Issue Date: 12/08/16 1 16-032 

 NRC INSPECTION MANUAL DIRS 

Change Notice 16-032

 DELETED: TRANSMITTED: 

 Number Date Number Date 

1. IMC 0609 Att 01 04/29/15 IMC 0609 Att 01 12/08/16 

2. IP 35007 02/26/14 IP 35007 12/08/16 

3. IP 71111.07 07/06/10 IP 71111.07 12/08/16 

4. IP 71111.17T 11/13/15 IP 71111.17T 12/08/16 

5. IP 71111.21M 11/24/15 IP 71111.21M 12/08/16 

6. IP 71111.21N 02/17/16 IP 71111.21N 12/08/16 

7. IP 71151 09/26/12 IP 71151 12/08/16 

TRAINING: No special training is required for any documents issued with this Change Notice. 

REMARKS: IMC 0609 Attachment 01, “Significance and Enforcement Review Panel (SERP) 

Process,” has been revised to clarify the expected need for flexibility in 

performing SDP evaluations. This item is a commitment related to a 

recommendation made in response to DPO-2015-01. 

 IP 35007, “Quality Assurance Program Implementation during Construction and 

Pre-Construction Activities,” has been evised to include refinements developed 

from implementation of this IP. Specifically provides guidance on initial program 

and implementation inspection samples; for subsequent years, provides 

guidance on the selection of QA criteria and sample recommendations; and 

clarifies estimated resources may vary based on end of cycle recommendations. 

Includes guidance regarding vendors purchasing commercial-grade calibration 

and testing services from domestic and international calibration and testing 

laboratories accredited by a signatory to the International Laboratory 

Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) in lieu 

of performing a commercial-grade survey. Furthermore, deletes requirements for 

team to conduct one-week in-office and one-week onsite inspection and that 

NRC vendor inspection branches should participate in QA inspection. 

 IP 71111.07, “Heat Sink Performance,” has been revised to incorporate aging 

management programs per ROP Feedback Form 71111.07-2059 (ADAMS 

ML16160A006). ROP Feedback Form 71111.07-2185 (ADAMS ML16160A008) 

was considered but rejected. Revised text to clarify inspection requirements 

versus guidance (should and shall), to address recommendations from OIG 16-

A-12 audit.
Issue Date: 12/08/16 2 16-032 

 IP 71111.17T, “Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments,” has been 

revised to: 1) address use of mandatory and discretionary language concerns 

and recommendations found in OIG-16-A-12 (ML16097A515), and 2) relocate 

inspection of permanent plant modifications to IP 71111.21M, “Component 

Design Bases Inspection (Teams). 

 IP 71111.21M, “Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams),” has been revised 

to inspection procedure to address internal and external comments from 

conducting the eight CDBI pilot inspections and also to address FFs -1989; -

2072; and -2172. 

IP 71111.21N, “Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Programs),” has been 

 revised to include lessons learned from the pilot EQ inspections and FF 

 71111.21-1965 and 71111.21-2120 

 IP 71151, “Performance Indicator Verification,” has been revised to reduce the 

annual resource estimate by half, per Commission direction in SRM SECY-16-

009, and clarifications for requirements made per OIG Audit 16-A-12 and the 

inspection report initiative. 

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