ML19163A043
| ML19163A043 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/11/2019 |
| From: | Lynn M Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I |
| To: | Cox W State of NC, Div of Health Service Regulation |
| Ford M | |
| References | |
| Download: ML19163A043 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 June 11, 2019 W. Lee Cox, Chief Radiation Protection Section Division of Health Service Regulation Department of Health and Human Services 1645 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1645
Dear Mr. Cox:
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 September 23, 2019, and will be held in your offices. The meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Procedure SA-116, Periodic Meetings Between IMPEP Reviews. The NRC will be represented by Joseph Nick, Deputy Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I and me.
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) 337-5214 or via e-mail at Monica.Ford@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Monica Lynn Ford Regional State Agreements Officer Division of Nuclear Materials Safety U.S. NRC Region I
Enclosure:
Agenda for September 23, 2019 Periodic Meeting with North Carolina cc w/enclosure:
David Crowley, Manager Radioactive Materials Branch
June 11, 2019 W. Lee Cox, Chief Radiation Protection Section Division of Health Service Regulation Department of Health and Human Services 1645 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1645
Dear Mr. Cox:
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 September 23, 2019, and will be held in your offices. The meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Procedure SA-116, Periodic Meetings Between IMPEP Reviews. The NRC will be represented by Joseph Nick, Deputy Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I and me.
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) 337-5214 or via e-mail at Monica.Ford@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Monica Lynn Ford Regional State Agreements Officer Division of Nuclear Materials Safety U.S. NRC Region I
Enclosure:
Agenda for September 23, 2019 Periodic Meeting with North Carolina cc w/enclosure:
David Crowley, Manager Radioactive Materials Branch Distribution:
R. Johnson, NMSS A. Koch, NMSS P. Michalak, NMSS J. Nick, RI DNMS M. Ford, RI DNMS J. Miller, RI DNMS J. Trapp, RI DNMS L. Roldan-Otero, NMSS K. Williams, NMSS D. Piccirillo, RIII SUNSI Review Complete: MF (Reviewers Initials)
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Draft Agenda for Periodic Meeting with North Carolina 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) 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 iv) Percentage of reciprocity inspections completed per calendar year since the last IMPEP
- c. Technical Quality of Inspections (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- d. Technical Quality of Licensing Actions (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- e. Technical Quality of Incident and Allegation Activities (2018 IMPEP:
Satisfactory) i) Status of allegations and concerns referred by the NRC for action; ii) Significant events and generic implications.
iii) Event reporting, including follow-up and closure information in NMED
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- f. Compatibility Requirements (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Regulations: Discuss status of States regulations and actions to keep regulations up to date, including the use of legally binding requirements.
ii) Legislative changes
- g. SS&D Evaluation Program (2018 IMPEP: Satisfactory but needs improvement)
Recommendation: North Carolina should take action to: 1) improve the thoroughness, completeness, accuracy, and consistency of SS&D reviews and ensure that the reviews address health and safety concerns and product integrity; 2) improve the concurrence review process to ensure that the concurrence reviewers fully assess SS&D evaluations; and 3) ensure that each SS&D evaluation is properly documented, including all licensee correspondence, deficiency letters and responses, and memos to file.
- 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/ IMPEP review