ML20010C817
| ML20010C817 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 07/28/1981 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| References | |
| REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 8108210044 | |
| Download: ML20010C817 (5) | |
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BUDGET \\SESSI '(
05 P.M.
AY, JULY 21,1981, COMMISSIOUERS' CONFE OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTEN The Commission was briefed by the Controller on the Dudge' requests of Commission Staff Offices. The Controller noted that the FY 1983 financial requirements for the Comission Staff Offices exceeded that of FY 1982 by
$400,000, consisting of approximately $120,000 for inflation, $100,000 for licensing board logistic support and $120,000 for transcripts and court reporters.
He suggested that the Comission devote its attention primarily to'the increased personnel requests (32).
(See Attachment I to the July 2, 1981, memorandum from L. Barry to N. Palladino titled, "FY 1983-FY 1984 Budget Requests from Comission Offices and Controller Coments.")
The staff office directors comented as follows:
0IA James Cumings asked for restoration of four positions in the audit function which were initially approved for FY 1982 but subsequently cut in response to OMB-imposed personnel constraints.
ACRS Raymond Fraley requested seven positions in excess of the FY 1982 current estimate.
He added that the personnel f.otal of 39 on the Controller's Chart (Attachment I, see above) did not include 15 positions for ACRS fellows, nine of which are presently filled.
He also reiterated the ACRS request for
$475,000 in travel funds.
9CM The $75,000 in program support funds are required for the IAEA designee.
This money will be shifted from OCM to IP in FY 1983. Mr. Barry added that other consultant support money is reflected in the Secretariat budget through FY 1982.
In FY 1983, $100,000 are included in the OCM budget for consultant support.
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July 28,1981 SECY Samuel Chilk asked for the reestablishment Lf a " floating secretary" position.
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Dennis Rathbun commented that he believed the present staff level was adequate l
to handle workload increases due to Apper. dix B reviews and to cover the waste confidence proceeding and safety goal issues and asked that an increase of
$15,000 be allowed for consultant services.
1 OGC Leonard Bickwit requested ten additional staff members, citing an inadequate i
staff level at present.
Timely response to Commissioners' requests, Appendix E reeiews, an expanded monitoring program and increased litigation were stated as justification for the expansion.
OPA Joseph Fouchard asked for an increase in staff from the present level of 16 to 21. Two of the additional staff members would fill regional public affairs positions previously approved but eliminated in the reallocation of spaces for licensing support. The other three staff members would implement the year-old consumer affairs program.
The other staff offices were not discussed in detail.
The Commission continued its general discussion of the program office budgets and associated issues as follows:
NRR I.
The Chairman asked NRR to submit data concerning failure rates on NRC re' ctor operator exams and on licensees' operator re citing the unusually high failure rate (43 percent) qualification exams a
recently experienced at Diablo Canyon.
(NRR) (SECY Suspense: 8/7/81)
II.
Licensing Recovery Plan A.
Implementation of the Recovery Plan required reallocation of resources within NRR, eliminating from the NRR FY 1982 revised budget : equest:
1.
Manpower and funding allocated to non-USI generic issues Items A-D (See NRR-GITS report, June 30,1981).
Resources deferred from generic issues will be applied to increased casework, with the intent to resume generic issue work in FY 1983.
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Category 2 and 3 TMI Action Iltn items.
3.
Admir.istration of 100 percent of oral / written requalification examinations.
B.
Elimination of the excess backlog of operating license actions has been delayed two years.-
C.
The FY 1982 budget still includes funding for USIs I'sted in the schedule sent to Congress.
D.
Mr. Denton described a long-range plan to adopt a program of auditing the operator training program.
lE, I.
Mr. Stello stcted that the Resident Inspector Program is presently in a satisfactory state, based on the current policy of at least one inspector at each single-unit site, two inspectors at 50 percent of the single-unit sites, and two inspectors at all multiple-unit sites.
IE would like four inspectors assigned to Indian Point.
II.
Licensing Recovery Plan A.
Implementation of the Recovery Plan is expected to cost IE several additional man-years of inspection work, but increased involvement on the part of the inspectors will benefit the overall safety program.
B.
IE is responsible for tota' staffing of the NRC Incident Response Center and presently does so by tt.gorarily assigning staff members to three-to six-month periods at the Center.
Eventually five to six permanent employees wil? be required for this purpose.
III. The fact that some reviews and inspection programs are conducted by offices other than IE and groups outside NRC was discussed.
A.
Fire Protection l
Mr. Stello stated that fire protection reviews are conducted by industry, insurance companies and ASME, as well as by NRR and NMSS fire protection teams.
Typically, NMSS conducts a survey to determine needed regulations against which IF. inspects nuclear plants and fuel cycle facilities.
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July 28,1981 Appendix R compliance reviews will be too sporadic to warrant the I, ire of additional permanent fire protection engineers.
Mr. Stello suggested contracting several technical assistance personnel for the two regional fire protection inspectors.
B.
Utility fianagement Performance IE conducts reviews of licensee management capability with its Performance Appraisal Team (PAT).
IE expressed satisfaction with the accomplishments of PAT, and included in the FY 1983 budget staffing for two additional PAT teams.
Mr. Stello noted that INP0 presently conducts similar licensee reviews and discussed deferment of this responsibility from IE to INPO, while retaining the authority to audit INP0. He indicated that a one-to two-year period would be necessary to determine the adequacy of INP0's program.
He also stated that an annual report of utility performance ratings (nation-wide) will be published in the near future.
(Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance)
C.
Environmental Quality Assessments IE is also considering allowing IEEE and other third parties to conduct environmental quality reviews, and adopting an auditing posture.
IV.
Mr. Stello proposes to deal with the increased workload starting June 1982 due to licensee response to eevipment qualifications, fire protection and environmental qualification by u ntracting with laboratories and universities to conduct inspections.
Three million dollars are included in the FY 1983 budget for this purpose.
The following issues were also addressed by the Commission:
I 1.
Correlation Between the Budget and Planned Accomplishments Budget preparation, reallocation, planned accomplishments and tracking systems were discussed.
Particular interest was e gressed in the approval of detail at each level of budget formulation review; the Commissioners' involvement in reprograming, the procedures for relating resources to planned accomplishments, an1 the system for reporting shortfalls to the Comission.
II.
CRBR CP Review and Related Breeder Reactor Research A.
If the NRC is required to undertake CRB0 CP review and related breeder research within the existing budget ceiling for FY 1982, EDO proposes to:
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reallocate funds r-imarily from the research program; and 2.
provide personnel through:
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internal reallocation of staff; or b.
contracting new personnel for licensing and moving experienced NRR licensing personnel to CRBR const.uction permit reivew.
B.
ED0 proposes to treat the breeder reactor issue as a set-aside in the FY 1983 budget and to meet with OMB and DOE to establish a coordinated program to determine the level of resources needed.
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