ML20044A476
| ML20044A476 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/22/1990 |
| From: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| NUDOCS 9006290103 | |
| Download: ML20044A476 (2) | |
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,i MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING l
BETWEEN U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 1
Purpose The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to provide the basis icr the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (hereafter referred to as the Board) to obtain assistance from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission {NRC)
(other than assistance from the ACRS) or, aatters pertaining to the Board s responsibilities as well as administrative support for the Board's activities.
Authority and'Backaround The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1989, Public Law 100-456, added Chapter 21 to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and established the Board to review and evaluate Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.
Section 1441 of the Act authorizes the Board to obtain advice of the staff of the NRC and the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards on matters pertaining
-l to the Board's responsibilities, with the consent of and under appropriate support arrangements with the NRC.
In addition, the NRC will, consistent with the NRC's mission, provide the Board with requested administrative support.
These technical and administrative-support services will also be provided under the authority of the Economy Act of 1932, as amended.
y Execution-Technical and administrative support services will be provided as agreed upon to the Board to meet the requirements of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1989.
Each organization will designate a liaison officer who will direct and monitor all interactions between the two organizations.
The NRC liaison is James L. Blaha, Assistant for Operations, Office of the Executive j
Director for Operations. The Board liaison is Kenneth M. Pusateri, General Manager.
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All requests for NRC assistance will be directed to the NRC liaisor officer.
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Requests for support of an on-going nature to be provided by NRC (e.g.,
contractual support) will be covered by an appendix to this MOU whice must be approved by the Commission.
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Request for support of an ad hoc or one-time nature will be handled as follows.
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Informational requests or briefings requiring four staff hours or less may be made orally to the NRC liaison officer. When such support exceeds a total of 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> in any one month, additional requests for support must-be submitted in writing, l
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Requests for assistance which are likely to require more than four hours, but less than 100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> will be submitted in writing and must be approved by the Executive Director for Operations (ED0).
l Requests for assistance which are likely to exceed 100 c.-
hours must be submitted in writing and approved by the Chairman, NRC.
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The NRC will evaluate all requests to determine the amount of time needed to fulfill each request and so advise the Board.
The NRC will i
make every attempt to fulfill each request within the Board's requested timeframe.
Amendments and Accendices The NRC and the Board, by mutual agreement, may amend this document or enter into any supplementary agreement as they deem appropriate, t
Limitations The provisions of this document shall go into effect when signed by both the NRC and the Board, and shall remain in effect unless amended by mutual agreement or terminated by either party by providing 90 days written notice to the other party.
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