Regulatory Response Column

1. Action Matrix inputs result in no more than one white input in any cornerstone and no more than two white inputs in any strategic performance area.

2. The licensee is expected to place the identified deficiencies in its corrective action program and perform an evaluation of the root and contributing causes.

3. The licensee’s evaluation will be reviewed using IP 95001, “Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area.”

4. Following completion of the inspection, the branch chief or division director should discuss the performance deficiencies and the licensee’s proposed corrective actions with the licensee. The regulatory performance meeting can occur at an inspection exit meeting, a periodic NRC management visit, or a conference call between the licensee and the appropriate branch chief (or division director). If security-related information, which is a type of SUNSI, must be discussed during the regulatory performance meeting, it shall be discussed during a closed meeting, or during a closed session following a public meeting to discuss inputs in other cornerstones. Agency policy regarding SUNSI is provided in Management Directive 12.6.