ML20056C046
| ML20056C046 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/12/1992 |
| From: | Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Cunningham R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 9205190206 | |
| Download: ML20056C046 (3) | |
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REGION V 1450 MARIA LANE 8
WALNUT CREEK, CAUFORNIA 94596-5368 MAY 12 W/192_
MEMORANDUM FOR: Richard E. Cunningham, Director Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS FROM:
Ross A. Scarano, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards
SUBJECT:
DRAFT NATIONAL PROGRAM REVIEW REPORT REGION V Region V has reviewed the draft program review and we are in agreement with its content. We suggest some minor word changes on pages 4 and 7.
A revised page 7 and marked-up page 4 are attached for your consideration.
Thank you for the opportunity to review the draft report.
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=Y Ross A. Scarano, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards
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As Stated cc w/ Attach: J. Greeves, NMSS a
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INSPECT!0NS 4
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Materials Inspections In FY91, Region V achieved their Operating Plan inspection goal by com 133 materials safety inspections.
This figure includes a large percentage of inspections of the Department of Agriculture, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy permittees, which are licensed by other regions.
Region had completed 38 inspections.
Through February 1992, the The annual goal is 133, so the Region was slightly behind.
However, they had only two inspections overdue as of The review team suggested that the inspections be closely
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monitored to assure that the budgeted goals were achieved.
The Region is encouraging safety-oriented, performance-based inspections tha emphasize the licensees' implementation of safety programs rather than paperwork.
The team comended the Region for its use of prelicensing renewal inspections to provide timely input on renewals.
In general, the comunication between the licensing and inspection staff was excellent.
The Region maintains excellent timeliness on inspection documentation follow-up on open items, and issuance of Notices of Violation.
The Region has rwade a concerted effort to perform more field inspections In FY91, approximately 10% of all inspections were conducted at remote locations and observed licensed activities under real world conditions.
The Region has made significant findings as a result of this effort, b.
Safeguards Inspections The Region completed their scheduled FY91 safeguards inspection program.
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inspection reports were detailed and technically sound.
RV was requested to conduct two long route surveys and one port survey.
These surveys were requ2sted by Headquarters with a short deadline, and the regions responded in a very timely manner with a thorough and detailed report.
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7 RESOURCE U11L12ATION The table shows it,'l-time equivalent (FTE) allocations for FY91 AND FY92 through 2/29/97. The following coments are based on a review of casework and inspectior,s rtatistics, the regional staffing plan, RITS time expenditure reports and the region's responses to the questionnaire.
Region V rescurce expenditures for NMSS program activities have been approxil'ately 2W beluw the budgeted 3' locations in FY91 and in FY92 through 2/?9/42, as a rasult of two vacant Wadiation Specialist positions.
- However, due to planned effort to expenc > cre direct time per FlE tcward the program, plus nvertime, the Region has met all expected goals for FY91.
The Region was able to exceed the materials licensing goal by 111 and successfully meet the inspection goals for fuel facilities and material licenses, in FY92, due to staff shortages, materials inspection accomplishments are below the performance goal. The Region continues to work towards and expects to achieve the annual goal despite the staffing shortfall. Although resources have not been fully expended for the NMSS program during FY92, the expenditure rate for materials licensing activities has been higher than the projected utilization level.
This is attributable to Region V initiatives to improve quality and efficiency of licensing actions by conducting peer reviews and pre-licensing visits at selected large materials licensees. Another initiotive undertaken by the Region was to send a letter to medical licensees to advise them of the equirements of the new Medical Quality Management Rule. This initiative will minimite staff time and effort to assure licensee corrpliance with the QM rule. The Region has ef fectively met the Operating Plan goals for the Safeguards and low-level Waste programs with a reduced level of resources than the budgeted allocations.
In addressing the staffing shortfall, the Region has reassigned.5 FTE from non-NHSS programs to assist in fuel facility inspections, has recently i
recruited a new inspector who will report for duty in early June and has reassigned a third inspector f rom an in-training status for reactor inspection to in-training for materials inspections. These actions will reduce the reliance on overtime and allow more time for indirect activities i
such as refresher training.
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