ML20137D541
| ML20137D541 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000131 |
| Issue date: | 03/20/1997 |
| From: | Essig T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Alexander Adams NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| References | |
| TAC-M98055, NUDOCS 9703260207 | |
| Download: ML20137D541 (3) | |
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MEMORANDUM TO:ti Alexander Addes'Jr., Senior Projset Manager g-1
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SUBJECT:
REVIEW'0F THE OMAHA VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL
,RESEARCH REACTOR EMERGENCY PLAN (TAC NO. 98055)'
i In response to your request, the Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Health Physics Section (EP&EHP) has completed a review of-the changes to the Emergency Plan for the Omaha Veterans Administration Hospital Research l
Reactor. The plan changes were submitted in a letter dated February 3,1996 1
from John J. Phillips, Director, Omaha Department of Veterans Affairs.. The
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licensee has stated in the letter that they have made a determination that the changes did not decrease the effectiveness of their emergency plan.-
l' This revision deletes some references to Site Area Emergency that were inadvertently left in the plan when the plan was submitted in March 25, 1996.
The 50.54 Task Group is looking into the question of handling, evaluating, and responding to 50.54 changes. The Group has recommended certain language to be
-included in the response to a licensee. Accordingly, the following language l
to be included in the letter to the licensee:
i Based on your determination that the changes do not decrease the overall l
effectiveness of your energency plan, and that it continues to meet the i
requirements of Appendix E to part 50, NRC approval is not required.
Our initial review of these changes indicates then to be in accordance l
with 10 CFR 50.54(q). Implementation of these changes will be subject to inspection to confirm that they did not decrease the overall effectiveness of your energency plan.
i in accortlance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Connission's regulations, a copy l
of the letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Roon.
l This completes our efforts on TAC No'. 98055 i
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SUBJECT:
REVIEW 0F THE OMAHA VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL RESEARCH REACTOR EMERGENCY PLAN (TAC NO. 98055)
In response to your request, the Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Health Physics Section (EP&EHP) has completed a review of the changes to the Emergency Plan for the Omaha Veterans Administration Hospital Research Reactor. The plan changes were submitted in a letter dated February 3, 1996 from John J. Phillips, Director, Omaha Department of Veterans Affairs.. The licensee has stated in the letter that they have made a determination that the i
changes did not decrease the effectiveness of their emergency plan.
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This revision deletes some references to Site Area Emergency that were inadvertently left in the plan when the plan was submitted in March 25, 1996.
The 50.54 Task Group is looking into the question of handling, evaluating, and responding to 50.54 changes. The Group has recommended certain language to be included in the response to a licensee. Accordingly, the following language to be included in the letter to the licensee:
Based on your deterninstion that the changes do not decrease the overall effectiveness of your energency plan, and that it continues to meet the requirements of Appendix E to part 50, NRC approval is not required.
Our initial review of these changes indicates then to be in acconiance with 10 CFR 50.54(q). Japlementation of these changes will be subject to inspection to confirm that they did not decrease the overall effectiveness of your energency plan.
In acconiance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Connission's regulations, a copy of the letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
This completes our efforts on TAC No. 98055 Docket No. 50-131 This completes our efforts on TAC No. 97248
Contact:
Lawrence K. Cohen, NRR/PERB (301) 415-2923 DISTRIBUT!Qlf TMartin Docket File CMiller PUBLIC TEssig PERB Reading File LCohen DOCU i
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MEMORANDUM TO:
Alexander Adams Jr., Senior Project Manager Non-Power Reactors and i
Decommissioning Branch Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Thomas H. Essig, Chief fi
' Emergency Preparedness and Environmental
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Health Physics Section Emergency Preparedness and i
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Division of Reactor Program Management j
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
REVIEW OF THE OMAHA VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL RESEARCH REACTOR EMERGENCY PLAN (TAC NO. 98055) i In response to your request, the Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Health Physics Section (EP&EHP) has completed a review of the changes to the Emergency Plan for the Omaha Veterans Administration Hospital Research Reactor. The plan changes were submitted in a letter dated February 3, 1996 from John J. Phillips, Director, Omaha Department of Veterans Affairs.. The licensee has stated in the letter that they have made a determination that the j
changes did not decrease the effectiveness of their emergency plan.
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This revision deletes some references to Site Area Emergency that were inadvertently not deleted when the plan was submitted in March 25, 1996.
l The 50.54 Task Group is looking into the question of handling, evaluating, and responding to 50.54 changes. The Group has recommended certain language to be included in the response to a licensee. Accordingly, the following language to be included in the letter to the licensee:
i Based on your determination that the changes do not decrease the overall effectiveness of your energency plan, and that it continues to meet the i
requirenents of Appendix E to part 50, NRC approval is not required.
Our initial review of these changes indicates then to be in accortlance l
with 10 CFR 50.54(q). Implementation of these changes will be subject l
to inspection to confirm that they did not decrease the overall effactfreness of your energency plan.
In accortlance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Connission's regulations, a copy l
of the letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Roon.
't This completes our efforts on TAC No. 98055 1
l Docket No. 50-131 4
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Contact:
Lawrence K. Cohen, NRR/PERB l
(301) 415-2923 i
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