ML18235A102
| ML18235A102 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/23/2018 |
| From: | Baker B M NRC/OIG/AIGA, OIG Watch |
| To: | Doane M M NRC/EDO |
| References | |
| OIG-3-A-15 | |
| Download: ML18235A102 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL August 23, 2018 MEMORANDUM TO: Margaret M. Doane Executive Director for Operations FROM: Dr. Brett M. Baker /RA/ Assistant Inspector General for Audits
SUBJECT:
STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS: REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS (OIG-03-A-15)
REFERENCE:
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS, MEMORANDUM DATED July 17, 2018 Attached is the Office of the Inspector (OIG) analysis and status of report recommendations as discussed in response dated July 17, 2018. Based on this response, recommendations 1 and 3 (from a 2003 audit report) still remain in resolved status. All other recommendations were previously closed. Recommendations 1 and 3 will be closed once the agency provides, and OIG verifies, information confirming that all corrective actions have been finalized. Please provide an updated status of recommendations 1 and 3 by February 28, 2019. If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at (301) 415-5915 or Sherri Miotla, Team Leader, at (301) 415-5914.
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As stated cc: R. Lewis, OEDO H. Rasouli, OEDO J. Jolicoeur, OEDO J. Bowen, OEDO EDO_ACS_Distribution Resource Audit Report OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS OIG-03-A-15 Status of Recommendations Recommendation 1: Conduct periodic inspections to verify that material licensees comply with material control and accounting (MC&A) requirements, including, but not limited to, visual inspections of special nuclear material (SNM) inventories and validation of report information. Agency Response Dated July 17, 2018: Remaining condition: Document the basis for risk-informing the MC&A program (and apply it to the program) with respect to conducting periodic inspections. July 2018 Status: In its February 7, 2006, memorandum, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) stated that two of the three conditions identified by OIG that needed to be met to close this recommendation have been satisfied. The remaining condition is completion of the documentation of the basis for risk informing the MC&A program (and apply it to the program) with respect to conducting periodic inspections. In response to the requested an updated status of this recommendation. In SECY-05-he the MC&A regulations, inspection program, and licensing process. This was further delineated in the MC&A rulemaking plan (SECY Material April 25, 2008. The staff requirements memorandum for SECY-08-0059 was issued on February 5, 2009, and the s rulemaking Option 4, directing the staff to only revise and consolidate current MC&A regulations into Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 74. In accordance with Commission direction, the staff consolidated and clarified the regulations, and a proposed rule Audit Report OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS OIG-03-A-15 Status of Recommendations Recommendation 1 (cont): [NRC-2009-096]and associated guidance documents [NRC-2013-0195] were completed and published in the Federal Register on November 8, 2013. Completion of this rulemaking has been delayed to January 2019. In April 2018, the staff requested an extension to the schedule for the final rule package based upon the need to address the complexity and interdependency of different rulemaking areas identified in the draft final MC&A rule. Of note, the new schedule continues to include time for a formal review by the Committee to Review Generic Requirements (CRGR) and for a public meeting to discuss the implementation period for the draft final rule. In accordance with Commission direction with respect to the rulemaking, the staff completed other activities that risk inform the MC&A program, including revising NRC Inspection Manual Chapter (ICM) 2683 and associated exhibits detailing MC&A inspection procedures for all fuel cycle facilities. The revision of ICM 2683 is documented in Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS). The ICM establishes the inspection program requirements for MC&A systems at fuel cycle facilities, incorporating graded performance standards that are based on the dominant relative safeguards risks associated with the form, quantity, and enrichment of special nuclear material. Applicable inspection procedures are routinely used by the staff in NRC headquarters and regional offices for conducting MC&A inspections of licensed facilities. In addition, NRC staff are revising the following relevant guidance documents to be consistent with the revised rule and to incorporate the graded approach to MC&A programs: NUREG-1280Format and Content for the Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Plan Required for Strategic Special Nuclear Mate Audit Report OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS OIG-03-A-15 Status of Recommendations Recommendation 1 (cont): NUREG-Content for the Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Plan Required for Special Nuclear NUREG-Format and Content for the Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Plan Required for Special NUREG-2158, (formerly NUREG/CR-5734), Material Control and Accounting (MC&A) Plan Required for Low Enriched Uranium Enrichment NUREG/BR-0096, RGuidance for Completing Physical Inventory DG-Accounting System for Non- The revised guidance documents will be completed at the time the rulemaking package is provided to the Commission. Target Completion Date: As noted above, the staff has requested a schedule extension and expects to deliver the final rulemaking package to the Commission in January 2019. Thereafter, if approved, the final rule will be published in the Federal Register. The staff recommends that Recommendation 1 be closed following Commission action on the rulemaking.
Audit Report OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS OIG-03-A-15 Status of Recommendations Recommendation 1 (cont): OIG Analysis: meeting the intent of this recommendation. OIG will continue to extremely slow progress. Recommendation 1 will be closed once the agency provides, and OIG verifies, the information in the final rulemaking. Status: Resolved.
Audit Report OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS OIG-03-A-15 Status of Recommendations Recommendation 3: oversight of MC&A activities for all types of materials licensees. Agency Response Dated July 17, 2018: July 2018 Status: Since Recommendation 3 also pertains to risk-informing the inspection program, see the discussion above regarding the status of staff activities to address Recommendation 1. Target Completion Date: As noted above, the staff has requested an extension to deliver the final rulemaking package to the Commission in the final rule will be published in the Federal Register. The staff recommends that Recommendation 3 be closed following Commission action on the rulemaking. OIG Analysis: meeting the intent of this recommendation. OIG will continue extremely slow progress. Recommendation 3 will be closed once the agency provides, and OIG verifies, the information in the final rulemaking. Status: Resolved.