Notice of latest revision to NRC Enforcement Policy

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[Federal Register: November 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 216)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NUREG-1600]

 
Revision of the NRC Enforcement Policy

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Policy Statement: revision.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing a 
complete revision of its General Statement of Policy and Procedure for 
NRC Enforcement Actions (NUREG-1600) (Enforcement Policy or Policy). 
This is the third complete revision of the Enforcement Policy since it 
was first published as a NUREG document on June 30, 1995; 60 FR 34381. 
The NRC publishes the policy statement as a NUREG to foster its 
widespread dissemination. This revision: (1) Revises the approach for 
assessing the significance of violations; (2) Changes guidance to 
conform to recent revisions to the NRC's regulations for operating 
reactors regarding changes, tests, and experiments (64 FR 53582; 
October 4, 1999); (3) Updates the Policy to reflect the Deputy 
Executive Director for Reactor Programs and the Deputy Executive 
Director for Materials, Research and State Programs as the principal 
enforcement officers of the NRC; (4) Corrects the schedule for 
exercising enforcement discretion for findings involving the 
completeness and accuracy of licensee Final Safety Analysis Reports 
(FSAR); (5) Consolidates the guidance on dispositioning Severity Level 
IV violations as either Notices of Violation or Non-Cited Violations; 
(6) Reorganizes existing guidance on the relationship between safety 
and compliance to improve clarity; (7) Consolidates changes to the 
Enforcement Policy since May 1998; and (8) Edits and restructures 
existing guidance to assure consistency with recent policy changes and 
to facilitate maintenance of the Enforcement Policy. The intent of this 
Policy revision is to move towards a more risk-informed and 
performance-based approach.
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