Dear Prospective NIAC Member,

Thank you for your interest in the Nuclear Industry Assessment Committee (NIAC). To meet membership requirements for joining NIAC you must conform to the NIAC Charter membership criteria that your company's QA Program comply with 10CFR50 Appendix B or an equivalent DOE Program, and have a certified Lead Auditor, by written examination, whose qualifications meet ASME NQA-1, 2S-3, or ASME NQA-1 Part I Requirement 2 Section 303, or ANSI N45.2.23, and sign the NIAC Membership Agreement form.

The NIAC membership meets twice a year; a non-mandatory meeting every June and our mandatory annual membership meeting held every November. Our mid-year General Membership meeting is scheduled in conjunction with the annual NUPIC Vendor Interface Committee Meeting held every June. The November meeting's emphasis is on Auditing Services activities including: training, internal auditing of the membership records, compliance issues, and the planning/scheduling process of subsupplier audits for the next calendar year. On the NIAC website homepage is our Charter and our Executive Summary, which describes our purpose and mission, our Charter. The link to download the forms are at the bottom of this page.

If you are interested in joining, please take the following steps:

• Read and accept the NIAC Charter by completing the Membership Agreement form
• Attach a copy of your policy statement or similar statement from your QA Program, which commits compliance with the applicable elements of 10CFR50 Appendix B or DOE Program regulatory requirement in the space provided on the Agreement form
• Attach a copy of your supplier Audit Procedure
• Attach a copy of your Lead Auditor Certification Procedure
• Attach a complete copy of one (1) of your Lead Auditor Certification Record package including all records that support the certification.

Return the requested documents to the undersigned. We have 2 Checklists used to determine if your QA Program meets Industry requirements, and we desire that you use them for self-evaluation prior to making your application submittal, links are at the bottom of this page.

Annual dues for membership are stated in our NIAC Membership Dues Invoice, which is available in the link below, payable upon confirmation your submitted document package meets NIAC Charter requirements for membership. If you are joining mid-year (December through June) and wish to obtain a maximum of 2 completed NIAC member assessments before the annual November member meeting, we need your commitment for 2 years of membership dues.

Please go to the "Next Meeting" page for information regarding our upcoming meetings. All members must register for attending meetings.

Answers to many of your questions may already be answered in the FAQ's on the NIAC Website. However, if you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me at (713) 235-4169 or by e-mail at jrpeters@bechtel.com

Sincerely,