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Enforcement Policy
NRC's "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement
Actions," (Enforcement
Policy  )
explains the NRC's policies and procedures in initiating enforcement actions
and the responsibilities of the presiding officers and the Commission
in reviewing these actions.
This policy statement is applicable to enforcement matters involving
the radiological health and safety of the public, including employees'
health and safety, the common defense and security, and the environment.
The last complete revision that was issued as a NUREG series publication
(NUREG-1600) was dated May 1, 2000. Changes to this policy are published
in the Federal Register.
The version available here includes seven modifications published in
the
Federal Register since NUREG-1600 was last issued. The latest
revision does not become effective until November 30, 2004. You may view
the Federal
Register notices,
including the Statement of Considerations for the following revisions:
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- October
26, 2004, Enforcement Policy revision
(Revision related to adjustment of civil monetary penalties based on inflation,
effective November 26, 2004.)
- August
13, 2004, Enforcement Policy revision
(Interim Enforcement Regarding the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution.)
- June
16, 2004, Enforcement Policy revision
(Interim Enforcement Discretion Policy for Certain Fire Protection Issues.)
- February
18, 2004, Enforcement Policy revision
(Correction of previous Policy revision to include the deadline for submitting
comments and correcting the methods for submitting comments.)
- January
5, 2004, Enforcement Policy revision
(Revision related to action against non-licensees for violations involving
packaging and transportation.)
- October
31, 2002, Enforcement Policy revision
(Interim Enforcement Discretion Policy for Certain Fitness-for-Duty
Issues that became effective December 30, 2002.)
- June
3, 2002, Enforcement Policy revision
(Correction of previous Policy revision to indicate correct effective
date as October 24, 2002.)
- April
24, 2002, Enforcement Policy revision
(Revision of Violation Examples Involving Medical Use of Byproduct
Material that became effective on October 24, 2002.)
- December
18, 2000, Enforcement Policy revision
(Revision related to base civil penalties for loss, abandonment, or
improper transfer or disposal of sources that became effective on
February 16, 2001.)
- October
4, 2000, Enforcement Policy revision
(Revision related to adjustment of civil monetary penalties based
on inflation.)
- May 1,
2000, Enforcement Policy revision
For previous revisions of the Enforcement Policy, see History
of Enforcement Policy.
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