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NRC INSPECTION MANUAL IRIB |

INSPECTION PROCEDURE 92701

FOLLOWUP

PROGRAM APPLICABILITY: 2504, 2514 |

92701-01 INSPECTION OBJECTIVES

To ensure that followup inspection is performed for unresolved items

92701-02 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

02.01 Unresolved Item Followup. Evaluate the adequacy of any licensee actions, |

determine if an issue is acceptable, if it is a finding, or a noncompliance (i.e., is it a |

violation, deviation or nonconformance), and provides enough detail to justify closing the |

item. If the unresolved item cannot be closed, identify the specific licensee or NRC actions |

needed to resolve the issue. |

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a. Review the unresolved item in the original inspection report and determine what |

actions are required to satisfactorily close the issue. |

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b. Determine whether the unresolved item will be closed using an on-site followup |

inspection or by in-office review. |

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c. Obtain information necessary to close the unresolved item in a timely manner so |

that it can be closed within one year. |

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d. Document the results of this followup inspection activity in an inspection report. |

92701-03 INSPECTION GUIDANCE

General Guidance This procedure should be used to close unresolved items which were |

identified through inspection reports. All unresolved items should be closed within one |

year. An unresolved item is an issue about which more information is required to |

determine if it is acceptable, if it is a finding, or if it constitutes a deviation or violation. |

Such a matter may require additional information from the licensee or cannot be resolved |

without additional guidance or clarification/interpretation of the existing guidance. |

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For unresolved items, clearly state what is needed to close the issue. All open and |

unresolved items must be assigned a sequential tracking number. The action of |

documenting an open and unresolved item is a commitment of future resources, and |

should only be used when some specific licensee action is pending or when needed |

information is not available at the time of the inspection. An unresolved item should not |

be opened if the resolution is likely to result in a minor issue. |

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| The level of detail devoted to closing unresolved items depends on the nature and

| significance of the additional information identified. The closure of an unresolved item

| must summarize the topic, summarize the inspector's follow-up actions, evaluate the

| adequacy of any licensee actions, determine if a violation has occurred, and provide

| enough detail to justify closing the item. If resolution to an unresolved item was based on

| discussions between inspector(s) and NRR technical staff(s), concisely document the

| details of these discussions as the basis for the regulatory decision. Additionally, branch

| chiefs of inspector(s) and technical staff(s) who were involved in these discussions should

| concur on the inspection report.

Specific Guidance

03.01 No inspection guidance

| 92701-04 RESOURCES ESTIMATE

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| To be determined at a later date

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| 92701-05 COMPLETION STATUS

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| Not applicable.

| 92701-06 REFERENCES

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| Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0612, “Power Reactor Inspection”

| IMC 0610, “Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Inspection Reports”

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ATTACHMENT 1

Revision History for IP 92701

CommitmentTrackingNumber

Issue Date Description of Change Training

Needed

TrainingCompletionDate

CoAc

NA 08/01/06 Revision history reviewed for the last four

years

NA NA 

NA 03/13/07

CN 07-010

IP 92701 (Followup) has been revised to

be applicable to IMC - 2514, “Light WaterReactor Inspection Program -- StartupTesting Phase.”

NA NA