Energia i regulacje · 1.05.2000

Revision of the NRC Enforcement Policy

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing a complete revision of its General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions (NUREG-1600) (Enforcement Policy or Policy). This is the fourth complete revision of the Enforcement Policy since it was first published as a NUREG document on June 30, 1995 (60 FR 34381). The NRC publishes the policy statement as a NUREG to foster its widespread dissemination. This revision: incorporates the Interim Enforcement Policy that was used during the NRC Power Reactor Oversight Process Pilot Plant Study into the main body of the Enforcement Policy as permanent guidance; adds an interim Enforcement Policy for exercising enforcement discretion for inaccurate or incomplete performance indicator data for nuclear power plants; changes examples of violations for operating reactors regarding changes, tests, and experiments; adds examples of violations for inaccurate or incomplete performance indicator data; changes examples of violations involving the failure to secure, or maintain surveillance over, licensed material; and edits existing guidance to assure clarity of existing policy and consistency with the intent of the Interim E