ML20195D325
| ML20195D325 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 11/12/1998 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Mobley M TENNESSEE, STATE OF |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-1633 NUDOCS 9811180004 | |
| Download: ML20195D325 (4) | |
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Dear Mr. Mobley:
The purpose of this letter is to confirm your agreement to participate on the Kl Core Group formed to issue a final guidance document on the use of potassium iodide (KI) as a supplemental public protective action. You have assigned Ms. Joelle Key to be your representative on the Core Group. In July 1998, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff issued draft NUREG-1633," Assessment of the Use of Potassium lodide (KI) As a Public Protective Action During Severe Reactor Accidents," for public comment. The comment period ended September 15,1998. On September 30, the Commission directed the staff to issue a Federa/ Register notice informing the public that in light of the many useful public comments received to date, the draft NUREG will be withdrawn and a substantially revised document that l
takes those comments into account will be issued in its place. On October 16,1998, the staff l
issued the Federa/ Registernotice and withdrew the draft NUREG.
To accomplish the task directed by the Commission, the staff determined that a KI Core Group should be formed comprising representatives from those States that have KI as a supplemental protective action (i.e., Alabama, Tennessee, and Arizona), the emergency response committee from the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The goal of the KI Core Group is to develop a revised draft NUREG-1633 and an accompanying draft user-friendly brochure to support emergency planning decisions on the role and use of Kl in site-specific emergency plans. The revised NUREG will take into account the many useful public comments received and will l
discuss the factors that need to be weighed in State and local decisions on the role of Kl under their specific local conditions; will discuss in some detail the various guidance on the issue in World Health Organization (WHO), intemational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and U.S. Food l
and Drug Administration (FDA) documents; and will include a discussion on how the practical problems in Ki stockpiling, distribution, and use are handled in the States and numerous nations which already plan to use Kl as a supplemental public protective action. The proposed l
user-friendly brochure will provide an abbreviated discussion of the factors which need to be considered by emergency planning decisionmakers in recommending general public use of KI and practical solutions to potential problems with Kl stockpiling, distribution, and use. As a member of the Core Group, you or your representative will review the draft NUREG, the comments received, and the guidance documents of the WHO, IAEA, and FDA, resolve any outstanding issues, develop the necessary additional discussion and guidance, and propose a revised draft NUREG-1633.
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Our initial estimate for this effort is a series of three meetings, each about a week long, spread over the next 10 months. The schedule for completion of this task is enclosed for your
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r M. Mobley members, it was agreed to schedule the first meeting of the Core Group on December 1-4, 1998, at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The Core Group will conduct its public meeting from 8:30am to 4:30pm on December 1-3,1998, and from 8:30am to 12:00 noon on December 4,1998. To the extent funds are available, the NRC will provide the travel costs for the State representatives on this group.
The NRC lead for this effort is Mr. Aby Mohseni. If you have any questions please contact Mr.
Mohseni at (301) 415 6409 or by email at asm@nrc.aov. The NRC contact for your travel arrangements is Ms. Brenda Usilton. Ms. Usilton can be reached at (301) 415-2348 or by e-mail at bau@nrc.aov. On behalf of the NRC, I want to thank you for accepting to participate as a member of the KI Core Group.
1 Sincerely, l
Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs
Enclosure:
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9 Milestone Date Lead Status / Milestones
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9/98: Propose to management and t:chnical paper management approved the members of a (NUREG 1633) core group to convene to review the to cddress public comments, and add new sections on US comments and and foreign experiences in logistics of KI provide to distribution. The core group includes: AL, Commission TN, AZ, CRCPD E6, FDA, EPA, FEMA.
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Conference call held 10/22/98 to schedule first meeting 3.c. Convene Kl First meeting of 3.
10/98: The first core group public meeting Core Group Core Group is scheduled for December 1-4,1998.
12/1/98-12/4/98 The purpose is to review public comments and commission direction, add new sections on US experience, and identify Second meeting of issues needing resolution.
group between 1/99 and 2/99 4.
Reconvene group between 1/99 and 2/99 for one week to finalize resolution of issues identified.
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4/99: Prepare revised draft NUREG 4/99.
3.b. Issue revised draft NUREG for 5/99 6.
4/99: Present revised draft NUREG to public comment ACRS, CRGR for information and to the Commission for permission to publish for comment Third meeting of group 8/99 7.
S/99: Issue draft NUREG-1633 for public comment in S/99 until 7/99, 3.c. Publish final 9/99 8.
8/99: Reconvene group and review NUREG 1633 comments and revise.
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9/99: Present final NUREG-1633 to Commission as a SECY information paper and for permission to issue as final 10.
9/99: Publish final NUREG-1633 and provide to Commission as a SECY information paper l
ENCLOSURE l^
M. Mobley members, it was agreed to schedule the first meeting of the Core Group on December 1-4, 1998, at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The Core Group will conduct its public meeting from 8:30am to 4:30pm on December 1-3,1998, and from 8:30am to 12:00 noon on December 4,1998. To the extent funds are available, the NRC will provide the travel costs for the State representatives on this group.
The NRC lead for this effort is Mr. Aby Mohseni, if you have any questions please contact Mr.
Mohseni at (301) 415-6409 or by email at asm @nrc.aov. The NRC contact for your travel arrangements is Ms. Brenda Usilton. Ms. Usilton can be reached at (301) 415-2348 or by e-mail at bau@nrc.aov. On behalf of the NRC, I want to thank you for accepting to participate as a member of the Kl Core Group.
Sincerely, Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs
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