Office of the Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress (NUREG-1415, Volume 27, No. 2)

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• Publication Information
• A Message from the Inspector General

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Publication Information

Date Published: June 2014
Reporting Period: October 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014

Office of the Inspector General
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555

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A Message from the Inspector General

I am pleased to present this Semiannual Report to Congress on the activities and accomplishments of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) from October 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014.

Our work reflects the legislative mandate of the Inspector General Act, which is to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse through the conduct of audits and investigations relating to NRC programs and operations. The audits and investigations highlighted in this report demonstrate our commitment to ensuring integrity and efficiency in NRC's programs and operations.

During this reporting period, the NRC OIG continued its focus on critical NRC programs to include the agency's oversight of its reactor inspection program, its process for addressing the bankruptcy of materials licensees, as well as investigating decommissioning activities concerning a nuclear materials disposal site in Pennsylvania. OIG also focused on legislatively mandated work such as the audit of the agency's financial statements and its information security program as well as two agency work/life programs—"Telework" and "NRC Employee Work Schedule Flexibilities."

During this semiannual reporting period, we issued 13 audit reports. As a result of this work, OIG made a number of recommendations to improve the effective and efficient operation of NRC's safety, security, and corporate management programs. OIG also opened 9 investigations, and completed 24 cases. Five of the open cases were referred to the Department of Justice, and 15 allegations were referred to NRC management for action.

The NRC OIG remains committed to the integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness of NRC programs and operations, and our audits, investigations, and other activities highlighted in this report demonstrate this ongoing commitment. My staff continuously strives to maintain the highest possible standards of professionalism and quality in its audits and investigations. I would like to acknowledge our auditors, investigators, and support staff for their superior work and ongoing commitment to the mission of this office.

Finally, the success of the NRC OIG would not be possible without the collaborative efforts between my staff and those of the agency to address OIG findings and to timely implement recommended corrective actions. I wish to thank them for their dedication and support, and I look forward to their continued cooperation as we work together to ensure the integrity and efficiency of agency operations.

Hubert T. Bell
Inspector General