ML20137H912
| ML20137H912 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 02/04/1997 |
| From: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Diaz N, Dicus G, Mcgaffigan E, Rogers K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20137H889 | List: |
| References | |
| COMSECY-96-054, COMSECY-96-54, DSI-4, SECY-96-054-C, SECY-96-54-C, NUDOCS 9704030155 | |
| Download: ML20137H912 (1) | |
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NUCLEAR RE TO OMMISSION
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CHARMAN
. dato initials MEMORANDUM TO: Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Dicus Commissioner Diaz Commissioner McGaffigan FROM: Shirley Ann Jackson Q, 5
SUBJECT:
COMSECY-96-054, NRC'S RELATION HIP WITH AGREEMENT STATES (DSI-4)
I continue to support the Commission's preliminary decision on this Direction-Setting Issue (DSI) subject to the following i modifications.
With regard to the funding of Agreement State travel and technical assistance, I am in. favor of the staff developing ;
criteria, for the Commission's consideration, for determining whether the NRC should fund Agreement States if stat.e funds are !
either unavailable for such purposes or state funds cannot be used for such purposes.
I agree with the comments of Commissioner McGaffigan on the issue of whether the NRC should use either intangible incentives or
" seed" money to encourage States to become Agreement States. The public comments received on this issue did not support the concept of providing either tangible benefits or " seed" money for this purpose.
I I would also like the staff to examine cost-effective alternatives for providing Agreement State training and technical assistance.
In the longer term, I believe that NRC should request Congrens to enact legislation that would exclude Agreement State funding from l
the NRC's user base and provide a separate appropriation to cover these costs. The Agreement States themselves need to be more proactive on this matter, and more forthcoming with methodologies i I
for having the Agreement States shoulder a larger share of the expense of travel and technical assistance.
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