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Audit of NRC's Occupant Emergency Program

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
OIG-09-A-07
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

Recommendations

Require annual training for those with responsibilities, such as floorand stair monitors, during an emergency.

Require annual, unannounced, full-scale evacuation drills, includingmustering and accountability assessments, at all headquarters andregional complexes.

Provide employees with periodic guidance reinforcing key points ofthe agency’s occupant emergency plans and emergency procedures.

Develop procedures for ensuring that AEDs are routinely maintainedand checked for operability.

Post contact information and, where necessary, a telephone in theimmediate vicinity of all AED devices.