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Audit of NRC's Decommissioning Financial Assurance Instrument Inventory

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
OIG-18-A-09
Report Type
Audit
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
No (location specific)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Recommendations

Update guidance to reflect current practices, including, but not limited to:
A. Define what is to be kept in the files and/or safe and implement the guidance.
B. Define the filing methodology for the safe (e.g., by licensee, site, license, or instrument).
C. Require supporting documentation of completion of every step in the NMSS and NRR evaluations.
D. Describe procedural steps for NRR to complete the evaluations or state expectations for NRR to complete the same steps as NMSS.
E. Require written follow-up from the NMSS and NRR evaluations by the auditee to the evaluator, to ensure any identified discrepancies are corrected.
F. Require NMSS and NRR evaluation reports and the Inventory List to be marked OUO, as appropriate.
G. Require segregation of duties between the person in NMSS who maintains the Inventory List and the person who completes the annual evaluation.