ML19257D769
| ML19257D769 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 09/25/1978 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19257D767 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-80-020, SECY-80-20, NUDOCS 8002060397 | |
| Download: ML19257D769 (2) | |
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY I
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Le:. V. Gossick, Executive EE Director for Operations i
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SUBJECT:
' HEALTH AND SAFETY.(H&S) CONSIDEPJiTIONS f
IN NRC REACTOR EXPORT LICENSING AND NUCLEAR ASSISTANCE E
PROGRAMS (COMMISSIONER ACTION FEM)
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The Commission has reviewed the subject paper and concurs with the staff's recommendations.
The Commissioners, less Commissioner Gilinsky, concurred with the staff's recommendation to implement Alternatives 1, 4
.g and 7, Commissioner Gilinsky only concurred in implementing Alternative 2.
All Commissioners agreed to defer Alternatives 3, 5 and 6.
The Commission directed that the resources for the recommended actions be J.
obtained by a redirection of current funding and staffing, noting that one space for IP had been included ir. the proposed FY 80 budget to Z.
support this work.
The Commission, in noting their support for this -
E program, recuested that the sources of manpower and funds be identified to the Commission in a staff coordinated program paper.
In his concurrence with the staff's reewmendations the Chairman commented 5
on the need for Congressional authorization of funding and manpower allocation to all Alternatives.
However, he agreed to a reallocation of existing and or approved resources.
Both the Chairman and Commissioner E
Kennedy complimented the staff on the paper.
Cornissioner Kennedy's concurrence in the staff's recommendation was made subject to the p
identification of the sources of manpower and financial resources.
F In his concurrence in implementing Alternative 2 Commissioner Gilinsky b
indicated that the resources required seemed excessive.
His non-concurrence with Alternatives 1, 4 and 7 is based upon a serious doubt as. to the cost-effectiveness of these actions.
Commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford indicated that they would like to see the IAEA move toward a form of international certification of national regulatory programs, similar to that presented in Alternative 6.
Commissioner Gilinsky also stated
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that, "As for further bilateral assistance, I believe NRC should be j==-
compensated for this by the recipients." Commissioner Bradford recommended 6
implementation of the recommendation of Alternative 4 and indicated his iEE willingness to defer Alternatives 3 and 5.
However, he stated that EF "this action should not be taken as a vote against them for my part."
- E3 Commissioner Bradford also noted that "CEQ and the State Department are 55 preparing an Executive Order which could have significant impact on the 55.
resources which NRC must devote to export license app" cations._ Although T
t_hese resourcat m uld be devoted toward conductino an environmental
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_ assessment or an anvironmental imoact statement. 'as the case may be u
_thev will still be an additional workload for the staff and tnose resources F
have been programmed into our FY '80 budget.
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. Commissioner Ahearne's comments emphasized the requirement.that any
" actions taken must be supported by reallocation of existing resources.
He further noted, "The criterion (listed on) p. 23 of the June 28th paper are interesting - in that there i3 no criterion explicitly relating to benefit.to U.S. or to U.S. health and safety." -
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~It.is "the Commission's understanding that E00 will provide them with.a Program: Plan by January 1,1979; 'such plan will include an identification-
o'f resource reallocations where they can be reasonablyddenti.fied.
(SECY Suspense: 1/1/79)
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Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Braoford Commissioner Ahearne Acting General Counsel Director, Policy Evaluation Director, Congress bnal Affairs Director, International Programs
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CONTACT:
SJSParry (SECY) 4-1410 1927 206
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