February 26, 2025
The NRC’s Office of Investigations (OI) recently published its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024, summarizing its activities from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. According to the annual report, OI opened 82 new cases in FY 2024, the same number it opened in FY 2023. But OI increased its number of case closures in FY 2024 and closed 82 cases compared to 72 closures in FY 2023, a 14% increase. In total, OI conducted 129 investigations in FY 2024. Below, we analyze how OI investigations compare to the previous fiscal year and significant OI investigations highlighted in the Annual Report.
By the Numbers
OI’s total case inventory in FY 2024 increased 8%—from 119 in FY 2023 to 129 in FY 2024. This inventory comprises 92 OI investigations, 40 of which were carried over from FY 2023, and 37 assists to staff, seven of which were carried over from FY 2023. While OI’s total case inventory continues to rise from a COVID-19 pandemic-era low of 84 in FY 2022, it has not yet fully returned to pre-pandemic levels.
OI opened 82 cases in FY 2024. A breakdown of these cases and trends from the prior fiscal year follows:
The 82 opened cases also break down along the following program categories:
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