ML20205F103
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| Issue date: | 12/04/1998 |
| From: | Travers W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Lacoste A, Sasaki Y, Sato K, Linda Williams FRANCE, JAPAN, UNITED KINGDOM |
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\ ...,. December 4, 1998 Mr. Lt.urence Williams HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear installations -
Health and SafetyExecutive Nuclear Safety Directorate 4* Floor North Wing Rose Court 2 Southwark Bridge London SE 19HS England L
Dear Mr. ilha ms:
~N i wou d first likedo introduce myself as the new Executive Director for Operations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), replacing Mr. L. Joseph Callan, who retired from U.S.
government service on October 16,1998. I look forward to working with you and your entire agency in the area of nuclear safety regulation. I am writing to request your assistance in compiling data foran analysis comparing the level of resources exi> ended on licensing and
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' oversight of nuclear power reactors in the United States (U.S.), France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Belodis information discussing the origin of this reqrst, the baseline data necessary to compare these resources, and the points of contact in the NRC'with whom you or your designee can work to develop the requested response. NRC staff has had preliminary i
discussions with your staff over the past several months on this subject. This request is a follow.
up inquiry to those. discussions) -
The origin of thistequest was a hearing on July 30,1993, of the,U.S. Ser.w Environment Committee's Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety. At that ,
hearing, a reportprepared by Tim D. Martin & Associates was introduced which contained data comparing " regulatory personnel loading per unit of nuclear generation" in ,the U.S., Franca, ,
Japan, and the United Kingdom. Assuming-a number of staff directly responsible for regulatory !
activities at individual commercial nuclear power units, this ratio was stated to be 1508/104 or '
14.5 full. time equivalent (FTE) in the U.S. It is our understanding that these numbers were derived from the Status Reoort on R.aoulatorv Inspection Philosoohv. Insoection Oroanization and .
Insoection Pra@+s prepared by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development's '-
Nuclear Energy Agency's (OECD/NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA)
(NEA/CNRA/R(97)3) to which you provided input.
The NRC has developed the enclos~ed l'nformation to compare resource expenditures of the U.S.
operating nuclearreactor regulatory system, including relevant research functions, to those in your country. Theenclosed tabular data presents Fiscal Year 19995 resource estimates for NRC employees as stated in full-time equivalent staff years (FTEs)*. In addition to NRC FTE, the NRC uses contractor support in areas'where it is economically beneficial. This includes using contractors to provide expertise where it does not exist within the NRC and where it would not be
' Fiscal Year 1999 is the period of October 1998 through September 1999.
8 A full-time equivalent (FTE) staff year is one person working for one year.
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Directorate forthe Safety of Nuclearinstallations 99 fue de Grenelle 75353 Paris Cedex 07 France
Dear Mr. Lacoste:
I would first like te ;ntroduce myself as the new Executive Director for Operations for the Nuclear Regulatory Com,nission (NRC), replacing Mr. L Joseph Callan, who retired from U.S.
govemment service on October 16,1998. I look forward to working with you and your entire agencyin the area of nuclearw.~ ety regulation. I am writing to request your assistance in compiling data for an analysis comparing the level of resources expended on licensing and i oversight of nuclear power reactors in the United States (U.S.), France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Beloyis information discussing the' origin of this request, the baseline data necessary to compare these resources, and the points of contact in the NRC with whom you or your designee can work to develop the requested response. NRC staff has had preliminary discussions with your staff over the past several months on this subject. This request is a follow-up inquiry to those discussions.
l The origin of this request wa a hearing on July 30,1998, of the U.S. Senate Environment Committee's Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety. At that hearing, a report prepared by Tim D. Ma: tin & Associates was introduced which contained data comparing
- regulatory personnel loading per unit of nuclear generation" in the U.S., France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Assuming a' number of staff directly responsible for regulatory activities at individual commercial nuclear power units, this ratio was stated to be 1508/104 or 14.5 full-time equivalent (FTE)in the U.S. It is our understanding that these numbers were derived from the Status Reoort on Reaulatorv insoection Phibsoohv. Insoection Oroanizatio
).Bapection Practices prepared by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Developmer.t's -
Nuclear Energy Agency's (OECD/NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA)3 (NEA/CNRA/R(97)3) to which you provided input.
The NRC has developed the enclosed information to compare resource expenditures of the U.S.
operating nuclear reactor regulatory syste.m, including relevant research functions, to those in
. your country. The enclosed tabular data presents Fiscal Year 19995 resource estimates forMRC
- employees as stated in full-time equivalent staff years (FTEs)8. In additio'n to NRC FTE, the NRC uses contractor support in areas where it is economically beneficial. This includes using contractors to provide expertise where it does not exist within the NRC and where it would not be C: . .
' Fiscal Year 1999 is the period of October 1998 through September 1999.
'A full-time equivalei1t (FTE) staff year is one person working for one year.
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Mr.Yoshihiko Sasaki .
Deputy Director General ~ )
Ministry ofIntemationalTrade -
and industry 1-3-1 Kasumigasoki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan
Dear Mr. Sasaki:
I would first like to introduce myself as the new Executive Director for Operations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), replacing Mr. L'. Joseph Callan, who retired from U.S.
govemment service on October 16,1998. I look forward to working with you and your entire !
agency in the area of nuclear safety regulation. I am writing to request your assistance in compiling data for an analysis comparing the level of resources expended on licensing and oversight of nuclearpower reactors in the United States (U.S.), France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Belowis information discussing the origin of this request, the baseline data necessa to compare these,' resources, and the points of contact in the NRC with whom you or your )
designee can work to develop the requested response. NRC staff has had preliminary discussions with your staff over the past several months on this' subject. This request is a follow-up inquiry to those discussions.
The origin of this request was a hearing on July 30,1998, of the U.S. Senate Environment Committee's Subcommittee on~ Clean.Alr, Wetlands, Private Pmperty and Nuclear Safety. At that hearing, a report prepared by Tim D. Martin & Associates was introduced which contained data comparing 'rogulatory personnel loading per unit of nuclear generation' in the U.S., France, -
Japan, and the United Kingdom. Assuming a number of staff directly responsible for regulatory activities at individual commercial nuclear power units, this ratio was stated to be 1508/104 or 14.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) in the U.S. It is our understanding that these numbers were derived from the Status Report on Reaulatory Insoection Philosocht insoection Orcanization and insoection Practices prepared by the Orgar,1zation of Economic Cooperation and Development's .
Nuclear Energy Agency's (OECD/NEA) Committee'on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) -
(NEA/CNRA/R(97)3) to which you provided input, the NRC has developed the enclosed information to compare resource expenditures of the U.S.
operating nuclear reactor regulatory system, including relevant research functions, to those in your country. The encbsed tabular. data presents Fiscal Year 1999 resource estimates for blRC employees as stated in full-time equivalent staff years (FTEs)'. In addition to NRC FTE, the NRC uses contractor support in areas where it ise' conomically beneficial. This includes using contractors to provide exnteit::9 where it does not exist within the NRC and where it would not be
' Fiscal Year 1909 is the period of October 1998 through September 1999. -
8 A full-time equivalent (FTE) staff year is one person working for one year.
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Dear Mr. Sato:
I would first like to I".tieduce myself as the new Executive Director for Operations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), replacing Mr. L. Joseph Callan, who retired from U.S.
. governmsnt service on October 16,1998. I look forward to working with you and your entire agency in the area of nuclear safety regulation. I am writing to request your assistance in compiling data for an analysis comparing the level of resources expended on licensing and oversight of nuclear power reactors in the United States (U.S.), France, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Belowis information discussing the origin of this request, the baseline data necessary to compare thes ,
designee can wo.e resources, and the points of contact in the NRC with whom you or your l rk to develop the requested-response. NRC staff has had preliminary discussions with your staff over the past several months on this subject. This request is a follow-up inquiry to those discussions.
The origin of this request was a hearing en July 30,1998, of the U.S. Senate Environment Cornmittee's Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety. At that hearing, a report prepared by Tim D. Martin & Associates was introduced which contained data comparing " regulatory personnel loading per unit of nuclear generation in the U.S., France,.
Japan, and the United Kingdom. Assuming a number of staff directly responsible for regulatory activities at individual commercial nuclear power units, this ratio was stated to be 1508/104 or 14.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) in the U.S. It is our understanding that these numbers were derived from the Status Reoort on Reculatory insoection Philosoohv. Insoection Oroanization and insoection Practices prepared by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development's Nuclear Energy Agency's (OECD/NEA) Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA)
(NEA/CNRA/R(97)3) to which you provided input.
The NRC ha's developed the enclosed information to compare resource expenditures of the U.S.
operating nuclear reactor regulatory system, including relevant research functions, to those in your country. The enclosed tabular data presents Fiscal Year 10p9' resource estimates for NRC employees as stated in full-time equivalent staff years (FTEs)2. In addition to NRC FTE, the NRC uses contractor support in areas where it is economically beneficial. This includes using
' contractors to provide expertise where it does not exist within the NRC and where it would not be
' Fiscal Year 1999 is the period of October 1998 through September 1999.
'A full-time' equivalent (FTE) staff year is one person working for one year,
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' include areas s,uch as administrative support and information technology systems support, as w as technical and scientific analyses. An estimate of the numbs; of people performing work supported by NRC's contractor support funding is also identified. In addition, a brief narrative l
descriptica for each program / function is provided to assist in this comparison.
It should be noted at the outset that a precise comparison of regulatory resources is not possible i
given the differences in national legal and institutionc! methods of regulation, the scope of the regulator's authority and responsibilities, the' number of different types of reactor designs, the number of reactor vendors, the number cf different utilities, and the method of funding the regulatory.
r agency or agencias in these countries. We recognize that your organization may not collect o' report on staff levels' and assignments, budgets, etc., in ways similar to those in the 1;.S., or make~that information public. This will also make it difficult to develop comparable information.
comparable.
However, we hope that it may be possible to pmvide data which are broadly To the extent possible, please provide the equivalent data for your country in the tabular format as exhibited in Enclosure 2. Where your functions vary from those of the U.S., please briefly explain these differences as appropriate. The NRC will use this data to provide a report to the U.S. Senate on Januay 28,1999. Given the imminence of this due date, it will be necessary to i receive your data no later than January 6,1999. I have asked that Mr. David Lange, International 1 Program Coordinator of the Office of the Executive Director for Operations, be the ~ primary point of contact for this project; he can be reached at telephone (301) 4151730, facsimile (301) 415-2162, or by electronic mall at <DJL@NRC. GOV >.
As your participation in this s ' tsly is importa.nt and as it will entall a substantial effort; I extend my thanks in anticipation of your wisingness and ability to assist us in this endeavor.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
William D. Travers Executive Director for Operations Identical letters sent to: -
Enclosures:
- 1. U.S. NRC Overview Yoshihiko Sasaki and Kazuo Sato (Japan); Laurence
- 2. NRC's Operating Reactor Program Williams (UK); and Andre-
- 3. NRC's Nuclear Regulatory Research Program
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