA is setting up nuclear safety regional inspection offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen, Guangdong. The inspection office in Shanghai has already started operation while the one in Guangdong is under construction.
Guidelines for nuclear safety monitoring, including monitoring plans, monitoring manuals and a a series of monitoring procedures, are being compiled. Naturally, a complete set of guidelines can only be compiled after accumulating experience
from actual monitoring work.