Supervision and Management Regulations for Civilian Nuclear Equipment (HAF601)

Contents

 Chapter 1: General Provisions
 Chapter 2: Permits
 Chapter 3: Quality Management and Control
 Chapter 4: Reporting and Filing
 Chapter 5: Supervisory Inspection
 Chapter 6: Legal Responsibilities
 Chapter 7: Supplementary Articles

Chapter 1: General Provisions
Article 1 – In order to strengthen the supervision and administration of the design, manufacturing, installation and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment, the present regulations are promulgated in accordance with the Regulations on the Supervision and Management of Civilian Nuclear equipment.

Article 2 – These Regulations shall be applicable to business units engaging in the design, manufacturing, installation and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment.
Where maintenance is carried out for any civilian nuclear equipment outside of civilian nuclear facilities, the regulations relating to the manufacturing of civilian nuclear equipment shall be complied with.

Article 3 – The catalogue of civilian nuclear equipment is compiled and released in batches by the nuclear safety administration department and relevant departments of the State Council.

 
Article 4 – Any business unit engaging in the design, manufacturing, installation and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment is required to obtain a permit for the design, manufacturing, installation and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment and to carry out the activities with regard to the design, manufacture, installation and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment in line with the types, scope and conditions of activity specified in the permit.

 
Article 5 – The operational units of the civilian nuclear facilities shall conduct the quality management and process control of the design, manufacturing, installation and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment, and will handle the supervision of manufacturing, inspection and acceptance of such equipment. Furthermore, they are to undertake the inspection, testing and repair of civilian nuclear equipment in service and take full responsibility for the application of the present regulations and the operational safety of the equipment.

Article 6 – The nuclear safety administration department of the State Council, also known as China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration (hereinafter abbreviated as “NNSA”), shall implement the supervision and management of activities such as the design, manufacturing, installation and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment.

Chapter 2: Permits
Article 7 – Any unit applying for a permit to design, manufacture, install or conduct non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment shall submit an application to the NNSA according to the type of activities, category of equipment and level of nuclear safety considered.
Any unit applying for the permit to conduct non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment shall submit an application to the NNSA according to the methods of non-destructive testing that are being considered. Methods of non-destructive testing include the following: radiographic test (RT), ultrasonic test (UT), magnetic powder test (MT), eddy current test (ET), penetrant test (PT), leakage test (LT), visual test (VT), etc.

Article 8 – Any unit applying for a permit to design, manufacture, install or conduct non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment shall meet the following conditions:
1. Be a legal person;
2. Have been engaging in work connected with or similar to the activity considered for more than five years;
3. Have on its staff one or several professional technician(s) suitable for the activity it is planning to engage in and will be certified to conduct. Professional technician(s) engaged in welding and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment should have obtained the corresponding permits;
4. Have available the workplace, facilities and equipment needed to conduct the proposed activity;
5. Have in place a complete management system and a sound quality assurance system in conformity with the regulations on the supervision and management of nuclear equipment.
The specific technical requirements for unit(s) applying for a permit to design, manufacture, install or conduct non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment of different types and levels of nuclear safety shall be stipulated by the NNSA.
Any unit applying for a permit to manufacture or install civilian nuclear equipment shall produce a typical prototype based on the type of equipment, level of nuclear safety, scope of activity, manufacturing and installation technique, material trademark and structure, etc. as shown in its application.
The specific requirements for producing such a prototype shall be stipulated by the NNSA.
Any unit applying for permits to design and manufacture civilian nuclear equipment at the same time shall have to complete the corresponding verification tests during the process of producing the prototype.

Article 9 – Any unit applying for a permit to design, manufacture, install or conduct non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment shall submit the application and the certificates in compliance with the conditions specified in Article 8.
Any unit applying for a permit to manufacture or install civilian nuclear equipment shall also submit the production scheme, quality plan and other documentation in relation to the prototype.
Any unit applying for a permit to design and manufacture civilian nuclear equipment at the same time shall also submit a verification test outline and all necessary related documentation.

Article 10 – The nuclear safety administration department shall undertake the formal examination of applications submitted and accept all applications that meet requirements.

Article 11 – In the process of examining a permit application, the nuclear safety administration department shall call on experts to undertake technical assessments, and seek comments from the State Council’s competent department for nuclear industry activities and other relevant departments. The methods of technical assessment include the inspection of documentation, discussion following inspection and onsite checks, etc.
Where a prototype needs to be produced, the technical assessment shall also include the inspection of the prototype’s production scheme, quality plan and other documentation, and the onsite supervision and observation of the production process, etc.
The NNSA shall complete the inspection within forty-five working days following acceptance of the application, grant the permit to any qualified unit and make a public announcement with regard to the permit granted. It shall send a written notice to any unit whose application has failed to meet requirements and explain the reasons for the rejection of the application.
It shall arrange for the technical assessment to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, and not account for the technical assessment in the period specified in Paragraph 3. 

 
Article 12 – Any unit that has been granted a permit to design, manufacture, install or conduct non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment can engage in the relevant activities at the lower level of nuclear safety within the same type of activity, category of equipment, type and scope of equipment, except otherwise specified in the permit.

Article 13 – The permit for the design, manufacture, installation and nondestructive test of civilian nuclear equipment shall contain the following information:
1. The name, address and legal representative of the unit;
2. The type and scope of activities the unit will be allowed to engage in;
3. Period of validity;
4. The issuing authority, issuance date and permit number.

Article 14 – To engage in the design, manufacturing, installation and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment without a permit, or not in accordance with the type and scope of activities specified in the permit is prohibited.
One may not entrust any unit with the design, manufacturing, installation and non-destructive testing of civilian nuclear equipment if the unit does not hold the corresponding permits to engage in such activities.
The forgery, alteration and transfer of a permit are not allowed.