ML20197C768

Requests Review & Comments on Encl Draft Minutes of 971211 New Mexico Mgt Review Board Meeting by 980109

ML20197C768
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Issue date:	12/19/1997
From:	Schneider K NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
To:	Bangart R, Paperiello C, 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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DEC 191997 MEMORANDUM TO: Management Review Board Members:

Hugh Thompson, EDO Richard Bangart, OSP Carl Paperiello, NMSS Karen Cyr, OGC Richard Barrett, AEOD ac3:1nal cicnod1yr K. R. Sch:; older FROM: Kathleen N. Schneider, Senior Project Manager Office of State Programs

SUBJECT:

DRAFT MINUTES: NEW MEXICO FOLLOW UP DECEMBER 11, 1997 MRB MEETING Attached are the draft minutes of the Management Review Board (MRB) meeting held on December 11,1997. Please review and comment by January 9,- 1998 If you have any questions, please contact n e 4152320, INTERNET: KXS@NRC. GOV, or Lance Rakovan at 415-2589, INTERNET: LJR2@NRC. GOV.

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SUBJECT:

DRAFT MINUTES: NEW MEXICO FOLLOW-UP DECEMBER,11 1997 MRB MEETING Attached are the draft minutes of the Management Review Board (MRB) meeting held on Deceruber 11,1997. Please review and comment by January 9,1998. If you have any questions, please contact me at 415 2320, INTERNET: KXS@NRC. GOV, or Lance Rakovan at 415-2589, INTERNET: LJR2@NRC. GOV.

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. c MINUTESi MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 11.1997 -

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 Member, DEDR Richard Bangart, MRB Member, OSP Richard Barrett, MRB Member, AEOD Carl Paperiello, MRB Member, NMSS Karen Cyr, MRB Member, OGC Fred Combs, NMSS Scott Moore, NMSS Kathleen Schneider, OSP Lance Rakovan, OSP Cardelia Maupin, OSP By telephone:

Ray Paris, Agreement State Liaison, OR Mark Weidler, NM Benito Garcia, NM Ed Kelley, NM Geoffrey Sloan, NM William Floyd, NM James Lynch, Rlli Terry Frazee, WA Jack Hornor, RIV/WC Linda Howell, RIV Charles Hackney, RIV Ross Scarano, RIV

1. Convention. Hugh Thompson, Chair of the Management Review Board (MRB),

convened the meeting at 3:35 p.m. Introductions of the attendees were conducted.

2. New Business. Final Consideration of the New Mexico Report. Mr. Thompson informed the members of the MRB of the results of the meeting he and other NRC managers held on December 4,1997 with Secretary Weidler and his staff. A copy of the draft meeting minutes had been distributed to the MRB members prior to the MRB meeting. A copy had not been sent to New Mexico, but was provided to them after the meet;ng. Mr. Thompson presented the commitment summaries from the draft minutes on adequate radiation control program funding, training options, on-the-job training, 4 staffing, and response to events for both New Mexico and the MRB. During the discussion, Mr. Thompson directed that the meeting minutes be revised to reflect that New Mexico continues to support the current staffing levels for the program. Also, Mr. Thompson stated that NRC's commitment to review New Mexico's reports of recent responses to three events since the October 23,1997 MRB meeting would be included in the meeting minutes. Secretary Weidler agreed that the discussion reflected the commitments from the December 4,1997 meeting.

Item A. MRB determination on probation recommendation from IMPEP team Mr. Thompson stated that the New Mexico program the IMPEP team reviewed in 'uly 1997 is not the same program that is in effect today. Based on the State's actions to date and the commitments by Secretary Weidler, the MRB did not conclude probation was now warranted. The MRB discussed budget, funding, staffing, and support within New Mexico govemment with Secretary Weidler The MRB directed that a follow-up review would be conducted within one year of the IMPEP review and that New Mexico's progress would be evaluated through periodic written reports from, and conference calls with, New Mexico officials. Mr. Bangart commented that New Mexico plans to request

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. o NRC funding assistance for Agreement Stinte staff training and associated travel under the criteria recently approved by the Coramission. The MRB directed that the final IMPEP report be finalized to reflect the decisions made during the meeting. ' Mr.

Thompson also directed that the minutes of the December 4,1997 meeting with New Mexico be finalized.

item B. Findings regarding the common performance indicator, Response to incidents and Allegations Based on implementation of the new procedures for response to incidents, the MRB directed the team to revise the finding for this indicator to be ' satisfactory with recommendations for improvement.'

item C. Recommendation for next IMPEP review / follow-up and heightened oversight The MRB directed that the follow-up review be conducted within one year of the IMPEP review, that monthly conference calls take place with New Mexico, and that written progress reports be submitted every other mont5. Secretary Weidler was informed that these requests would be conveyed in the letter transmitting the final IMPEP report on

. the New Mexico program.

Mr. Thompson thanked the IMPEP team for their work on this review.

3. Adjournment. The meeting was adjoumed at approximately 4:05 p.m.

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