Nuclear Safety and Health: Counterfeit and Substandard Products Are a Governmentwide Concern
RCED-91-6
Published: Oct 16, 1990. Publicly Released: Nov 27, 1990.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) and five other agencies' practices for identifying and preventing the supply of nonconforming products, including counterfeit and substandard parts.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | To help ensure an aggressive regulatory posture concerning the upgrading of commercial products that will be issued in nuclear power plants, the Chairman, NRC, should reinstitute inspections of utilities' quality assurance programs and take appropriate enforcement actions when violations occur. |
Closed – Implemented
NRC has resumed quality assurance inspections.
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| Office of Management and Budget | The Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), should develop an action plan and designate a lead agency to give priority to implementing the plan. The Director, OMB, should also direct the lead agency to develop a computerized information exchange system that provides on-line data entry and retrieval that all federal agencies can easily access on a day-to-day basis. The system should have appropriate safeguards to protect sensitive information. |
Closed – Implemented
OMB established a plan and policy as recommended on April 9, 1991.
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InspectionInteragency relationsLaw enforcementManagement information systemsNoncomplianceNuclear powerplant safetyProduct safetyQuality assuranceRegulatory agenciesSafety regulation