**NRC INSPECTION MANUAL**NSIR/DSO

INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER 2201 APPENDIX C

# GENERIC, SPECIAL, AND INFREQUENT INSPECTIONS

Effective Date:  February 9, 2022

# 2201-01 	OBJECTIVES AND PHILOSOPHY OF APPENDIX C INSPECTIONS

Appendix C inspections for the security inspection program are designed to support the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) goals of maintaining safety, enhancing public confidence, improving the effectiveness, efficiency and realism of the regulatory process, reducing unnecessary regulatory burden, and promoting the common defense and security.

# 2201-02	APPLICABILITY

The generic, special, and infrequently performed inspections in Table 1 to this appendix apply to security under the safeguards strategic performance area of the Reactor Oversight Process for operating power reactors and are to be conducted by region-based or headquarter-based inspectors.

Note:  This appendix lists security inspection program procedures that are implemented infrequently for special situations.  The inspections listed in Table 1 are to be performed only when authorized by the Regional Administrator after a review and assessment of security events or conditions, or to fulfill the NRC’s obligations under domestic interagency memoranda of understanding, or because of national or international security considerations.  To provide for adequate documentation of agency business consistent with 36 CFR 1222.22, the Regional Administrator’s authorization shall be annotated in an Official Agency Record that either approves or documents any inspection implemented using this appendix.  These inspections are not part of the baseline or supplemental inspection program elements.

# 2201-03	RESOURCES

The resource estimate for the inspections listed in Table 1 may vary considerably due to current threat conditions, complexity of facility issues, and the thoroughness of the licensees’ own evaluations and proposed corrective actions.  The Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response will fund all effort associated with security-related generic, special, or infrequent inspections.

# 2201-04	DOCUMENTATION

a. The inspection report written for generic, special, or infrequent inspections should contain the NRC’s assessment for each inspection requirement that is included within the scope of the inspection.  Inspection documentation is pursuant to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0611, “Power Reactor Inspection Reports.”

b. Security information designation guidance will be adhered to for all inspection reports, temporary instructions, orders, etc. that contain or have the potential to contain safeguards or other sensitive security-related information.  These documents shall be marked and controlled in accordance with the most recent version of Volume 12 “Security,” of the NRC's management directives, or the agency's guidance for sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information, as necessary.

# 2201-05	SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION

In addition to other considerations, the determination of significance for findings at commercial power reactors will use the general guidance in IMC 0609, Appendix E, “Security Significance Determination Process,” to assure consistency and predictability.

Table 1:  Inspection Procedures for Generic, Special, and Infrequently Performed Activities

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Attachment 1:  Revision History for IMC 2201, Appendix C

**OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY- RELATED INFORMATION**

Issue Date:  02/09/22	1	2201 Appendix C

**OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY- RELATED INFORMATION**

Issue Date: 09/08/09	C-3	2515, Appendix C

Issue Date:  02/09/22	2	2201 Appendix C

# Attachment 1:  Revision History for IMC 2201, Appendix C

Issue Date:  02/09/22	Att1-1	IMC 2201 Appendix C