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NRC INSPECTION MANUAL FSME/MSSA

 INSPECTION PROCEDURE 92703

 FOLLOWUP OF CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTERS OR ORDERS

PROGRAM APPLICABILITY: 2800, 2600 

92703-01 INSPECTION OBJECTIVE 

To ascertain whether the actions taken by the licensee or individual address the 

commitments of a confirmatory action letter (CAL) or Order. 

92703-02 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS 

For each item in a CAL or Order: 

02.01 Identify licensee commitments and actions. Select a sample of licensee activities 

that are indicative of the actions the licensee committed to accomplish in response to the 

CAL or Order. 

02.02 Determine through on-site inspection of the sample of licensee activities selected 

whether the following actions taken meet the commitments described in the CAL, or the 

requirements described in the Order: 

a. Licensee management has forwarded copies of the CAL or Order and any needed 

instructions to appropriate on-site management representatives. 

b. Corrective actions were taken as described in the CAL or Order. 

c. Corrective actions taken were effective in addressing the issues that resulted in the 

creation of the CAL or Order. 

d. Operations are being conducted in accordance with the Order, or the requirements 

 have been incorporated into the license. 

92703-03 INSPECTION GUIDANCE 

General Guidance

CALs and Orders are described in NRC’s Enforcement Policy. CALs and Orders are tools 

used by NRC as a means for confirming or directing licensee or individuals’ actions in order 

to remove significant concerns about health and safety, the environment, safeguards, or 

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A CAL is an administrative mechanism to confirm a licensee’s or individual’s voluntary 

agreement to take certain actions. An Order is a written NRC directive to modify, suspend, 

or revoke a license; to cease and desist from a given practice or activity; or to take some 

other action. 

CALs and Orders are tailored to address a variety of issues and may or may not require 

followup inspection to verify completion of the specified licensee commitments and actions. 

This inspection procedure should be followed if it is determined that a follow-up inspection 

is necessary to close a CAL or verify that a licensee or individual has met the requirements 

of an Order.

Specific Guidance

03.01 Promptly notify the Office of Enforcement if licensee commitments contained in a 

CAL or Order have not been met. 

03.02 Document the closure of the CAL, to the licensee and the docket file, if all the 

commitments in the CAL have been met.

03.03 Document to the docket file when the licensee has initially met all the requirements

in the Order. In cases where all the requirements have been completed or have been 

incorporated into the license, document that fact to the docket file. 

03.04 CALs or Orders issued to individuals will be inspected and documented in a similar 

manner to those issued to licensees. Documentation will be placed in ADAMS.

92703-04 RESOURCE ESTIMATE 

For planning purposes, the resources for completing this inspection procedure are 

estimated to be 16 hours of direct inspection effort. The actual inspection resources 

necessary to complete this inspection procedure may vary with each CAL. 

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Revision History for IP 92703 

Commitment Tracking Number 

Issue Date Description of Change Training 

Needed 

Training Completion Date 

ComAcce

N.A. 05/13/09 

CN 09-012 

Completed 4 year historical CN search The document is being revised ensure follow up of Orders. 

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