ML20149L435
| ML20149L435 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/25/1997 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Patterson P, Pearson D TEXAS, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 9708010146 | |
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,i t UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 30806 4 001 July 25, 1997 Patti J. Patterson, M.D.'
Commissioner
. Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 Dan Pearson, Executive Director Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission P.O. Box 13087 MC 109, Building F Austin, TX 78711-3087
Dear Dr. Patterson and Mr. Pearson:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is implementing, on an interim basis, the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) for use in the evaluation l of Agreement State programs. Enclosed for your review is the draft IMPEP report which I documents the results of the Agreement State review held in your offices on June 16-27, 1997. Richard Woodruff, Regional State Agreements Officer, from Region ll, Atlanta, Georgia, was the team leader for the Texas review. The review team's recommendations were discussed with your staffs on June 27,1997. Some concerns are expressed in the report about the compatibility of Texas statutes and regulations that address low-level radioactive waste disposal. However, the review team's proposed recommendations are that the Texas Agreement State program be found adequate to protect public health and safety and compatible with the NRC program.
l NRC has significantly changed the manner in which periodic reviews are conducted for Agreement State programs to assure that public health and safety are adequately protected from the hazards associated with the use of radioactive materials and that Agreement State programs are compatible with NRC's program. The new process, titled i IMPEP, employs a team of NRC and Agreement State staff to assess both Agreement State and NRC Regional Office radioactive materials licensing and inspection programs. All reviews use comtnon criteria in the assessment and place primary emphasis on 1 performance. Four additional areas have been identified as non-common indicators and are I also addressed in the assessment. The final determination of adequacy and compatibility !
of each Agreement State program, based on the review team's report, will be made by a j Management Review Board (MRB) composed of NRC managers and en Agreement State i program manager who serves as a liaison to the MRB.
r in accordance with procedures for implementation of IMPEP, we are providing you with a copy of the draft team report for review prior to submitting the report to the MRB. Your l review of the draft report should focus on f actual correctness of information reported by 1 i
! the team. I am asking that you provide your response to me as soon as possible, but no later than four weeks from receipt of this letter.
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Patti J. Patterson 2 'JUL 2 51997 Dan Pearson The team will review the response, make any necessary changes to the report and issue it to the MRB as a proposed final report. We will coordinate with you to establish the date i
for the MRB review of the Texas report and will provide invitational travel for each of you ;
or your designees to attand. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, j j please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or Richard Woodruff at (404) 562-4704.
Sincerely, l
( 4t t . -d Richard L. Bangart, Director i Office of State Programs
Enclosure:
- As stated
, cc: Richard Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control i j Texas Department of Health I
Minor Brooks Hibbs, Director l Industrial & Hazardous Waste Division
, Texas National Resource Conservation Commission John Howard, State Liaison Officer
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- - i Patti J. Patterson 2 Dan Pearson M 25 W The team will review the response, make any necessary changes to the report and issue it to the MRB as a proposed final report. We will coordinate with you to establish the date 1
for the MRB review of the Texas report and will provide invitational travel for each of you or your designees to attend. if you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, pleare contact me at -(301) 415 3340 or Richard Woodruff at (404) 562-4704.
! Sincerely, StC ., OM (tt Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs
Enclosure:
As stated cc: Richard Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health Minor Brooks Hibbs, Director Industrial & Hazardous Waste Division Texas National Resource Conservation Commission John Howard, State Liaison Officer Distribution:
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