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Audit of NRC’s Management of the Baseline Security Inspection Program

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
OIG-12-A-10
Report Type
Audit
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

Develop and maintain a centralized database of security findings data to be used for evaluating licensee performance trends, and communicating this information to NRC staff, industry, and appropriate public stakeholders.

Formalize and implement a process for maintaining current and accurate data within a centralized database.

Formalize and implement a process for ensuring Safeguards Information (SGI) findings data is current and accessible for use in trending security findings issues.

Formalize and implement procedures for testing draft Significance Determination Process (SDP) tools by staff to determine how draft tools would screen past violations and/or hypothetical security violations.

Formalize and implement a process for performing periodic review of existing security SDP tools to check for consistency of application and results.