ML18311A015
| ML18311A015 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 11/07/2018 |
| From: | John Miller Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I |
| To: | Shults D State of TN, Dept of Environment & Conservation |
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| Download: ML18311A015 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 November 7, 2018 Debra G. Shults, Director Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Radiological health William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 15th Floor Nashville, TN 37243
Dear Ms. Shults:
In order to help the Agreement States and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) remain knowledgeable of each others program, the NRC conducts one-day periodic meetings with Agreement States between IMPEP reviews. This letter confirms that, through previous coordination, the meeting has been scheduled for November 27, 2018, and will be held in your offices. The meeting will be conducted in accordance with Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Procedure SA-116, Periodic Meetings Between IMPEP Reviews.
The likely topics for discussion at this meeting are listed in the enclosed agenda. If there are any additional specific topics you would like to cover, or if you would like to focus on a specific area, please let me know. If you have any questions, please contact me at (610) 337-5089 or via e-mail at john.miller@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John J. Miller Regional State Agreements Officer Division of Nuclear Materials Safety U.S. NRC Region I
Enclosure:
Agenda for November 27, 2018 Periodic Meeting with Tennessee
SCHEDULING LETTER FOR TENNESSEE PERIODIC MEETING ON NOVEMBER 27, 2018, DATED November 7, 2018 Distribution:
D. White, NMSS D. Collins, NMSS K. Williams, NMSS P. Michalak, NMSS R. Johnson, NMSS L. Roldan-Otero, NMSS K. Meyer, NMSS J. Trapp, RI DNMS J. Nick, RI DNMS J. Miller, RI DNMS M. Ford, RI DNMS SUNSI Review Complete: JJM (Reviewers Initials)
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Agenda for Periodic Meeting with Tennessee November 27, 2018; 8:00 am Topic areas for discussion during the meeting may include:
- 1. Program reorganizations:
Discuss any changes in program organization, including program/staff relocations and new appointments.
- 2. Changes in program budget/funding.
- 3. Feedback on the NRCs program as identified by the State, including identification of any action that should be considered by the NRC.
- 4. Status of the States program, including:
- a. Technical Staffing and Training (2016 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Number of staff in the program and status of their training and qualifications; ii) Program vacancies; iii) Staff turnover; and, iv) Adequacy of FTEs for the materials program.
- b. Status of the Materials Inspection Program (2016 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Number of inspection performed overdue since the last IMPEP review; ii) Number of inspection currently overdue; iii) Number of initial inspections completed on time and overdue since the last IMPEP; and, iv) Reciprocity inspections since the last IMPEP.
- c. Technical Quality of Inspections (2016 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- d. Technical Quality of Licensing (2016 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
Recommendation 1: The review team recommended that the Tennessee Agreement State Program (1) review all waste processor licenses to ensure standard license conditions are appropriately applied and consistently used; and (2) continue to develop and finalize the 1
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licensing guidance for the unique activities associated with waste processors.
- e. Technical Quality of Incidents and Allegations (2016 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Status of allegations and concerns referred by the NRC for action; ii) Significant events and generic implications; and, iii) Event reporting, including follow-up and closure information in NMED
- f. Compatibility Requirements (2016 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Regulations
- a. Discuss status of States regulations and actions to keep regulations up to date, including the use of legally binding requirements.
ii) Legislative changes
- g. Sealed Source and Device (SS&D) Evaluation Program (2016 IMPEP:
Satisfactory)
- h. Low-Level radioactive Waste Disposal program (2016 IMPEP:
Satisfactory)
- 5. Information exchange and discussion:
- a. Current State initiatives;
- b. Emerging technologies;
- c. Large, complicated, or unusual authorizations for use of radioactive materials;
- d. States mechanisms to evaluate performance; and,
- e. NRC current initiatives.
- 6. Additional Topics
- 7. Next Periodic Meeting 2