ML20205P664
| ML20205P664 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/07/1999 |
| From: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Vietticook A NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20205P661 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-99-086-C, SECY-99-86-C, NUDOCS 9904200268 | |
| Download: ML20205P664 (2) | |
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, F R 0 al CHAIRMAN JACKSON 04.07.1999 15810 P.
8 NOTATION VOTE RESPONSE SHEET TO:
Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary FROM:
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SUBJECT:
SECY-99 066 - RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT MEETING PROCESS AND ONGolNG IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING LICENSEE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PROCESSES w/ comment Approved x
Disapproved Abstain Not Participating COMMENTS:
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Entered on "AS" Yes No 9904200268 990416 ORRES DE E PDR 9 90 9'E /d 7 &f
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Chairman Jackson's Conunents on SECY-99-086 l
l I approve the staff proposal to eliminate the NRC watch list and NRC recognition of superior l
performers from the senior management meeting (SMM) process. These actions, combined with the l
efficiencies gained through the proposed reductions in correspondence, offer an opportunity to increase regulatory effectiveness and efficiency without reducing our regulatory scrutiny of nuclear facility performance.
As the staff further develops reconunendations regarding the SMM and the criteria and categories by which plants will be discussed and reported to the Commission, emphasis should be maintained on developing clear definitions (e.g. what constitutes a " regional-focus" facility, to the extent that the staff intends to use this term). Further, while the changes proposed by the staff anticipate the continued development of the new reactor oversight process (which would establish thresholds for when facilities require agency-level attention), the staff should remain mindful that the SMM will apply to fuel cycle and other significant materials facilities as well as reactor plants. Criteria and categories established in support of the SMM process must be robust enough to allow for the proper treatnent of this class of licensees.
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