Question 141: 10 CFR 20.2110 requires adequate safeguards
against tampering with and loss of records. For data
stored in electronic systems, what safeguards are
acceptable?
Answer: The NRC does not have, and has no plans to
develop, prescriptive requirements or guidance on
safeguards for electronic systems to prevent tampering with
or loss of records. However, the Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI) has published a report, "Guidelines for
Quality Records in Electronic Media for Nuclear Facilities
(NCIG-10)," Report No. EPRI NP-6295 (May 1989) that may be
helpful in meeting this requirement in 10 CFR 20.2110. The
NRC staff has taken no position in regard to this EPRI
document. The abstract of this report includes the
statement that the guidelines in the report "provide a
consistent approach to the electronic creation, storage,
retrieval, control and approval of quality records, a
subject heretofore not addressed by industry standards and
regulations." (Reference: 10 CFR 20.2110)