ML19340E963
| ML19340E963 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/22/1980 |
| From: | Lubenau J NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Funderburg R IDAHO, STATE OF |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8101160400 | |
| Download: ML19340E963 (3) | |
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This is to confirm the coments made to you by Lloyd Bolling at the conclusion of our recent radiation control program review.
Based on the results of our review, the staff believes that the Idaho i
program for control of agreement materials is adequate to protect the public health and safety and is compatible with the NRC's program.
Specific comments and recomendations are enclosed.
I would appreciate your review of our recommendations and receiving your comments on them.
The State's efforts in responding promptly and adequately to an incident involving Pittsburgh Testing Laboratories are cormendable.
I appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to Lloyd Bolling during the review.
Sincerely, A
l Qpel 0. Lubenau Acting Assistant Director for State Agreements Program Office of State Programs
Enclosure:
As stated cc:
L. Stokes M. Michael M. Klein State Public Document Room NRC Public Document Room J. Montgomery, Region IV, SLO l
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C0 CENTS AND RECO CEflDATIONS Off THE IDAHO RADIATION CONTROL PROGRMI I.
Licensing A.
Comment A review of selected license files indicated that in two cases written information was received from licensees following undocumented tele-phone conversations with program staff members.
This is a category II comment (Minor).
Recommendation We recommend that telephcne conversations that are substantive in nature be documented in the license files. This would help to assure that all responses from the licensees are adequate and that all questions are answered.
B.
Comment A review of selected license files indicated in two instances license applications were filed and signed by the radiation safety officer.
This is a category II comment (Minor).
Recommendation We believe that all applications should be signed by a member of corpora *.e management above the level of radiation safety officer. This would affirm corporate managements' commitment to safety.
II. Comoliance A.
Comment A review of selected compliance files indicates that enforcement letters do not routinely require a time frame for the correction of non-com-pliance items.
This is 11 category II comment (Minor).
Recommendation l
We recommend that enforcement letter require the licensee to state when non-ccmpliance items will be corrected.
2 B.
Comment A review of selected compliance files indicates that two priority I licenses were overdue by 16 and 27 months respectively. The number of priority I licenses overdue for inspection decreased from 7 to 3 during the past year.
It was also noted that the total number of the overdue inpections decreased from 19 to 13 during the same period.
This is a cateoory I comment (Major).
Recommendation We believe that every effort should be made to reduce the inspection backlog. We recommend that special emphasis be placed on priority I and II licenses.
C.
Comment A review of selected compliance files indicates that independent reasure-ments are not routinely performed during compliance inspections.
This is a category II comment (Minor).
Recommendation We recommend that independent measurements be obtained during each inspection and that the results be documented in the inspection reports.
D.
Comment A review of selected compliance files indicates that in at least two inspection reports recommendations were made that the ifcensee document receipt and transfer records as well as records of receipt surveys.
This is a category II comment (Minor).
I Recommendatior.
l We believe that recommendations for documentation of receipts, transfers and surveys should have been citations for items of non-compliance.
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