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Audit of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Web-Based Licensing System

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
OIG-NRC-25-A-09
Report Type
Audit
Description
The audit objective was to determine if the Web-Based Licensing (WBL) System effectively manages the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) materials licensing and inspection information and provides for the security, availability, and integrity of the system data.  The OIG found that the WBL System’s inactivity controls interrupt users’ work processes; WBL users are unable to edit role-based licensing information in the Export/Import and Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs modules; the WBL User Guide lacks quality information for using certain WBL modules; WBL users are generally unfamiliar with the change control process; several WBL enhancements do not work as intended; the licensing and inspection modules do not contain quality data; and, WBL System data is not readily available for the agency to use in other applications. The report contains 15 recommendations to increase the WBL System’s functionality, effectiveness, and users’ efficiency. 
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations update the inactivity control in the Nuclear Material FISMA Systems-system security plan to include references to the 30-minute deviation request and approval.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations update the Web-Based Licensing System User Guide’s instructions on clearing the cache to access the system without closing the browser.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations evaluate and update the Web-Based Licensing System to ensure users assigned to multiple roles may perform tasks associated with the highest access rights.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations update the Web-Based Licensing System’s user role descriptions to ensure users’ capabilities in the system are properly defined.

The OIG recommends that the Executive Director for Operations develop and implement a process to periodically update user roles in the Web-Based Licensing System to ensure users may perform tasks commensurate with their assigned NRC responsibilities.