ML20203F514

Ack Receipt of Responding to Request for Evaluation & Response to Recommendations 2 Through 5 of Final Rept on July 1997 follow-up Impep Review of Nebraska Radiation Control Program

ML20203F514
Person / Time
Issue date:	02/05/1998
From:	Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
To:	Dunning G NEBRASKA, STATE OF
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Ms. Gin] Dunning, Dir:ctor - FEB 0 51938 HHS Regulation and Licensure  :

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Dear Ms. Dunning:

Thank you for your letter dated January 10,1998, responding to our request for an evaluation and response to Recommendations 2 through 5 of the final report on the July 1997 follow-up IMPEP review of the Nebraska Radiation Control Program. We appreciate the positive actions you are taking to keep NRC informed of the status of corrective actions through monthly telephone conferences and bi monthly written status reports. We look forward to receiving copies of your procedures es they are completed. We note that you plan to create an

c. valuation form to document annual supervisory reviews of inspectors in response to Recommendation 4, and plan to complete allegation management procedures by the second quarter of 1998, in aesponse to Recon mendation 5.

We look forward to a continuing timely exchange of information on the status of your program and to our agencies continuing to work cooperatively in the future.

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Thank you for your letter dated January 10,1998, responding to our regdest for an evaluation and response to Recommendations 2 through 5 of the final report on the July 1997 follow up IMPEP review of the Nebraska Radiation Control Program. We appreciate the positive actio.is you are taking to keep NRC informed of the status of corrective acions through monthly telephone conferences and bi monthly written status reports. We'look forward to receiving copl6s of your procedures as tt.ey are cor.;pleted. We note that'you plan to create an evaluation form to document annual supervisory reviews of ins'pectors in response to recommendation 4, and plan to complete allegation managerhent procedures by th t second quarter of 1998, in response to recommendation 5. /

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Since ly, Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs Distnbution:

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This is in regard to your letter dated January 10,1998, responding to our request for_an evaluation and response to Recommendations 2 through 5 of the final report on the' July 1997 foJow up IMPEP review of the Nebraska Radiation Control Program. As indicated in your response, the staff of the NE program have been keeping NRC informed of the status of corrective actions through monthly telephone conferences and bi monthly written status reports.

We note that you plan to create an evaluation form to document annual supervisory reviews of inspectors in response to recommendation 4, and plan to complete allegation management procedures by the second quarter of 1998, in response to recommendation 5. Regarding recommendations 2 and 3, wo look fonvard to a continuing timely exchange of information on the status of the program and pending corrective actions. ,/

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Ms. Gina Dunning, Director HHS Regulation and Licensure Nebraska Health arid Human Services System 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509 5007

Dear Ms. Dunning:

Thank you for your letter dated January 10,1998, responding to our request for an evaluation and response to Recommendations 2 through 5 of the firial report on the July 1997 follow-up IMPEP review of the Nebraska Radiation Control Progrt.m. We appreciate the positive actions you are taking to keep NRC informed of the status of corrective actions through monthly telephone conferences and bi monthly written status tr, ports. We look forward to receiving copies of your procedures as they are completed. We note that you plan to create an evaluation form to document annual supervisory reviews of inspectors in response to Recommendation 4, and plan to complete allegation management procedures by the second quarter of 1998, in response to Recommendation 5.

We look forward to a continuing timely exchange of information on the status of your program ,

and to our agencies continuing to work cooperatively in the future.

Sincerely, di(fN /l.uj ol Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State ProgramsV cc: Robert Leopold, Administrator Public Health Assessment Division Nebraska Health and Human Services System Brian Hearty, Progrcm Manager Radioactive Materials .

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Dear Mr. Bangart:

This is in regards to the final report on the follow.up IMPEP review of the Nebraska Radiation Control Program dated Decembitt 10,1997 signed by Hugh L Thompson, Jr. As requested in the cover letter, we have reviewed and evaluated the recommendations and suggestion contpined in Section 5 of the report. Our response to recommendations 2 through 5 is as follows:

2. Copies of procedures will be sent to your of0cc for review as they are completed. RMP No. 4.02 was previously submitted to your office and is included in the final re. port. A schedule for procedure development is included in our status repons. ,

3. Monthly telephone conferences have been held since the follow up review and w 11 continue through completion the corrective action plan. Wrinen status reports have been provided every Mo months since the follow-up review and will continue through completion the corrective action plan.

4. We will create an evaluation form to document the annual supervisory review of each inspector prior to performing our Orst accompaniment this year. The training database contains a field for "last inspection accompaniment" which allows us to track when accompaniments need to be performed.

5. A procedure to manage allegations is scheduled to be completed in th: recond quarter of 1998. Staff training on the new procedure will be provided in conjunction with its issuance, HHS Regulation and Licersure P,0.Ona95007 t.incain. NI: 68509 5007 Au Equa onontwnv/Amwntt Acn:w Eupweta enMtn wnw sov ws:ow macyctsoeArea q$tyjo.Louti M (fe

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If you have any questions, please contact me, Bob Leopold, Sue Semerena or Brian Hearty at  !

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