UNITED STATES 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 

June 10, 2016 

MEMORANDUM TO: Victor M. Mccree 

FROM: 

fQrO 

SUBJECT: 

REFERENCE: 

Stephen D. Dingbau 

Assistant Inspector eneral for Audits 

STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS: AUDIT OF NRC'S 

OVERSIGHT OF SPENT FUEL POOLS (OIG-15-A-06) I 

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR 

REGULATION, MEMORANDUM DATED MARCH 24, 2016 

Attached is the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) updated analysis and status of 

recommendation 2 as discussed in the agency's response dated March 24, 2016. Based 

on this response and the follow-up meeting OIG had with the agency on May 25, 2016, 

recommendation 2 is now closed. The status of the remaining recommendations has not 

changed - recommendations 1 and 3 were resolved and recommendation 4 was 

previously closed. If you have questions or concerns, please call me at 415-5915, or 

Sherri Miotla, Team Leader, at 415-5914. 

Attachment: As stated 

cc: R. Lewis, OEDO 

H. Rasouli, OEDO 

J. Jolicoeur, OEDO 

J. Bowen, OEDO 

EDO ACS Distribution Resource 
Audit Report 

AUDIT OF NRC'S OVERSIGHT OF SPENT FUEL POOLS 

Recommendation 2: 

Agency Response Dated 

March 24, 2016: 

OIG Analysis: 

OIG-15-A-06 

Status of Recommendations 

Develop and implement spent fuel pool inspection guidance at 

operating reactors. 

On October 30, 2015, the staff issued the initial version of 

Inspection Procedure (IP) 60715, "Spent Fuel Safety at 

Operating Reactors," (ADAMS Accession No. ML 15247A049). 

Regional inspectors may use this inspection procedure to 

review infrequent major activities in the spent fuel pool or to 

evaluate emergent technical issues not related to licensee 

performance. These inspections are not part of the baseline 

or supplemental inspection program elements and Regional 

Administrator authorization is required for their 

implementation. 

This action is complete and Recommendation 2 should be 

closed. 

CONTACT: Juan Peralta, NRR/DIRS 

(301) 415-2858 

On May 25, 2016, NRC engaged OIG in a follow-up meeting 

to gain a better understanding of OIG's concerns of the 

unlikelihood that this new inspection procedure would be 

implemented by resident inspectors. Agency staff stated that 

no specific entry conditions or examples are needed in the 

procedure beyond the IMC 2515 Appendix C generic 

statements, nor.are specific procedure entry conditions 

needed for it to· be approved for use when requested by 

resident inspectors. Agency staff stated that resident 

inspectors and regional staff/management are fully aware of IP 

60715 and the procedure can be easily requested for 

implementation approval by the Regional Administrator 
Status: 

Audit Report 

AUDIT OF NRC'S OVERSIGHT OF SPENT FUEL POOLS 

OIG-15-A-06 

Status of Recommendations 

whenever an inspector identifies a need to implement all or 

portions of IP 60715. 

Based on the information provided by NRC, OIG closes this 

recommendation . A future OIG audit will be considered to 

assess the ease of use and effectiveness of the process for 

gaining approval to perform the IMC 2515 Appendix C 

Infrequently Used Procedures. 

Closed.