ML12296A121
| ML12296A121 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 10/16/2012 |
| From: | Bear M State of OH, Dept of Public Safety |
| To: | Allan Barker NRC/RGN-III |
| References | |
| Download: ML12296A121 (3) | |
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John R. Kasich, Governor Thomas P. Charles, Director Nancy J. Dragani
- Administration Executive Director Bureau of Motor Vehicles
- Emergency Management Agency Emergency Management Agency Emergency Medical Services 2855 West Dublin-Granville Road
- Office of Criminal Justice Services Columbus, Ohio 43235-2206
- Ohio Homeland Security (614) 889-7150
- Ohio Investigative Unit
- Ohio Slate Highway Patrol www.ema.ohio.gov October 16,2012 Mr. Allan Barker State and Government Affairs for Region III Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2443 Warrensville Road Lisle, Illinois 60605-4351
Dear Mr. Barker:
This letter requests permission to observe the Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Control and Performance Indicators inspection at Perry Nuclear Power Plant scheduled for the week ofOctober 22,2012. Mr. Eric Denison ofthe Ohio Department ofHealth has been selected by the Utility Radiological Safety Board to be the designated observer. Coordination will be made with the NRC Inspector, Martin Phalen. Mr. Denison has obtained unescorted access authorization; therefore, a plant escort will not be necessary.
Enclosed is a copy ofMr. Denison's signed NRC/State Protocol Statement.
Sincerely, State Liaison Officer MB/tmo Enclosure Mission Statement "to save lives, reduce injuries and economic loss, to administer Ohio's motor vehicle laws and to preserve the safety and well being of all citizens with the most cost-effective and service-oriented methods available. "
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Protocol Agreement for State Observation ofNRC Inspections NRC Protocol:
The Regional State Liaison Officer (RSLO) will normally be the lead individual responsible for tracking reques~ for State observation. assuring consistency regarding these requests, and for advising the Regional Admini:;trator on the dispositions ofthese requests. The appropriate technical representative or Division Director will comrmmicate with the State on specific issues concerning the inspections(s).
Requests for observations ofHeadquarter-based inspections will also be coordinated through the RSLO.
Headquarters-based inspections should be referred through the RSLO to a technical representative designated by the Region.
NRC wdl process written requests to the Regional Administrator through the State Liaison Officer (SLO).
Requests should identify the type of inspection activity and facility the State wishes to observe.
Limits on scope and duration ofthe observation period may be imposed if, in the view ofthe Regional Administrator, they compromise the efficiency or effectiveness ofthe inspection. Regions should use their discretion as to which, ifany, inspections will be excluded from observations.
State WJll be informed they must not release information concerning the time and purpose ofunannounced inspections.
The Region will make it clear to the licensee that the State views are not necessarily endorsed by NRC. The 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:
A State will make advance arrangements with the licensee for site access training and badging (subject to fitness lor duty requirements), prior to the actual inspection.
Normally, no more than one individual will be allowed to observe an NRC inspection.
The State will be responsible for determining the technical and professional competence ofits representatives who ac(:ompany NRC inspectors.
An obSt:rver's communication with the licensee will be through the appropriate NRC team member, usually the senior r*!sident inspector or the team leader.
When informed ofan unannounced inspection, a State must not release information concerning its time and purpose.
An obst:rver will remain in the company ofNRC personnel throughout the course ofthe inspection.
State observation may be terminated by the NRC if the observer's conduct interferes with a fair and orderly inspection.
An obSt~rver will not be provided with proprietary or safeguards information. Observers will not remove any material from the site without NRC or licensee approval.
2 The Stat! observer, in accompanying the NRC inspectors, does so at his or her own risk. NRC will not be responsible for injuries or exposures to barmful substances which may occur to the accompanying individual during the inspection and will assume no liability for any incidents associated with the accompan:iment.
The State observer will be expected to adhere to the same conduct as NRC inspectors during an inspection accompaniment.
- Ifthe State observer notices any apparent non-confonnance with safety or regulatory requirements during the inspections, he/she will make those observations promptly known to the NRC team leader or lead inspector.
Likewise. when overall conclusions or views ofthe State observer are substantially different from those of the NRC inspectors, the State will advise the team leader or lead inspector and forward those views, in writing, to the NRC Region. This will allow NRC to take any necessary regulatory actions.
Under DO circumstances should State communications regarding these inspections be released to the public Of the licensee before they are reviewed by the NRC and the inspection report is issued. State communications may be made publicly available, similar to NRC inspection reports, after they have been transmitted to and reviewed by NRC.
Adjacent State Protocol:
An adjacent State is a State within the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) (within approximately a to-mile radius) ofan 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 inspecti<.ns at an NRC-licensed facility in a host State.
The adjacent State SLO must communicate hislher request for observation to the Regional Administrator for the region in which the facility is located.
The adjacent State SLO must also communicate hislher request to the host State SLO so that each State is aware ofthe otller's intentions.
Ifa host State and an adjacent State request observation ofthe same inspection, the Regional Administrator will make tht~ fmal determination on the number ofState observers who may attend the inspection. If there is a need to limit the numbers ofobservers, the Regional Administrator will routinely give preference to the host State obscrveJs.
- Adjac(:nt State observers will abide by the same protocol in all aspects ofthe inspection as host States under this agreement.
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