ML20216D398

Requests Nbs Establish Electronic Communications Capability Prior to Effective Date of 880212 for Final Rule Improved Personnel Dosimetry Processing, Per Interagency Agreement 81-134

ML20216D398
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Issue date:	03/20/1987
From:	Beckjord E NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES)
To:	Warshaw S NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY (FORMERL
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NUDOCS 8706300516
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Office of Product Standards Policy National-Bureau of Standards Gaithersburg, MD 20899' Dear Dr. Warshaw.

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In. conjunction with Interagency Agreement'81-134 between'the Nuclear

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Regulatory Commission and the National. Bureau of Standards (DOC), NVLAP.

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. personnel have agreed to keep the-NRC. regional inspection' offices-informed lon a timely basis of the status of accreditation'of dosimetry i

processors that.are NRC licensees or. commercial' firms employed by:such

. licensees. This information is essential for NRC.. inspectors to-verify compliance with the new final rule, " Improved Personnel Dosimetry-

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Processing," (52 FR 4601) published February 13,1987.

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.We have determined that all.of the regional _in'spection officesiare-eg'uipped with electronic comtrgn_ication: equipment capable of accessing; l

similar communication equipigaat at' NBS to. obtain~ the information

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capability between NRC and NBS would enable NRC inspectors to obtain '

immediate access to the current accreditation status 'of: all dosimetry processors and would be the preferred method of obtaining'this,.

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Establishment of'such 'a capability Gould be consistent.

with other efforts within the NRC to facilitate information' exchange; via electronic communications.

It is our understanding that the " accreditation status dataLbase"'

generated in support of NVLAP will contain no' classified or: proprietary information so that access and compatibility to this. data base'should.

i pose no problems between NRC and NBS in this regard. We reauest that you-establish such an electronic communication: capability prior to:the effective.

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designated commmunications specialist contact Darrell Huff of the NRC.0fficee i

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'i of Inspection and Enforcement.at (301) 492-7077 to resolve any software or.

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