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NRC INSPECTION MANUAL IIPB

Change Notice 05-022

DELETED: TRANSMITTED:

Number Date Number Date

1. IMC 2515 03/30/05 IMC 2515 07/28/05

2. IMC 0308 06/25/04 IMC 0308 07/28/05

3. IMC 0308, Att 2 01/26/05 IMC 0308, Att 2 07/28/05

4. IMC 0308, Att 3 09/10/04 IMC 0308, Att 3 07/28/05

5. IMC 0308, Att 3, App B 06/25/04 IMC 0308, Att 3, App B 07/28/05

6. IMC 0308, Att 3, App C 06/25/04 IMC 0308, Att 3, App C 07/28/05

7. IMC 0308, Att 3, App I 06/25/04 IMC 0308, Att 3, App I 07/28/05

8. IMC 0308, Att 4 06/25/04 IMC 0308, Att 4 07/28/05

9. IMC 0308, Att 5 06/25/04 IMC 0308, Att 5 07/28/05

TRAINING: None

REMARKS: IMC 2515 (Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program -- Operations Phase)

has been revised to address recommendations from a Office of Inspector

General's audit of the NRC's baseline inspection program (OIG-05-A-06)

and:

- Provided basis and rationale for the baseline inspection procedure sample

size, including a discussion of when, or why, to use more than minimum

samples.

- Provided additional management guidance for assigning inspectors to

perform inspection procedures to ensure that inspectors are adequately

qualified for their assignments.

- Improved inspection guidance on whether performance of one inspection

procedure sample can be counted as a sample for another.

- Clarified expectations and requirements for which inspection procedures

cannot be deferred, plants where procedures cannot be deferred, criteria for
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deferring a procedure and reporting requirements when inspections are

deferred.

- Added a program requirement for regions to maintain an inspection tracking

system so that no more than four inspection procedures are deferred in a

calendar year.

IMC 0308 (Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Basis Document) has been

revised to reflect updates to the ROP in physical protection and cross cutting

issues since the start of the program, and minor editorial changes.

IMC 0308, Att 2 (Technical Basis for Inspection Program) has been revised

to reflect numerous changes made to IMC 2515 inspection procedures (IPs)

and inspection manual chapters (IMCs). These changes were made to the

IPs and IMCs to address recommendations from numerous inspection

program improvement initiatives, feedback from inspectors and to address

recommended program changes from the Office of Inspector General's audit

of the NRC's baseline inspection program. Additionally, clarification on other

program details, such as the development of the inspection sample size, was

added.

IMC 0308, Att 3 (Significance Determination Process Basis Document) has

been revised to add clarity to screening a finding in Phase 1.

IMC 0308, Att 3, App B (Technical Basis for Emergency Preparedness

Significance Determination Process) has been revised to add clarity to how

findings should be assessed.

IMC 0308, Att 3, App C (Technical Basis for Occupational Radiation Safety

Significance Determination Process) has been revised to add guidance to

exposure control for occupational dose limits.

IMC 0308, Att 3, App I (Technical Basis for Operator Requalification Human

Performance Significance Determination Process) has been revised to add

guidance on the overall operator requalification program.

IMC 0308, Att 4 (Technical Basis for Assessment) has been revised to add

guidance on old design issues, enforcement discretion, cross cutting issues,

traditional enforcement, allegations, and deviations from the action matrix.

IMC 0308, Att 5 (Technical Basis for Enforcement) has been revised to add

guidance on determining Severity Level IV violations assessed using the

SDP.

DISTRIBUTION: Standard

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