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089099 1 (1975-05-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvct0001 and id is 1 raw text is: o_ . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 0 O WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION . MAY 2 11975 Mr. Lee V. Gossick Executive Director for Operations Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dear Mr. Gossick: We have completed a survey of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's program for the development of nuclear standards. We also briefly looked at information prepared and used by other Commission staffs in the management of their regulatory activities. As a result of our work we have noted several matters which warrant your attention. OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF NUCLEAR STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM In May 1972 the Directorate of Regulatory Standards was established under the Director of Regulation in the Atomic Energy Commission to consolidate all standards development activities and to concentrate technical staff effort on such activities. In January 1975 the Directorate became the Office of Standards Development (OSD) under the new Commission. OSD's goal is to protect the health and safety of the public and the environment, and also to speed up the licensing process. We found that there was a need to (1) improve the priority system for the development of standards; (2) establish compre- hensive standards development project files; and (3) develop a systematic approach to the evaluation of existing nuclear standards. Need to improve priority system for standards development Many nuclear standards are urgently needed. OSD generally follows several criteria in deciding which nuclear standards should be developed first. Listed in descending order of

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