ML20057A516
| ML20057A516 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/01/1993 |
| From: | Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Sniezek J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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wAssincrow, o.c. aceawooi September 1,1993 MEMORANDUM FOR: James H. Sniezek Deputy Executive Director for Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Regional Operations and Research FROM:
Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i
SUBJECT:
REGIONAL STAFFING FLEXIBILITY This memo is to provide NRR views on the proposal to eliminate the Deputy Regional Administrator (RA) position in Region V.
For several reasons, including my own experience as a Regional Administrator for four years, I believe the elimination of the Deputy Regional Administrator position would have a negative impact on the reactor safety program.
If it were important to reduce the SES positions in Region V, I would suggest considering the Deputy Director of DRP rather than Deputy RA position.
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Looking a few years beyond the current circumstances and individuals i
involved, the proposal to eliminate the Deputy RA position would create a Region that would not be a full participant in vital NRC safety activities (DET, IIT, counterpart meetings and task forces).
The draft proposal to cobble together an ad hoc arrangement to handle emergency responses will not, in iy judgment, be viable over time and is an extreme response to a problem that can and should be avoided altogether.
I believe NRC would wind up utilizing more senior management resources over time to compensate for what I believe would become to be seen as a l
l Region somewhat outside the mainstream of NRC activities.
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When I need to communicate with a Region on a safety or policy issue, it I
is very important for me to talk with an RA or Deputy RA to get the broad perspective I'm seeking.
This is not to say that Division Directors are not capable people (on the contrary, they are the future l
leaders of NRC), but they do not have the same broad perspective today l
l that a Deputy RA has. Ask any Division Director who has stepped up to a Deputy RA position.
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We should view a Deputy RA position as a means for developing candidates l
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In summary, I believe the gain in eliminating this one position of Deputy RA would be strongly outweighed by the negative impact over time on NRR's program
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and indeed on NRC's interests.
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Thomas E. Murley, Directo Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 165 i
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