ML20206F855
| ML20206F855 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/23/1999 |
| From: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Vietticook A NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20206F851 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-99-096-C, SECY-99-96-C, NUDOCS 9905060256 | |
| Download: ML20206F855 (2) | |
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NOTATION VOTE RESPONSE SHEET TO:
Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary FROM:
CHAIRMAN JACKSON
SUBJECT:
SECY-99-096 - STAFF PROPOSAL TO AMEND SUPPLEMENT 1, " REACTOR OPERATIONS," OF THE ENFORCEMENT POLICY BY ADDING EXAMPLES OF VIOLATIONS INVOLVING THE COMPROMISE OF AN APPLICATION, TEST, OR EXAMINATION REQUIRED BY 10 CFR PART 55 w/ comments Approved X Disapproved Abstain l
Not Participating COMMENTS:
See attached comments.
Shirley Ann Jackson SIGNATURE April 23, 1999 OATE g so g g so4 CORRESPONDENCE PDR Entered on "AS" Yes x
No
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Chairman Jackson's Comments on SECY-99-096 I approve the proposed action to revise the enforcement policy to address non-willful compromises of operator license examinations administered under the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55. The new policy will provide the staff with better enforcement criteria that will emphasize to licensees that compromises of operator license examinations cannot be tolerated.
This emphasis has taken on more importance with the advent of licensee development and administration of operator licensing examinations. The demarcation point for severity level between escalated and non-escalated violations will now be based on consequences of the violation. In addition, the staff removed the willfulness criteria which are included fully elsewhere in the enforcement policy. The removal of the wilfulness criteria is consistent with j
previous direction of the Commission in SECY-98-266. I only would urge caution with respect to the inclusion of the vague phrase " condition more than a minor concern" as the third catego of SL-IV violations involving non-willful compromises of applications or tests. Unless the NRC defines ' minor concern" in specific and objective terms, it is troublesome and unclear to me how the staff will determine when such a violation constitutes "more than a rninor concern."
Therefore, I would delete this third criterion, unless the staff can develop more explicit and j
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