[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR26.80]

[Page 434-435]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 26--FITNESS FOR DUTY PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 26.80  Audits.

    (a) Each licensee subject to this part shall audit the fitness-for-
duty program nominally every 12 months. In addition, audits must be 
conducted, nominally every 12 months, of those portions of fitness-for-
duty programs implemented by contractors and vendors. Licensees may 
accept audits of contractors and vendors conducted by other licensees 
and need not re-audit the same contractor or vendor for the same period 
of time. Each sharing utility shall maintain a copy of the audit report, 
to include findings, recommendations and corrective actions. Licensees 
retain responsibility for the effectiveness of contractor and vendor 
programs and the implementation of appropriate corrective action.
    (b) Audits must focus on the effectiveness of the program and be 
conducted by individuals qualified in the subject(s) being audited, and 
independent of both fitness-for-duty program management and personnel 
directly responsible for implementation of the fitness-for-duty program.
    (c) The result of the audit, along with recommendations, if any, 
must be documented and reported to senior corporate and site management. 
The resolution of the audit findings and corrective actions must be 
documented. These documents must be retained for three years. NRC 
Guidelines require licensee audits of HHS-certified laboratories as 
described in appendix A.

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