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Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro from Chairman Hanson Concerning the Government Accountability Office Priority Recommendations
ML21120A287
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Issue date: 05/27/2021
From: Christopher Hanson
NRC/Chairman
To: Dodaro G
US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Jolicoeur J
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@ ,f May27,2021 CHAlRMAN TheHonorable GeneL.Dodaro Comptroller General oftheUnited States U.S. Government Accountability Office 441G Street, NW Washington, DC 20548

Dear Mr.Dodaro:

Onbehalf oftheU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Iamresponding toyour April 21,2021, letter providing anupdate ontheoverall statusoftheNRC's implementation of GAO"srecommendations andcalling tomyattention areas wherethere areopen recommendations thattheU.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) believes theNRC should givehigh Those priority. recommendations arerelated tothefollowing:(1) the security ofradiologicalsources,(2) the reliability of cost estimates, a nd (3)strategic human capital management. TheCommission recognizes GAO's concernsregarding theopen recommendations andappreciates GAO'srecognition that theNRC has closedonepriority recommendation since lastyear andismaking progress onother recommendations. Please find intheenclosureanupdate onthe actions thattheNRCistakingto address GAO's recommendations.

TheNRCalso appreciates GAO's efforts toidentify opportunities toimprove agency operations.Wetake eachGAOrecommendation seriously andplan toimplement actions as appropriateandcommensurate with thesignificance ofeachrecommendation. Ifyou have any questions orneedadditional information, please contact meorJohn Jolicoeur, Executive Technical Office Assistant, oftheExecutive Director for Operations, at(301) 415-1642.

Sincerely, m

Christopher T.Hanson

Enclosure:

Asstated cc:M.Gaffigan, GAO S.Young, OMB