Sec. 507. IMPROVING OVERSIGHT AND INSPECTION PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 507 IMPROVING OVERSIGHT AND INSPECTION PROGRAMS ###
(a)Definition of Licensee In this section, the term “licensee” means a person that holds a license issued under section 103 or 104 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133, 2134). ###
(b)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that identifies specific improvements to the nuclear reactor and materials oversight and inspection programs carried out pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) that the Commission may implement to maximize the efficiency of such programs through, where appropriate, the use of risk-informed, performance-based procedures, expanded incorporation of information technologies, and staff training. ###
(c)Stakeholder Input In developing the report under subsection (b), the Commission shall, as appropriate, seek input from— ####
(1)other Federal regulatory agencies that conduct oversight and inspections; ####
(2)the nuclear energy industry; ####
(3)nongovernmental organizations; and ####
(4)other public stakeholders. ###
(d)Contents The report submitted under subsection
(b)shall— ####
(1)assess specific elements of oversight and inspections that may be modified by the use of technology, improved planning, and continually updated risk-informed, performance-based assessment, including— #####
(A)use of travel resources; #####
(B)planning and preparation for inspections, including entrance and exit meetings with licensees; #####
(C)document collection and preparation, including consideration of whether nuclear reactor data are accessible prior to onsite visits or requests to the licensee and that document requests are timely and within the scope of inspections; and #####
(D)the cross-cutting issues program; ####
(2)identify and assess measures to improve oversight and inspections, including— #####
(A)elimination of areas of duplicative or otherwise unnecessary activities; #####
(B)increased use of templates in documenting inspection results; and #####
(C)periodic training of Commission staff and leadership on the application of risk-informed criteria for— ######
(i)inspection planning and assessments; ######
(ii)agency decision-making processes on the application of regulations and guidance; and ######
(iii)the application of the Commission’s standard of reasonable assurance of adequate protection; ####
(3)assess measures to advance risk-informed procedures, including— #####
(A)increased use of inspection approaches that balance the level of resources commensurate with safety significance; #####
(B)increased review of the use of inspection program resources based on licensee performance; #####
(C)expansion of modern information technology, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to risk-inform oversight and inspection decisions; and #####
(D)updating the Differing Professional Views or Opinions process to ensure any impacts on agency decisions and schedules are commensurate with the safety significance of the differing opinion; ####
(4)assess the ability of the Commission, consistent with the mission of the Commission, to enable licensee innovations that may advance nuclear reactor operational efficiency and safety, including the criteria of the Commission for timely acceptance of licensee adoption of advanced technologies, including digital technologies; ####
(5)identify recommendations resulting from the assessments described in paragraphs
(1)through (4); ####
(6)identify specific actions that the Commission may take to incorporate into the training, inspection, oversight, and licensing activities, and regulations, of the Commission, without compromising the mission of the Commission, the recommendations identified under paragraph (5); and ####
(7)describe when the actions identified under paragraph
(6)may be implemented. # TITLE VI MISCELLANEOUS
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