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Forwards for Info,Staff August Update to Plan of short- & long-term Actions to Respond to Selected Issues Raised During 990730 Hearing Before Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air & Wetlands
ML20212M231
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Issue date: 08/10/1999
From: Travers W
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To: Dicus G, The Chairman
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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William D. Travers

  • i Executive Director for Operq9hs UPDATE TO STAFF RE' PONSE TO TASKING MEMORANDUM AND

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S STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS Attached for your information is the staff's August update to the plan of short-and long-term actions to respond to selected issues raised during the July 30,1998, hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety and the July 17,1998, Commission meeting with stakeholders.

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Additions and changes to the July 1999, update are marked in redline and strike out. Minor editorial changes have not been highlighted. Explanations for changes are provided in the associated remarks.

Since the July update, the following significant milestones have been completed:

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Met with an ACRS subcommittee to discuss risk-informing 10 CFR Part 50 and providing a report to the Commission on the status of the proposed revision to the Safety Goa1 Policy.

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Completed and issued the safety evaluation for the San Onofre hydrogen

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recombiner.

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Completed 10 CFR Part 51 final rule change to designate high-level waste transportation as a generic environmental impact for Commission approval.

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Met with an ACRS subcommittee on the Oconee license renewal safety evaluation report.

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Met with stakeholders on guidance development plans for 10 CFR 50.59 i

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Completed and provided for Commission approval a paper and final regulatory guide for updated final safety analysis reports.

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Achieved the agency goal of 1/8 supervisor / manager-to-employee ratio.

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Conducted a public workshop with stakeholders to discuss issues associated i

with the NRC's preliminary assessments of risks from spent fuel pools at decommissioned reactors.

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Conducted a public workshop with stakeholders to discuss changes to event reporting requirements as outlined in proposed changes to 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73.

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