United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-10-19 monographic deposited born digital 35 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-54 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-54 P0b002ee1803765b8 f:d0154 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-54 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-54 GAO-01-54 Human resources training Training utilization Cost effectiveness analysis Comparative analysis Federal facility relocation Rockville (MD) Chattanooga (TN) Letter Report The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has decided to move its technical training center from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to near its headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The facility relocation is meant to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the agency's operations. The center provides diverse training curricula on such topics as nuclear power plant technology augmented by training on simulators, risk assessment, radiation protection, and regulatory skills. NRC used a reasonable methodology to determine the costs of relocating its facility. It considered costs related to staff salaries, travel costs for center participants, and lease payments. However, NRC used several assumptions that, if changed, would affect the move's cost. For example, a change in the number of staff who would relocate would have an impact on costs. NRC stated that the objective of the move was not to minimize the cost of operating the center but rather to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the agency's operations. It believes that the move would result in numerous benefits, including increased access to training facilities by its headquarters staff and frequent use of simulators in investigations. NRC has a number of issues that it must resolve to ensure the long-term efficacy of its training program, such as planning to replace training instructors who will be retiring in a few years. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-54/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-54.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-54/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-54.pdf GAO-01-54 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-54 Letter Report GAO-01-54; Facility Relocation: NRC Based Its Decision to Move Its; Human resources training Training utilization Cost effectiveness analysis Comparative analysis Federal facility relocation Rockville (MD) Chattanooga (TN)