ML22054A293
| ML22054A293 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/03/2022 |
| From: | Christopher Hanson NRC/Chairman |
| To: | Rachel Johnson US SEN, Comm on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs |
| DeJesus A | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML22049A922 | List: |
| References | |
| CORR-22-0012, LTR-22-0044 | |
| Download: ML22054A293 (2) | |
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Response to the February 18, 2022, Letter Requesting Information on the Agency's use of Telework
- 1. The number of individuals currently employed by your agency.
RESPONSE
As of December 1, 2021, the NRC employed a total of 2,759 employees, which includes 2,662 permanent employees and 97 consultants, student co-ops, and other temporary employees.1
- 2. The number of individuals who are:
- a. Working full time in person at one of your agency's physical locations RESPONSE: 238
- b. Teleworking full time RESPONSE: 125
- c. Working a hybrid schedule that combines both telework and in office schedule RESPONSE: 2,396
- 3. The total number of agency employees who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
RESPONSE: 2,598
- a. The total number of agency employees who have received a booster.
RESPONSE
The NRC is not currently requiring its employees to provide information about whether they have received a COVID-19 booster.
- 4. For the employees that are teleworking, how are you tracking employee productivity?
- a. Please provide a breakdown of your agency's workforce productivity for Fiscal Years 2019, 2020, and 2021.
RESPONSE
The NRC implements several processes to ensure employee productivity. Supervisors monitor workforce productivity based on meeting milestones and deadlines; individual 1 The responses to the questions in the letter do not include the Office of the Inspector General.
Enclosure
performance reviews; tracking labor hours through the agency's Human Resource Management System; and using a workload ticketing system to track work performed by NRC employees. The NRC continued to meet its strategic objectives and performance goals during Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, FY 2020, and FY 2021, as demonstrated by the agency's semi-annual status reports to Congress on the licensing activities and regulatory duties of the NRC, as well as the Agency Financial Report, which provides a detailed overview of the agency's performance results.
- 5. Has your agency closed physical office space locations since March 2020 in light of increased telework among your agency's workforce? If so, please provide the estimated cost savings associated with office closures.
RESPONSE
The NRC has not closed any office locations in light of increased telework during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NRC has a comprehensive office space plan that considers telework levels and those levels will continue to be monitored to assess future space needs.
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