ML20197C714
| ML20197C714 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 08/20/1998 |
| From: | Schneider K NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Bangart R, Cool D, Thompson H NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS), NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP), NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| NUDOCS 9809140165 | |
| Download: ML20197C714 (5) | |
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e AUG 2 01998 MEMORANDUM TO:
Management Review Board Members:
Hugh L. Thompson, DEDR Richard L. Bangart, OSP Donald A. Cool, NMSS Francis X. Cameron, OGC Richard J. Barrett, AEOD FROM:
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M Attached are the final minutes of the Management Review Board (MRB) meeting held on July 8,1998. If you have any questions, please contact me at 415-2320.
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August 20, 1998 MEMORANDUM TO:
Management Review Board Members:
Hugh L. Thompson, DEDR Richard L. Bangart, OSP Donald A. Cool, NMSS Francis X. Cameron, OGC Richard J. Barrett, AEOD
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Kathleen N. Schneider, Senior Project Manager
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SUBJECT:
FINAL MINUTES: ALABAMA JULY 8,1998 MRB MEETING Attached are the final minutes of the Management Review Board (MRB) meeting held on July 8,1998. If you have any questions, please contact me at 415-2320.
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q MINUTES: MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD MEETING OF JULY 8.1998 These minutes are presented in the same general order as the items were discussed in the meeting. The attendees were as follows:
Hugh Thompson, MRB Chair, DEDR Richard Bangart, MRB Member, OSP Richard Barrett, MRB Member, AEOD Francis Cameron, MRB Member, OGC Don Cool, MRB Member, NMSS Steve Collins, Agreement State Liaison, IL Richard Blanton, Team Leader, OSP KirkseyWhatley, AL Joe DeCicco, Team Member, NMSS George Kuzo, EDO Josie Piccone, NMSS Paul Lohaus, OSP Rosemary Hogan, AEOD Kathleen Schneider, OSP Lance Rakovan, OSP Scott Moore, NMSG l
By video conference:
Richard Woodruff, Team Member, Ril By telephone:
William Silva, Team Member, TX James McNees, AL David Walters, AL Bradley Grinstead, AL Ron Pass, AL 1.
Ccavention. Hugh Thompson, Chair of the Management Review Board (MRB),
convened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. Introductions of the attendees were conducted.
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New Business. Alabama Review introduction. Richard Blanton, OSP, led the I
integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) team for the Alabama review.
l Mr. Blanton discussed how the review was conducted. Preliminary work included a review of Alabama's response to the IMPEP questionnaire. The onsite review was conducted April 20-23,1998. The onsite review included an entrance interview, detailed audits of a representative sample of completed licensing actions and inspections, and j
follow-up discussions with staff and management. Following the review, the team issued a draft report on May 27,1998; received Alabama's comment letter dated j
June 16,1998; and submitted a proposed final report to the MRB on June 26,1998.
Common Performance Indicators. Mr. DeCicco discussed the findings for the common performance indicator, Status of the Materials Inspection Program. His presentation corresponded to Section 3.1 of the IMPEP report. The review team found Alabama's performance with respect to this indicator " satisfactory," and made one l
suggestion. After a brief discussion, the MRB agreed that Alabama's performance met the standard for a " satisfactory" rating for this indicator.
Mr. Blanton discussed the findings for the common performance indicator, Technical Quality of Inspections, which are summarized in Section 3.2 of the report on behalf of Mr. Silva. The team found that Alabama's performance on this indicator was
" satisfactory," and made one suggestion as documented in the report. Mr. Blanton noted that the suggestion that State management accompany all material inspectors on
a yearly basis had been identified by the State's self audit. In response to MRB questions, Mr. Whatley noted that he found the self audit helpful. MRB reached consensus that Alabama's performance met the standard for a " satisfactory" rating for this indicator.
Mr. DeCicco presented the findings regarding the common performance indicator, Technical Staffing and Training. His presentation corresponded to Section 3.3 of the IMPEP report. The team found that Alabama's performance with respect to this indicator was " satisfactory," and made no recommendations or suggestions. The MRB, the team, and the State discussed the cost of training, the State's fee system, and the cooperation between the EPA and State's laboratory. The MRB agreed that Alabama's performance met the standard for a " satisfactory" rating for this indicator.
Mr. Woodruff presented the findings regarding the common performance indicator, Technical Quality of Licensing Actions. He summarized the findings in Section 3.4 of the report, where the review team found Alabama's licensing actions to be generally thorough, complete, consistent, and of acceptable quality with nealth and safety issues properly addressed. The IMPEP team found Alabama's performance to be " satisfactory" for this indicator, and made one suggestion. The MRB and the State discussed the suggestion that additional confirmation be obtained during license termination from licensees with poor compliance history. The MRB noted that in terminating the license of interest the State had followed all of its procedures and that this suggestion was generic in nature and that the report be revised to indicate that NRC examine the need for such guidance. The MRB agreed that Alabama's performance met the standard for a " satisfactory" rating for this indicator.
The common performance indicator, Response to incidents and Allegations, was the final common performance indicator discussed. Mr. Blanton presented the discussion in this area on behalf of Mr. Silva. As discussed in Section 3.5 of the report, the team found Alabama's performance relative to this indicator to be " satisfactory." One recommendation was made. The MRB discussed the Nuclear Materials Event Database (NMED) system with the State. The MRB directed the team to revise the recommendation to note that notification was occurring, but had not been timely. The MRB agreed that Alabama's performance met the standard for a " satisfactory" rating for this indicator.
Non-Common Performance Indicators. Mr. Blanton led the discussion of the non-common performance indicator, Legislation and Program Elements Required for Compatibility, which is summarized in Section 4.1 of the report. The team found Alabama's performance relative to this indicator to be " satisfactory," and made no recommendations or suggestions. The MRB directed the team to revise the text of the report to note that rulemaking during the review period was delayed due to the State's reorganization and to delete the characterization in the existing text. The MRB agreed that Alabama's performance for this indicator met the standard for a " satisfactory" rating.
Mr. Blanton led the discussion of the non-common performance indicator, Sealed
~j' Source and Device Evaluation Program, summarized in Section 4.2 of the report. The State does not have an active SS&D program at this time. The MRB directed the team 2-
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to revise the report to reflect that although the State does not currently have a branch dedicated to perform SS&D reviews, it does have the authority to collect the full cost of an evaluation, and to contract for a review by qualified persons.
MRB Consultation / Comments on issuance of Report. Mr. Blanton summarized that Alabama's program was rated " satisfactory" on the five common performance Indicators
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and both non-common performance indicators. The MRB found the Alabama program to be adequate to protect public health and safety and compatible. The IMPEP team f
and MRB agreed that the next IMPEP review for Alabama be conducted in four years.
The MRB also directed the team to include the State's self audit as a good practice in the final report. The ORC initiated the self-audit to assess the status of the comments and recommendations from the 1995 program review, and to measure the curre,t program against the IMPEP indicators. Corrective actions and improvements in several areas were identified and implemented.
Comments from IMPEP Team Members. Mr. Silva stated that Alabama was an excellent program and he enjoyed the experience of seeing a smaller program's benefits. Mr. DeCicco noted that it was a pleasure :o work with the State.
1 Comments from the State of Alabama. Mr. Whatley commended the current and past contributions from radiation control program staff and management that have been key to the success of the Alabama program. The MRB also noted the commitment from Mr. Whatley to continue the use of high performance standards in the conduct of his program's activities and to continue the cooperative working relationship with the NRC.
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Old Business. Approval of the Previous MRB Minutes. The minutes from Arkansas, Region I and Region 11 MRB meetings were offered for approval. The minutes were approved and with one revision offered.
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Status of Remaining Reviews. Mr. Rakovan briefly reported on the status of the current and upcoming IMPEP reviews and reports.
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Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:45 a.m.
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