ML20216D694
| ML20216D694 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/19/1996 |
| From: | Hoyle J NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20216D678 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-10CFR9.7 FACA, M951219A, NUDOCS 9709090394 | |
| Download: ML20216D694 (2) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Milhoan Jordan n
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January 19, 1996 I
IN RESPONSE, LNh0 NUM crret or THE
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MEMORANDUM TO:
James M. Taylor Exec tiv Di ctor for Operations M
FROM:
John C. Hoyl, Secretary
SUBJECT:
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON MECHANISM FOR ADDRESSING GENERIC SAFETY ISSUES, 10:00 A.M.,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1995, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, UNE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO d
PUBLIC ATTENDANCE)
The Commission was briefed by the NRC staff on the mechanism for addressing generic safety issues.
The Commission requested a summary of the staff effort exper.ded in each office on generic issues, teB&) NRR - lead (SECY Suspense:
3/8/96) 9600001 (Coordinate w/NMSS, RES & AE00)
The Commission encouraged the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Cafeguards (NMSS) to include the Office'of Nuclear Regulatory Research in meetings to evaluate and assign priorities to NMSS generic issues.
The. staff should ensure that the respective roles of each office are understood and that close coordination is practiced to eliminr.M any duplication of effort.
There should be one agency-wide generic issue resolution tracking system, coupled with consistency of p1 oritization between offices.
It is irc. porta..t that the NRC continue to remain vigilant in its efforts to identify and resolve.,eneric sc.fety issues and to work with the industry in doing so.
(Due EDO 12/31/97) (itEf/NMSS) 9600088 The Commission requested the staff'to review existing licensee costs associated with resolution of several of the most s; ; '.*icant-generic issues where licensee cost data is reasonably ava>A9 1e in order to compare the actual licensee costs with those-contained in the regulatory analyses and provide this comparison to the Commission.
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NRR (SECY Suspense:
4/26/96) 9600002 9709090394 970813 PDR ORG NOMA PDR
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w ATTACHMENT 2 GENERAL' ATTRIBUTES FOR PRIORITIZATION OF-GENERIC ISSUES 1
(1)
An identifier of the potential. safety question being addressed,.
. including its safety significance (2)L The identification'of a possible solution
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The-identification of the possible affected population
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An estimate' of the magnitude of the potential safety consequences (5)
An estimate of the total costlof the possible solution-(6)
Establishment of pre-set criteria.for sorting issues based upon an cost / benefit evaluation, e.g., $/ person-rem.
Two separate thresholds could be established for: (a) Fuel! Cycle Facilities (Uranium M1111n],10F, Conversion, Enrichment, M0X Refabrication, Fuel Reprocessing, Spent Fuel Storage, Transportation); and-(b)
Non-Fuel Cycle Facilities (Research, Teaching, Experimental, Diagnostic.-Therapuetic, Measurement, Calibration, Irradiation, Manufacturing and Distribution, and Service).
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Comparison of the potential safety consequences averted and the total cost against pre-set criteria
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Documentation of each attribute j,
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Peer review, including the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste.
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