ML20134K745
| ML20134K745 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/23/1985 |
| From: | Rehm J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | NRC |
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July 23,1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: Office Directors FROM:
T. A. Rehm Assistant for Operations, ED0
SUBJECT:
ANALYSIS OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS Attached is an analysis of Congressional Reports to date.
Included are Dingell and Bevill reports as recently published. A revised memo will be published, when/if Bills are enacted. Only the (*) items require action until Bills are enacted by Congress.
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/L T. A. Re Assistant for Operations, EDO
Attachment:
Analysis of Congressional Committee Reports A. HR 99-93 (Udall) - previously circulated B. S 895 (Simpson) - previously circulated C. HR 99-170 (Udall) - previously circulated A. HR 99-93 (Dingell)
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ANALYSIS _0F 1985 COMITTEE REPORTS
RESPONSIBLE OFFICE ACTION SUMARY OF CONTENT!.
CITATION
' A.
HR99-93(Udall)
Authorizes issuance of an OL in absence of ELD /NRR/IE (Section 106 of HR 1711) a FEMA approved EP plan if a State / Local /
Utility plan provided reasonable assurance.
Provides further detail on Committee intent.
Paae 5 of HR 99-93
- NRR - Report required to EDO by Authorizes an amount not to exceed $2M for (Page 2, Line 17 of HR 1711) 12/1/85.
gas cooled thermal reactor safety research notes' support. Requests Report by 2/1/86 Page 5 of HR 99-93 summarizing status of Commission readiness to 1
-process HTGR CP application and time required l
to act.
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Page 3,4,7,8 8 9 of HR 99-93 Authorizes $429M for FY 86; $460M for FY 87 are provided in the Bill 8 not transfers $12.2M from RES to:
summarized here.)
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$2.4M to ISAP
$2.6M to Generic Issues j
$2.8M to OR Licensing Actions l
$1.0M to QA Initiatives l
$1.6M to Inspections l
$1.8M to HLW Reallocations within RES:
$2.0M to HLW
$1.8M to LLW
- RES - refine and prepare revision Requests compilation of research projects be l
Page 4 of HR 99-93 submitted for future budget requests.
by January 15, 1986.
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-2' ANALYSIS OF 1985 COMITTEE REPORTS:
RESPONSIBLE OFFICE ACTION SUMARY OF CONTENTS CITATION _
Page 4 of n 99-93 Notes Committee belief that a coordinator
- RES - provide EDO proposed action by should be provided for each area of the September 1,1985.
research program and that he/she be responsible for an annual summary of activities and progress.
Page 5 of HR 99-93 Notes Comunittee concerns over the Comunission Connission placing economic considerations above safety and the consequent need for the Comunission to assess and modify its procedures.
Page 6 of HR 99-93 Requests a report by 2/1/86 describing various
- NRR - Report required to EDO by concepts of reactor standardization and the December 1, 1985.
Conunissioners preference on each concept.
Page 6 of HR 99-93 Notes support for O! continuing to report to Conefssion the Commission.
Page 6 of HR 99-93 Notes Connittee support of Consolidation Consission Page 8 of HR 99-93 Recommends that IE continue to provide staff IE - Continued support support to O! for investigations of willful violations of the Atomic Energy Act.
Page 9 of HR 99-93 Notes that clarifying the margins of RES conservatism is most important where accident potential exists.
I Provides for not more.than 1% of monies for RES/RM j
Page 12 of HR 99-93 (Sec. 102b, HR 1711) grants for cooperative agreements
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ANALYSIS OF 1985 COMITTEE REPORTS-CITATION SUMARY OF CONTENTS RESPONSIBLE OFFICE ACTION l
Page 13 of HR 99-93 Provides for Authcrization Comittee approval RM (Section 102c, HR 1711) of reallocation greater than $500K.
(Section 103, HR 1711)
Provides for use of funds for the salaries RES/MMSS/RM
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and expenses associated with the cooperative nuclear research program and material access i
authorization program.
(Section 104, HR 1711)
Authorizes reimbursement of other Federal RM l
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B.
S895(Simpson)
Page 3 of S 99-54 Directs funding of ISAP to meet objectives of NRR May 18, 1984 letter. Requests report to the Comittee before proceeding beyond pilot program level.
Page 4 of S 99-54 Directs funding of Medium priority generic NRR issues.
Page 4 8 5 of 5 99-54 Notes Comission failure to conduct a pilot IE i
program for testing and evaluating NDL and i
allocates money for that purpose.
Page 7 & 8 of S 99-54 Directs funding of HLW Regulatory & Research NMSS activities to insure that they are carried j
out in a timely manner and achieve the
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objectives and deadlines of DOE's (final) i Project decision schedule.
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CITATION SupetARY OF CONTENTS RESPONSIBLE OFFICE ACTION.
Page 8 of S 99-54 Authorizes RES funding with the direction RES that no further reductions be made.
I Page 9 of S 99-54 Provides for not more than 1% of monies for RES/RM (Section 102b, HR 1711) grants for cooperative agreements Page 10 of S 99-54 Provides for Authority Committee approval of RM (Section102c,HR1711) reallocation greater than $500K.
Page 10 of S 99-54 Provides for use of funds for the salaries RES/NMSS/RM (Section 103, HR 1711) and expenses associated with the cooperative nuclear research program and material access authorization program.
Page 11 of S 99-54 Prohibits payments except as provided in RM (Section 105. HR 1711) advance in appropriation acts.
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Page 11 of S 99-54 Same as HR 99-93 without the additional ELD (Section 106, HR 1711) clarificat'on.
Page 11 of S 99-54 Eliminates duplicative FRN requirements SP i
(Section 274(e)(1) AE Act) relating to Agreement State Program l
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ANALYSIS OF 1985 COMMITTEE REPORTS RESPONSIBLE OFFICE ACTION
SUMMARY
OF CONTENTS CITATION (Section 107, S. 895)
For the next 2 years, provide a detailed RES, RM, NRR, NMSS, IE report on the licensing and regulatory objectives of the Commission. Should in-clude a description of supporting research programs and a management plan to assure that research is timely and cost efficient.
C.
Committee Report 99-170 (Udall) - DOE Authorization
- RM - determine in conjunction with S:ction 4, HR 2040, DOE to transfer to the Treasury amounts ELD actions necessary by NRC.
determined by Commission rule to be expended Advise DED0 by 8/15.
Pg. 2,99-170 by NRC in FY 1986 and 1987 under Title I of the NWPA.
Basic research on HLW disposal technology Pg. 5, PP-170 is not authorized to be paid for with NWPA funds.
D.
HR 99-93 (Dingell)
RES S;ction 102(b), HR 1711 Use not more than 1% of RES money for grants.
Pg. 2, HR 99-93 S:ction 102(c), HR 1711 Reallocations greater than $500,000 require RM Pg. 3, HR 99-93 Congressional action.
RES S:ction 103, HR 1711 Moneys received from Cooperative RES Programs Pg. 3, HR 99-93 and MAAC may be retained.
Commission may transfer funds to other Federal RM S:ction 104, HR 1711 Pg. 3, HR 99-93 Agencies S:ction 106, HR 1711 Funds may be used by NRC in the absence of an NRR, ELD Pg. 4, HR 99-93 Emergency Preparedness Plan approved by FEAM to issue an reactor OL if a state / utility / local plan exists...
Pg 4 - 10, HR 99-93 Funding levels (not detailed in this summary).
. ANALYSIS OF 1985 COMMITTEE REPORTS RESPONSIBLE OFFICE ACTION
SUMMARY
OF CONTENTS ITATION RM Authorizes appropriations for the next 2 fiscal Pg. 7, HR 99-83 years.
- RES - see under A (Udall)
Requests a compilation of research projects similar Pg. 11, HR 99-93 to that provided in 85. Compilation should provide Pg. 99-93 overview showing inter-relationships of similar projects.
- RES - see under A (Udall)
A coordinator should be established for each area Pg. 5 99-93 of the RES program.
NRR/IE Issue OL's only if it is detennined that there Pg. 12, HR 99-93 exists a state / local / utility plan to provide reasonable assurance, etc.
IE Reiterates intent that ultimately every plant should have an approved state plan.
Comission Urges the Comission to resolve issues related to emergency planning as soon as practicable.
Comission Reflects coments on the Government in the Pg. 13, HR 99-93 Sunshine Act.
RES Supports research reactor conversion to LEU Pg. 16, HR 99-93 Comission Notes the Comittee will monitor independence of 01.
ADM Supports consolidation E.
HR 99-195 (Bevill)
- Notes that the organization and management of Pg. 141, HR 99-195 NRC is a blue print for regulatory paralysis.
ANALYSIS OF 1985 C0W11TTEE REPORTS RESPONSIBLE OFFICE ACTION CITATION
SUMMARY
OF CONTENTS
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- D/ROGR - prepare necessary letter Directs NRC to assure staff does not modify a rule or regulate by intimidation. Report to for Chairman's signature -
due EDO 45 days after this comittee as to steps it will take to assure this within 90 days of enactment.
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Bill enactment.
Report to the Committee annually all changes h *NRR - 1st report due ED0 12/1/85 to systems, components, structures, procedures, organization or design of operating plants imposed by NRC.
Pg. 143, HR 99-195 Urges Comission to: merge ELD & OGC,4to merge
- Comission 0! & OIA under the EDO.
- Comission Urges establishment of a threshold for deter-mining when an investigation should be initiated and when it should be terminated.
The Comittee endorses the Comission revision Comission of Sunshine Act regulations.
Pg. 143, HR 99-195 Urges reexamination of ex parte and separation
- Comission functions.
l Directs the Commission to advise the Comittee
- Comission promptly its intentions in regard to the RRTF Report and to maintain the TF until NRC regulatory reform objectives have been achieved.
The NRC should expand the authority of the CRGR
- Comission to designate items fully under its review - also l
plant specific backfit to more than one plant should be reviewed by CRGR.
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Pg. 144, HR 99-195 Support the DOE peer reve@w panel whose purpose
- NRR - provide information memo is to recommend a single advance reactor concept to EDO by 9/1 on plans to work with D0E.
for future development within funds available.