IP 71152, Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R)

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Issue Date: 01/05/06 - 1 - 71152

NRC INSPECTION MANUAL DIRS

INSPECTION PROCEDURE 71152

IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS

PROGRAM APPLICABILITY: 2515

CORNERSTONES: ALL

INSPECTION BASIS:

A fundamental goal of the NRC’s reactor oversight process

is to establish confidence that each licensee is detecting and

correcting problems in a manner that limits the risk to

members of the public. A key premise of the revised

oversight process is that weaknesses in licensee’s problem

identification and resolution (PI & R) programs will manifest

themselves as performance issues which will be identified

during the baseline inspection program or by crossing

predetermined performance indicator thresholds. However,

several aspects of PI & R are not specifically addressed by

either the individual cornerstone performance indicators or

other baseline inspections. These are detailed in the

following objectives. Completion of the inspection objectives

is accomplished by screening all corrective action program

issues, by performing a semiannual trend review, by sampling

issues during each inspectable area inspection, by

performing focused reviews of four to six samples per year,