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4 Factor Consulting, LLC

Capabilities

Deep Part 810 expertise, applied across the regulatory landscape.

4 Factor works across nuclear export controls, regulatory compliance, and project risk, with particular depth in DOE Part 810. Where a matter calls for expertise beyond ours, we bring in experienced specialists rather than stretching.

  • Signature capability

    DOE 10 CFR Part 810

    Deep experience in the regulation that governs assistance to foreign nuclear activities.

    Part 810 is where 4 Factor has the most depth, and it remains our flagship capability. It is rarely the only regulatory question surrounding a sophisticated nuclear project, but it is often the one that shapes the schedule.

    • Applicability analysis
    • General and Specific Authorizations
    • Technical assistance
    • Foreign-national access
    • Reporting
    • Recordkeeping
    • Authorization conditions
    • Technology Control Plans
    • Program development
    • Regulator engagement
    • Compliance remediation
    • Training

  • INTEGRATED CAPABILITY

    Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

    Credible, practical work in the EAR environment where it meets nuclear projects.

    Nuclear work routinely touches dual-use items, software, and technology subject to the EAR. We work in that environment day to day and integrate its requirements into the same business processes that carry Part 810 obligations. Where a matter calls for specialized trade-law judgment, we say so.

    • Export classification
    • Technology and software controls
    • Deemed exports
    • Foreign-national access
    • International technical collaboration
    • Screening
    • Licensing considerations
    • Documentation and procedures
    • Training
    • Compliance-program development
    • Integration into business processes

  • Affiliate expertise

    NRC 10 CFR Part 110

    Specialized nuclear import and export expertise through an experienced former-NRC affiliate.

    When a matter involves NRC Part 110, 4 Factor can bring specialized former-NRC experience into the conversation. Our affiliate previously worked at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and brings substantial experience with Part 110 and NRC international nuclear export regulation.

    • Nuclear equipment and material export analysis
    • Import and export licensing considerations
    • Interaction between Part 110 and Part 810 scope
    • Preparation of NRC submissions and agency responses

    This affiliate is not currently affiliated with the NRC. Their participation implies no NRC endorsement, no privileged access to the agency, and no government representation.

  • Affiliate expertise

    Cybersecurity & Information Protection

    Technical support where information-access restrictions must actually be implemented in systems.

    Export controls increasingly land inside information systems. A control that cannot be configured is not a control. 4 Factor works with an experienced cybersecurity affiliate on engagements where regulatory requirements and technical implementation intersect.

    • Information systems and cloud environments
    • Access permissions and identity and access management
    • Remote work and international users
    • Technical-data repositories
    • Collaboration platforms
    • Data-loss prevention
    • System architecture

Working across regimes

Most projects cross several regimes at once.

A single nuclear project can touch several regulatory disciplines and several internal functions at the same time. We analyze how the regimes overlap, resolve the conflicts into one workable approach, and build controls that satisfy each of them without duplicating effort.
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Expertise beyond our walls

The right expertise for the problem.

Complex projects rarely fit neatly inside one regulatory discipline. 4 Factor maintains relationships with experienced specialists who can be brought into an engagement when their expertise is needed.

  • Nuclear Export Regulation

    Specialized NRC Part 110 expertise, including former NRC experience with international nuclear export regulation.

  • Cybersecurity & Information Protection

    Technical expertise supporting secure implementation of information-access and technology-control requirements.

  • Specialized Regulatory and Counsel Coordination

    Where a matter requires expertise outside our scope, we bring in the appropriate specialist and coordinate their work alongside ours.

If we are not the right people for a particular issue, we will tell you. And whenever possible, we will help point you toward someone who is.

How we show up

Advisor. Translator. Integrator. Coordinator. Implementer.

A good consultant does not begin by forcing the client's problem into the consultant's specialty. We start with the objective, analyze which regulatory requirements govern it, develop the strategy, and stay through implementation.

  • Advisor

    Analyzing regulatory applicability and advising on the strategy it calls for.

  • Translator

    Turning regulatory requirements into operational expectations.

  • Integrator

    Connecting compliance requirements across engineering, HR, IT, procurement, legal, and management.

  • Coordinator

    Bringing in specialists and coordinating with counsel where legal determinations are required.

  • Implementer

    Turning decisions into durable processes, controls, training, documentation, and systems.

Things we are comfortable saying

  • “That is a Part 810 issue.”
  • “That appears more likely to be an EAR question.”
  • “We should involve our Part 110 specialist.”
  • “This needs cybersecurity expertise.”
  • “You should involve counsel.”
  • “We do not think this requires additional work.”
  • “That issue is outside our lane, but we may know who should be involved.”
Discuss Your Project

Start with the project

Bring us the project before you bring us the regulation.

Tell us what you are trying to accomplish, who is involved, what technology or information may be exchanged, and where the work will occur. We analyze applicability, develop an authorization and compliance strategy, and help you implement it.

Tell Us What You're Planning