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GAO-21-453PR 1 (2021-04-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaollb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO 100 A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States April 21, 2021 The Honorable Christopher Hanson Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Priority Open Recommendations: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dear Chairman Hanson: The purpose of this letter is to provide an update on the overall status of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) implementation of GAO's recommendations and to call your personal attention to areas where open recommendations should be given high priority.1 In November 2020, we reported that on a government-wide basis, 77 percent of our recommendations made 4 years ago were implemented.2 NRC's recommendation implementation rate was 78 percent. As of March 2021, NRC had 25 open recommendations. Fully implementing these open recommendations could significantly improve agency operations. Since our last letter in April 2020, NRC implemented one of the seven priority recommendations we reported at that time.3 Specifically, in September 2020, NRC closed one of our recommendations by issuing a risk management strategy that addresses key elements identified in our 2019 report that are foundational to effectively managing cybersecurity risks.4 We are not adding new priority recommendations at this time, and ask your continued attention to our six remaining priority recommendations. (See enclosure for the list of these recommendations.) The six remaining priority recommendations fall into the following three major areas. Addressing the Security of Radiological Sources. Four recommendations would improve NRC's ability to ensure the secure use of radiological sources. Our July 2016 report on controls of dangerous materials contains two priority recommendations regarding licensing and accountability strategies for dangerous (category 3) quantities of 1Priority recommendations are those that GAO believes warrant priority attention from heads of key departments or agencies. They are highlighted because, upon implementation, they may significantly improve government operation by, for example, realizing large dollar savings; eliminating mismanagement, fraud, and abuse; or making progress toward addressing a high-risk or duplication issue. 2GAO, Performance and Accountability Report: Fiscal Year 2020, GAO-21-4SP (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 16, 2020). 3GAO, Priority Open Recommendations: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, GAO-20-286PR (Washington, D.C.: Apr. 10, 2020). 4GAO, Cybersecurity: Agencies Need to Fully Establish Risk Management Programs and Address Challenges. GAO- 19-384 (Washington, D.C.: July 25, 2019). GAO-21-453PR NRC Priority Recommendations Page 1

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