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EMD-81-90 1 (1981-06-03)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER


GENERAL


RELEASED


Report To The Chairman, Committee

On Interior And Insular Affairs

House Of Representatives

OF THE UN TED STATES


NRC Should Specify User Needs

And Improve Cost Control For Its

Document Control System


The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
has invested about $22 million in its document
control system, designed to assist in accelerat-
ing the nuclear power plant licensing process
and improve decisions related to nuclear
safety. Although the potential benefits of the
system are substantial, GAO observed that:
   --Less than half of N RC's staff is using the
   system and users are experiencing serious
   problems related to incomplete informa-
   tion, poor quality of system output, and
   operating procedures that are difficult to
   use.
   --System costs have increased substantially
   and have not been adequately controlled.
The N RC, which followed acceptable contract-
ing procedures in acquiring the system, has
initiated or planned actions to make the docu-
ment control system more responsive to its
staff needs and improve controls over system
costs. The Chairman of the Commission should
direct the completion and implementation of
planned corrective actions to specify the staff's
needs for the system, resolve problems the
staff is experiencing with the system, and pre-
vent the processing of duplicative documents.


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  EMD-81-90
JUNE 3,1981


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