Develop inspection guidance with examples pertaining to identifying CFSI in inspection procedures
Status: Open: Resolved. The NRC staff has updated the following inspection procedures to incorporate appropriate CFSI guidance, including the agency’s formal definition of CFSI: IP 60852, “ISFSI Component Fabrication by Outside Fabricators,” dated August 17, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML23216A051), IP 60853, “Onsite Fabrication of Components and Construction of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation,” dated August 17, 2023 (ML23216A052), IP 86001, “Design, Fabrication, Testing, and Maintenance of Transportation Packaging’s,” dated August 17, 2023 (ML23216A053). The staff continues working with other program offices to update the following regulatory guides (RGs): RG 1.164, Revision 0, “Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants,” issued June 2017 (ML17041A206), RG 1.234, Revision 0, “Evaluating Deviations and Reporting Defects and Noncompliance Under 10 CFR Part 21,” issued April 2018 (Ml17338A072). The NRC has issued updates to these two RGs for public comment, and the agency anticipates resolving any comments received by the end of December 2023. Accounting for the Office of Management and Budget’s review of the two RGs, the staff plans to issue these RGs by March 2024. Following the update of these two RGs, the NRC will issue an administrative change to Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2015-08, “Oversight of Counterfeit, Fraudulent, and Suspect Items in the Nuclear Industry,” dated June 24, 2015 (ML15008A191), to reference the definition of CFSI in these two RGs. The staff anticipates completing this administrative change to RIS 2015-08 by April 2024. Target Complete Date: April 2024.
