ML19123A137
| ML19123A137 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/03/2019 |
| From: | John Miller Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I |
| To: | Anita Gray, Rice T State of NY, Dept of Environmental Conservation |
| Miller J | |
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| Download: ML19123A137 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 May 3, 2019 Timothy Rice, Chief Radiological Sites Section Remedial Bureau A Division of Environmental Remediation State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway, 11th Floor Albany, NY 12233-7255 Ann Marie Gray, Chief Radiation Control Permit Section Remedial Bureau A Division of Environmental Remediation State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway, 12th Floor Albany, NY 12233-7255
Dear Mr. Rice and Ms. Gray:
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 June 5, 2019, 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 June 5, 2019 Periodic Meeting with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
2 SCHEDULING LETTER FOR NEW YORKS STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PERIODIC MEETING ON JUNE 5, 2019 DATED May 3, 2019 Distribution:
D. White, NMSS A. Kock, 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 New York Department of Health June 5, 2019; 1:30 pm 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 (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory, But Needs Improvement) 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 (2018 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 (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- d. Technical Quality of Licensing (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory
- e. Technical Quality of Incidents and Allegations (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Status of allegations and concerns referred by the NRC for action; 1
Enclosure
ii) Significant events and generic implications; and, iii) Event reporting, including follow-up and closure information in NMED
- f. Compatibility Requirements (2018 IMPEP: Unsatisfactory) 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 Recommendation 1: The Program make appropriate regulatory changes to resolve NRC-generated comments as noted in regulation review letters, and adopt NRC regulations in accordance with the current NRC policy on adequacy and compatibility
- g. Sealed Source and Device (SS&D) Evaluation Program (2018 IMPEP:
Satisfactory)
- h. Low-Level radioactive Waste Disposal program (2018 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