ML22108A093
| ML22108A093 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/28/2022 |
| From: | Andrea Veil Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Rivera E NRC/OIG/AIGA |
| Manuel Crespo, NRR/DRO/IRIB, 4150298 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML21089A324 | List: |
| References | |
| OEDO-21-00226, OIG-21-A-07 | |
| Download: ML22108A093 (3) | |
Text
April 28, 2022 MEMORANDUM TO: Eric Rivera Acting Assistant Inspector General for Audits Office of the Inspector General King, Michael signing on behalf FROM: Andrea D. Veil, Director of Veil, Andrea on 04/28/22 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE AUDIT OF THE NRCS NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR INSPECTION ISSUE SCREENING (OIG-21-A-07)
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) with a status on the recommendations in OIG-21-A-07, Audit of the NRCs Nuclear Power Reactor Inspection Issue Screening (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21089A011).
Recommendation 1:
Clarify guidance for inputting inspection results into the RPS that involves TE actions, such as escalated enforcement action, notices of violation, and licensee identified violations, etc.
Staff Response:
As stated in the original response to the audit, the staff agreed with recommendation and will enhance guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0306, Planning, Scheduling, Tracking and Reporting of the Reactor Oversight Process (ML20302A345). The enhancement will consist of a new appendix, informed by inputs from the Regions, that more clearly illustrates the sequence and management of inputs for the Reactor Program System (RPS). To ensure the accuracy of the appendix, the staff waited until the RPS quality assurance updates (stemming from Recommendation 3) were completed before drafting the guidance. The staff plans to complete the IMC 0306 appendix by September 30, 2022. The point of contact for this recommendation is Manuel Crespo, NRR/DRO, 301-415-0298.
Recommendation 3:
Improve quality assurance processes implemented in 2021 to identify and fix RPS data entry reporting errors CONTACT: Thomas Hipschman, NRR/DRO 301-415-1169
E. Rivera Staff Response:
As stated in the original response, the staff agreed with the recommendation and began enhancing the RPS by implementing strategic automatic data entry systems (primarily for date tracking fields) as well as instituting additional validation checks to ensure specific RPS entries properly adhere to guidance. The validation checks primarily consisted of eliminating non-applicable options for inspection results, which also streamlined the data entry process.
The staff completed this action on April 1, 2022, with the release of RPS version 4.83.1 in production. The point of contact for this recommendation is Manuel Crespo, NRR/DRO, 301-415-0298.
Recommendation 4:
Conduct periodic training regarding RPS data input Staff Response:
As stated in the original response, the staff agreed with the recommendation and has captured the periodic training requirement as a responsibility for DRO in IMC 0306, Planning Scheduling, Tracking, and Reporting of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). The staff continually conducts targeted training on the use of RPS on an as needed basis via one-on-one training sessions or training sessions with staff during counterpart meetings. The staffs actions for this recommendation will be considered complete following any necessary training sessions for staff following the issuance of improved guidance in the IMC 0306 appendix (Recommendation 1) and implementation of the additional application controls enhancement (Recommendation 3).
The staffs planned completion date for this recommendation is September 30, 2022. The point of contact for this recommendation is Manuel Crespo, NRR/DRO, 301-415-0298.
E. Rivera
SUBJECT:
STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE AUDIT OF THE NRCS NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR INSPECTION ISSUE SCREENING (OIG-21-A-07)
DATE: APRIL 28, 2022 DISTRIBUTION: OEDO-21-00226 Public RidsNrrOd RidsNrrDro RidsNrrDroIrib RidsOigMailCenter Resource RidsNrrMailCenter Resource JJolicoeur ADAMS Package Acc. No.: ML21089A324 ADAMS Accession No. ML22108A093 NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DRO/IRSB NRR/DRO/IRSB NRR/DRO NRR NAME MCrespo THipschman CMiller AVeil DATE 4/18/2022 4/18/2022 4/18/2022 4/28/2022 OFFICAL RECORD COPY