Specific Guidance 03.01 Corrective Actions for Cited Violations. Whether immediate NRC followup to a routine inspection is needed would depend on the region's estimation of the safety significance of a deficient management control program. NRC inspectors will very likely have developed information as to the probable root cause of safety significant findings as a result of normal inspection activities. However, the licensee will normally have been requested, as part of the enforcement process, to make its own determination of quality assurance adequacy unless, due to safety significance, immediate NRC inspection followup is warranted. The regional documentation review may involve extensive communication with the licensee for the purposes of clarification, elaboration or the provision of further documentation.
Inspection report transmittal letters.
Licensee response letters. Minutes of meetings with the licensee. Regional records of communications with the licensee. The onsite inspection is to examine whether the licensee's evaluations included a review of findings from internal audits and inspections in arriving at determinations on the repetitive and generic nature of an NRC finding and the effectiveness of licensee programs. Where an item is identified as repetitive in nature, the licensee should have conducted an indepth analysis.