ML20034H346
| ML20034H346 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/18/1993 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG) |
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| OIG-93A-07, OIG-93A-7, NUDOCS 9303170180 | |
| Download: ML20034H346 (11) | |
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Survey of NRC's Compliance with the National Energy Conservation Policy Act Attached are the results of the Inspector General's Suney of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Compliance with the National Energy Conservation Policy Act.
We found that the NRC had generally complied with the requirements of the Act.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I
INTRODUCTION 1
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2 CONCLUSION.......
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Major Contributors To This Report I
II U.S. NRC Functional Organization Chart I
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Survey of NRC's Energy Conservation Policy INTRODUCTION Section 160 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, enacted October 24, 1992, requires all statutory Inspectors General to perform a survey to determine if their agency has implemented a program for energy management and conservation that meets the requirements of section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253). The Act also requires that the survey determine whether NRC has the internal accounting mechanisms necessary to assess the accuracy and reliability of energy consumption data and cost figures required under section 543. The Act requires that Inspectors General complete their reports within 120 days of enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
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To comply with energy management legislation, all Federal agencies were required in 1988 to establish a goal to reduce energy consumption in both I
federally owned and leased buildings by 10 percent by 1995, using fiscal year 1985 as the base year. "For purposes of the Public Law only, GSA [the General Services Administration) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have I
agreed to defm' e ' leased' buildings as those leased buildings where the Government pays the utility bills."' Agencies have been issued guidance by l
DOE on how to report energy consumption to DOE for those buildings they occupy where GSA has delegated the responsibility for operations and maintenance. NRC occupies a federally owned building and several other I
leased facilities in the State of Maryland where the agency is responsible for paying the utility bill. It also occupies leased facilities in other locations throughout the United States, but NRC does not pay the utility bill. Providing utilities is included as part of the lease arrangement.
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Survey of NRC's Energy Conservation Policy Key elements of the energy reduction program include surveys and studies; retrofit of existing systems to make them more energy efficient; and new buildings designs. On April 17,1991, the President mandated by Executive Order 12759 that energy consumption be reduced by an additional 10 percent (a total of 20 percent from base year 1985) by the close of the century.
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E; We reviewed applicable laws, Federal regulations and NRC's policies and procedures at NRC Headquarters to determine if NRC's energy conservation programs and accounting and reporting systems were in compliance. We interviewed individuals in Headquarters who monitored NRC's program and examined available documentation associated with the program. We also contacted the Directors, Division of Resource Management and g
Administration, at each of the five regional offices to ascertain if they had any E
unique energy conservation program in effect.
The survey was performed in accordance with generally accepted Government auditing standards for compliance audits during the period of November 1992 through January 1993.
FINDINGS NRC has taken energy conservation measures as required by the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, as amended. NRC's program addresses the i
elements required by 10 CFR, Part 436, such as: mandatory buildings surveys, J
retrofit projects, and new buildings requirements. The plan also prescribes the policies and procedures for in-house energy management, and assigns responsibilities and authorities.
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of its facilities, leased or federally owned, on how to achieve savings in energy.
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reliability of reported energy usage and cost data, including the supporting accounting mechanisms, and found they were generally adequate.
I To track and monitor energy consumption, NRC is preparing reports quarterly to DOE to report its energy consumption for the facilities where I
NRC pays the utility bills. NRC is preparing the reports in accordance with the guidelines issued by GSA. Annual in-house energy management reports I
were also prepared to show overall and specific user site progress and accomplishments.
l CONCLUSION NRC's energy conservation program generally complies with the requirements of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act. In addition to the Act's requirements, we noted that NRC had taken several meaningful actions to l
conserve energy consumption. For example, NRC requested that GSA install
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an energy management system for the federally owned facility which was fully occupied in 1989 and also ensured that a similar system was installed in a I
building under construction that is due to be occupied beginning in late calendar year 1993. There is also an active ride-sharing program and subway subsidy program at NRC.
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