ML20203F507
| ML20203F507 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 02/10/1998 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Koh H MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF |
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| ML20203F511 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9802270332 | |
| Download: ML20203F507 (4) | |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 30666-0001 February 10, 1998 Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H.
Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108-4619
Dear Dr. Koh:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) uses the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) for use in the evaluation of Agreement State prograins. Er. closed for your review is the draft IMPEP report which documents the results of the Agreement State review held in your offices on January 12-16,1998. Mr. James Lynch, NRC Region lli State Agreements Officer, was the Team Leader for the Massachusetts review. The review team's recommendations were discussed with you and your staff on January 16,1998. The review team's proposed recommendations are that the Massachusetts Agreement State program be found adequate to protect public health and safety and compatible with the NRC program.
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 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 common criteria in the assessment and place primary emphasis on performance. Thrce 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 re,urt, will be made by a Management Review Board (MRB) composed of NRC managers ano 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. Your review of the draft report should focus on factual correctness of information reported by 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.
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 for the 4036 C 10 0 g
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