ML071870274
| ML071870274 | |
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| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 06/07/2007 |
| From: | O'Claire C State of OH, Dept of Public Safety |
| To: | Lickus R Division of Nuclear Materials Safety III |
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| Download: ML071870274 (3) | |
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Ted Strickland, Governor Henry Guzmhn, Director Nancy J. Dragani Administration Bureau of Motor Vehicles Executive Director Emergency Management Agency EDUCATION. SERVICE. PROTECTION Emergency Medical Services Division Emergency Management Agency Office of Criminal Justice Services 2855 West Dublin-Granville Road Ohio Homeland Securlty Columbus, Ohio 43235-2206 Ohio State Highway Patrol www.ema.ohio.gov OHIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAFETY Ohio Investigative Unit (614) 889-7150 June 7,2007 Mr. Roland Lickus State and Government Affairs for Region Ill Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrensville Road Lisle, Illinois 60605-4351
Dear Mr. Lickus:
This letter requests permission to observe the NRC baseline inspection at Perry Nuclear Power Plant concerning Radioactive Materials Processing and Transportation, scheduled for the week of July 16-20, 2007. Shannon Dettmer, of the Ohio Department of Health, has been selected by the Utility Radiological Safety Board to be the designated observer. Ms. Dettmer has not obtained unescorted access authorization; therefore, a plant escort will be necessary. Coordination will be conducted with Mr.
Marty Phalen, lead Regional NRC inspector. Enclosed is a copy of Ms. Dettmers signed NRC/State Protocol Statement.
Sincerely, C p+*
OLOCLAIRE State Liaison Officer Enclosure COC/ege RECEIVEU 3UL 0 6 2007 Mission Statement to save lives. reduce injunes and economic loss. to administer Ohios motor vehicle laws and to preserve the safely and well being of a// citizens wrth the most cost-effective and service-onenfed methods available
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- 614 466 8381 Protocol Agreement for State Observation of NRC Inspections NRC Protocol:
The Regional State Liaison Officer (RSLO) will normally be thc lead individual responsible for tracking requests for State observation, asswing msistency regarding these requests, and for advising the Regional Administrator on the dispositions of thesc requests. The appropriate technical reprcsmtative or Division Director will communicate with the State on specific issues concerning the inspections(s).
Requests for observations of Headquarter-bascd inspections will also be coordinated through the RSLO.
Hcadquarcers-based inspections should be referred through the RSLO to a technical representative designated by the Rcgjon.
NRC will process Wriltem request3 to the Regional Administrator through the Statc Liaison Oficcr (SLO).
Requests should identify thc type of inspection activity and facility the State wishes to observc.
Limits on scope and duration of the obscrvation pviod may be imposed if, in the view of the Regional Administmtor, thcy compromise thc efficiency or effectiveness of the inspection. Regions should use their discretion as to which, if any, inspections will be excluded from observations.
State will be informed they must not release information concerning thc time and purpose of unannounced inspections.
The Rcgion will make it clear to the licenscc that the State views are not necessarily cndorsed by NRC. Thc Region will also make it clear that only NRC has regulatory authority for inspection findings and enforcement actions regarding radiological health and safety.
State Protocol:
0 A Sate will make advance arrangements with the licensee for site access training and badging (subject to fitness for duty requiremcnts), prior to the actual inspection.
Normally, no more than one individual will be allowed to observe 8n NRC inspection.
The State will be responsible for determining the technical and professional competence of its representativcs wbo accompany NRC inspectors.
An observer's communication with the licensee will be through the appropriate NRC team member, usually the senior resident inspector or the team leader.
When informed of an unannounced inspection, a State must not release information conchning its timc and putpose.
An observcr will remain in the company of NRC personnel throughout the come of the inspection.
State observation may be terminated by the NRC if the obscnm's conduct interferes with a fair and orderly inspection.
An observer will not be provided with proprietary or safeguards information. Observcn will not rcmovc any material from the site without NRC or licensee approval 0
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-T The S.tate observer. in accompanying the NRC inspectors, docs so at his or her own risk. NRC will not be responsible for injuries or exposures to harmful substanccs which may occur to thc accompanying individual durine the inspection and will assume no liability for any incidents associated with the accompaniment.
The State observer will be expected to adhcre to the same conduct as NRC inspectors during an inspection accompanimenr.
If the State observer notices any apparent non-conformance with safety or regulatory requirements during. the inspections, hdshe will make those observations promptly known to the NRC team leadcr or lead inspector.
Likewisc, when overall conclusions or views of thc Sate obscrver are substantially different from those of the NRC inspectors, the Starc will advise the team leader or lead inspector and forward those views, in writing. to tho NRC Region. This will allow NRC to take any nccessary regulatory actions.
Under no circumstances should State communications regarding these inspections bc released to the public or the licensec before they are rcviewed by the NRC and the inspection rcport is issued. State communications may be made publicly available. similar to NRC inspection reports, after they have becn transmittrd to and reviewcd by NRC.
0 rn rn Adjacent State Protocol:
rn An adjacent State is a State within the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) (within approximately a 1 O-mik radius) of an NRC-licensed facility located in another State. A host State is a State in which an NRC-licensed facility is located. An adjacent State may request permission to observe NRC inspections at an NRC-licensed facility in a host State.
Thc adjacent State SLO must communicate hisher rcquest for observation to the Regional Administrator for the region in which the facility is located.
The adjacent State SLO must also communicate hidher request to the host State SLO so that each State is aware of the other's intcntions.
If a host State and an adjacent State request observation of the same inspection, the Regional Administrator will make thc final dctennination on the number of State observers who may attend the inspection. If therc is a need to limit the numbas of observcrs. the Regional Administrator will routinely give preference to the host State observers.
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- Adjacent State observers will abide by the samc protocol in all aspects of the inspection as host States under this agreement.
Signature o f State Observer Date