ML20155G580
| ML20155G580 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/21/1998 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Daniel Mills MAINE, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 9811090120 | |
| Download: ML20155G580 (3) | |
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' October 21, 1998
' Dora A. Mills, M.D., MJ '<i.
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Dear Dr. Mills:
The' Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) uses the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) in the evaluation of Agreement State programs. Enclosed for your review is the draft IMPEP report which documents the results of the Agreement State
. review held in your office on September 15-18,1998.- Mr. Jarr.es Lynch, Regione: State Agreements Officer, Region Ill, was the team leader for tho Maine review. The review team's recommendations were discussed with you and your statt on the last day of the review. The review team's proposed recommendations are that the Maine _ 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 L
Agreement State programs to assure that public health and safety are adequately protected
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. 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 IMPEP, employs a team of NRC and Agreement Stato staff to assess both Agreement State and NRC Regional Office radioactive materials licensing and inspection programs.' All reviews use common criteria in the assessment and place primary emphasis on performance. Additional areas have been identified as non-common performance indicators and are 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 Management Review Board (MRB) composed of NRC managers and an Agreement State program manager who serves as a liaison to the MRB.
. 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. We welcome your icomments on the draft report. If possible, we request comments within four weeks from your l receipt of this letter. This schedule will permit the issuance of the final report in a timely manner i
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The team will review the response, make any necessary changes to the report and issue it to
. the MRB as a proposed final report. Our preliminary scheduling p! aces the Maine MRB
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.4 Dora A. Mills, M.D., M.P.H. October 21, 1998 meeting in the last week of November. We will coordinate with you to establish the date for the MRB review of the Maine report and will provide invitational travel for you or your designee to attend. NRC has video conferencing capability if it is more convenient for the State to participate through this medium. We will work with your staff to establish a video conference if you so desire, if you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or James Lynch at (630) 829-9661.
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I Richard L. Bangart, Director GI Office of State Programs
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Dora A. Mills, M.D., M.P.H. October 21, 1998 meeting in the last week of November. We will coordinate with you to establish the date for the MRB review of the Maine report and will provide invitational travel for you or your designee to attend. NRC has video conferencing capability if it is more convenient for the State to participate through this medium. We will work with your staff to establish a video conference if you so desire. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, please contact me at
- (301) 415-3340 or James Lynch at (630) 829-9661.
Sincerely OriginalSigned,Bf.,
PAUL H.LOHAus4 ;
r ichard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs
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