Major Management Challenges and Performance Risks: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Highlights
This report, part of GAO's performance and accountability series, discusses the major management challenges and program risks facing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). GAO found that NRC must resolve issues related to its risk-informed regulatory approach for commercial power plants. NRC developed the Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan to guide its efforts to transition from its traditional regulatory approach to a risk-informed approach. This plan, however, is not as comprehensive as it could be. GAO found that the plan lacks critical performance measures and does not address activities that cut across agency resources. NRC must also address the inherent difficulties in applying a risk-informed approach to nuclear material licensees. Other challenges facing NRC include strengthening its personnel management, developing an effective cost accounting system, and resolving financial management issues.
Below are the reports in this series:
High Risk Series: An Update GAO-01-263, Jan 1, 2001
Performance and Accountability Series:
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: A Governmentwide Perspective GAO-01-241, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Agriculture GAO-01-242, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Commerce GAO-01-243, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Defense GAO-01-244, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Education GAO-01-245, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Energy GAO-01-246, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Health and Human Services GAO-01-247, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Housing and Urban Development GAO-01-248, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of the Interior GAO-01-249, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Justice GAO-01-250, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Labor GAO-01-251, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of State GAO-01-252, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Transportation GAO-01-253, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of the Treasury GAO-01-254, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Veterans Affairs GAO-01-255, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: U.S. Agency for International Development GAO-01-256, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Environmental Protection Agency GAO-01-257, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: National Aeronautics and Space Administration GAO-01-258, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Nuclear Regulatory Commission GAO-01-259, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Small Business Administration GAO-01-260, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Social Security Administration GAO-01-261, Jan 1, 2001
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: U.S. Postal Service GAO-01-262, Jan 1, 2001