Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG

Website

https://nrcoig.oversight.gov/

Abbreviation

NRC

Agencies

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Federal Agency

Yes

Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline

- Contract and procurement irregularities - Conflicts of interest - Theft and misuse of property - Travel fraud - Misconduct - Time and attendance abuse - Misuse of government credit card - Abuse of authority - Program mismanagement - Misuse of information technology resources

What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline

- 911 Emergencies - Imminent safety concerns regarding licensees or licensed facilities should be reported to the NRC’s 24-Hour Headquarters Operations Center at (301) 816-5100. These include: -- Any accident involving a nuclear reactor, nuclear fuel facility, or radioactive materials, or -- Lost or damaged radioactive materials, or -- Any threat, theft, smuggling, vandalism, or terrorist activity involving a nuclear facility or radioactive materials.

Hotline Page

https://nrcoig.oversight.gov/oig-hotline

Whistleblower Protection Page

https://nrcoig.oversight.gov/whistleblower-protection

Audit of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Implementation of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2023

09/29/2023

2023

OIG-23-A-10

Audit

Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

For this year’s review, IGs were required to assess 20 Core IG FISMA Reporting Metrics and 20 Supplemental IG FISMA Reporting Metrics across five security function areas — Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover — to determine the effectiveness of their agencies’ information security program...

Read more about Audit of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Implementation of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2023

Special Inquiry into the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Oversight of Research and Test Reactors (OIG Case No. I2100162)

09/29/2023

2023

I2100162

Investigation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated this Special Inquiry following a radioactive release to the environment from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) test reactor located in Gaithersburg, Maryland on February 3, 2021. After the release, the NIST test reactor was...

Read more about Special Inquiry into the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Oversight of Research and Test Reactors (OIG Case No. I2100162)

Audit of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

08/21/2023

2023

OIG-23-A-09

Audit

Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Read more about Audit of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

Audit of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Oversight of the Federally Funded Research and Development Center Contract

08/07/2023

2023

OIG-23-A-08

Audit

Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

In October 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) contracted with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to operate a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), with the principal focus to provide support for the NRC’s activities in licensing a deep geologic repository for...

Read more about Audit of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Oversight of the Federally Funded Research and Development Center Contract

Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2022–March 31, 2023

05/30/2023

2023

Semiannual Report

Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

This report highlights the work of the Office of the Inspector General for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) from October 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. During this reporting period, we initiated thirteen audit reports and issued four. We...