ML20147F068
| ML20147F068 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/17/1997 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Stablein K NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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MAR 171997 MEMOHANDUM FOR: King Stabtein, Technical Assistant Office of the Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Programs Executive Director for Operations FROM: Richard L. Bangart, Director OrigimiSiged By Office of State Programs RICHARD L BANGART
SUBJECT:
GAO RECOMMENDATIONS The GAO recommendation "Better Criteria and Data Would Help Ensure Safety of Nuclear Materials," GAD /RCED-93-90, April 1993, was as follows:
1 Because of the inconsistent way in which NRC evaluates the effectiveness of its !
two materials programs in achieving the goal of. adequately protecting the public from radiation, we recommend that the Chairman, NRC, establish (1) common j performance indicators in order to obtain comparable information to evaluate the j effectiveness of both the' agreement-state and NRC-regulated state programs in l meeting NRC's goal and (2) specific criteria and procedures for suspending or revoking an agreement-state program 'b). Once the NRC ensures the effectiveness of the NRC-regulated state program using the new performance indicators, it shoulc l take aggressive action to suspend or revoke any agreement-state program that is I incompatible or inadequate with the performance indicators. !
We further recommend that the Chairman (1) require agreement states to report abnormal occurrences so that NRC can include the occurrences in its quarterly I report to the Congress ) and (2) take appropriate action to ensure that the I information on radiation events in agreement states is reported completely and )
accurately '*.
All recommendations are now considered closed. Recommendations (a), (c) and (d) were stated closed in Summary of NRC Actions: Response to GAO Report (January 3,1996). 3 Recommendation (b) was stated closed in Summary of NRC Actions: Response to GAO Reports (January 22,1997). l l
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MEMORANDUM FOR: King Stablein, Technical Assistant f Office of the Deputy Executive Director for,/
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Executive Director for Operations /
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FROM: Richard L. Bangart, Director /
Office of State Programs /
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SUBJECT:
GAO RECOMMENDATIONS /
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The GAO recommendation "Better Criteria and Data $ould Help Ensure Safety of Nuclear Materials," GAP /RCED-93-90, April 1993, was as.follows:
Because of the inconsistent way in whic NRC evaluates the effectiveness of its two materials programs in achieving th'e goal of adequately protecting the public from radiation, we recommend that the Chairman, NRC, establish (1) common performance indicators in order to obtain comparable information to evaluate the effectiveness of both the agreerpent-state and NRC-regulated state programs in meeting NRC's goal and (2) specific criteria and procedures for suspending or revoking an agreement-state, program ib' . Once the NRC ensures the effectiveness of the NRC-regulated state,drogram using the new performance indicators, it should take aggressive action tosuspend or revoke any agreement-state pregram that is i incompatible or inadeqydte with he performance indicators. .
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We further recommend that the Chairman (1) require agreement states to report abnormal occurrences so that NRC can include the occurrences in its quarterly l
report to the Con'gress 'c' and (2) take appropriate action to ensure that the l information ordadiation events in agreement states is reported completely and I accurately '*/ l All recommendati ns now considered closed. Recommendations (a), (c) and (d) were stated closed ,in' Summary of NRC Actions: Response to GAO Report (January 3,1996).
- Recommendation (b) was stated closed in Summary of NRC Actions
- Response to GAO Fieports (January 22,1997).
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l The GAO recommendation "Better Criteria and Data Would Help Ensure Safety of Nuclear Materials," GA0./RCED-93-90, April 1993, was as follows:
Because of the inconsistent way in which NRC evaluates the effectiveness of its j two materials programs in achieving the goal of adequately protecting the public j from radiation, we r.ecommend that the Chairman, NRC, establish (1) common l performance indicators in order to obtain comparable information to evaluate the
! effectiveness of both the agreement state and NRC-regulated state programs in meeting NRC's goal
- and (2) specific criteria and procedures for suspending or
, revoking an agreement state program *. Once the NRC ensures the effectiveness j of the NRC-regulated state program using the new performance indicators, it should take aggressive action to suspend or revoke any agreement-state program that is l incompatible or inadequate with the performance indicators.
We further recommend that the Chairman (1) require agreement states to report abnormel occurrences so that NRC can include the occurrences in its quarterly I report to the Congress
- and (2) take appropriate action to ensure that the j information on radiation events in agreement states is reported completely and j accurately 5 All recommendations are now considered closed. Recommendations (a), (c) and (d) were stated closed in Summary of NRC Actions: Response to GAO Report (January 3,1996).
i Recommendation (b) was stated closed in Summary of NRC Actions: Response to GAO l Reports (January 22,1997).
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