ML20128E956
| ML20128E956 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/11/1992 |
| From: | Curtiss J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
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| NUDOCS 9302110177 | |
| Download: ML20128E956 (2) | |
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SAMUEL J. CHILK, SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION FR0t4:
C0t44ISSIONER CURTISS
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SECY-92-337 - RESPONSE TO REC 0l44ENDATIONS OF THE MATERIALS REGULATORY REVIEW TASK FORCE x
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-Commissioner Curtiss' comments'on SECY-92-337 IEgenerally agree with.the remarks of Chairman Selin.. In
-particular, I,
too,-am-concerned with the emphasis-being placed 1
on: conducting team assessments, priot to.our having a clearly-defined regulatory basis'for the assessments-that the staff proposes to undertake.
In_the three most recent--Operational Safety Assessments (OSAs), for example, the OSAs note:-
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those areas identified in thc report summary as ' program weaknesses,' we recognize that explicit regulatory requirements pertaining to each item may Lat currently exist."
The reports then go on to ask the licensee to identify the steps that the-licenace intends to take to address the weaknesses and to submit 1
a schedule for completing the licensee's corrective actions.
I-am uncomfortable-with such an approach.
To address this situation, I would recommend.that earlier and more aggressive attention be devoted to developing'the regulatory basin for the agency's activities in this area than what-is proposed in SECY-92-337.
In the interim, and in lieu of the team assessments that the staff is proposing to undertake, I believe we should place greater emphasis on conducting licensee workshops on a more frequent basis and with a-narrower focus on specific topics.
To take one example, we need to develop a clearer-understanding as to what an integrated safety analysis should-i include.
once the staff has formulated some initial _ guidance on this subject, this might be an appropriate topic for discussion at a workshop dedicated to the topic of integrated safety analyses.
Finally, I would recommend that the staff brief the commission on the status of its activities in this area on an annual basis,_
beginning with a Commission briefing in the March timeframe, as1 suggested'by the staff.
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