ML20132C903
| ML20132C903 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 02/27/1985 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Heltemes C NRC OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS & EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA (AEOD) |
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| References | |
| FOIA-85-427 NUDOCS 8504080414 | |
| Download: ML20132C903 (1) | |
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% . . . . . ,o FEB 2 71985 MEMORANDUM FOR: C. J. Heltemes, Jr. , Director Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data FROM: J. 8. Martin, Regional Administrator
SUBJECT:
STUDY OF THE NEED FOR AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS Your memorandum of February 15' 1985, subject as above, forwarded the final report by the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for review and Comment.
Our review focused on the findings, conclusions and recomendations of the BNL study together with supporting infomation relating thereto.
We did not dwell upon details of the report in terms of its accuracy.
As indicated by BNL, constraints of time necessitated that infomation gathering be limited principally to interviews with individuals within -
, the NRC, other federal agencies, industry representatives and the public sector. As such, there was little evidence of an independent assessment of the NRC staff.'s investigations of operational events. .
Considering the above approach by BNL, as well as the infomation presented in the report, a clear and substantive basis is not evident for BNL's recommendation that a new office be established within NRC to investigate operational events. Likewise, a basis for the determination that such -
an office would conduct investigations of 8-12 "significant events" per year -
thus an estimated need for 30 additional technical professionals to carry out such investigations - is not at all clear.
. The BNL study does include infomation to suggest a need for guidance to the staff regarding the types of operational events for which a prompt investigation should be initiated (and by whom such a decision should be made) to better assure consistency of ractice within the agency.
If we can provide additional cla ficat' on of the bove comments, please contact either me or Jess Crew of my s:aff. -
W6 B. Martin egionaJAdministrator
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