ML20217J902
| ML20217J902 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/01/1998 |
| From: | Cool D NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9804070060 | |
| Download: ML20217J902 (3) | |
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.s April 1, 1998 MEMORANDUM TO:
Rich:rd L. B ng:rt, Dirzctor Office of Stat] Progr ms FROM:
Donald A. Cool, Director original signed by:
Division of lodustrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS
SUBJECT:
PLANNED SURVEY BY NUCLEAR BYPRODUCT MATERIAL RISK REVIEW GROUP As you are aware, the Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety (IMNS) has formed a nuclear byproduct material risk review working group composed of NRC employees and an employee of the State of Colorado. The group's goals are to identify and document the technical basis for a risk-informed approach to nuclear byproduct material regulation and to develop plans for a graded approach to regulation of that material based on risk. The working group has obtained the services of a contractor, SCIENTECH, Inc., to perform the majority of the technical work necessary to meet those goals.
Information beyond that provided by SCIENTECH will also be valuable in meeting the working group's goals. Nuclear material licensing and inspection personnel are one particularly important source of information. In order to capture the " corporate knowledge" of inspection and licensing personnel, the working group intends to distribute a survey to them during April 1998. As discussed in the most recent teleconference with the Organization of Agreement States, the working group willinclude Agreement State personnelin its survey. This memorandum is to request that the Office of State Programs (OSP) inform the Agreement States of the risk review project and planned survey. A draft letter designed for that purpose is attached.
A draft of the planned survey is expected to be available by mid-April. At that time IMNS will request further OSP assistance in coordinating review of the planned survey by the executive committee of the Organization of Agreement States and in distributing the planned survey.
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.s MEMORANDUM TO:
Rich rd L. B:ngirt, Dircctor Office of Stita Progrcms FROM:
Donald A. Cool, Director Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS
SUBJECT:
PLANNED SURVEY BY NUCLEAR BYPRODUCT MATERIAL RISK REVIEW GROUP As you are aware, the Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety (IMNS) has formed a nuclear byproduct material risk review working group composed of NRC employees and an employee of the State of Colorado. The group's goals are to identify a/d document the technical basis for a risk-informed approach to nuclear byproduct material regulation and to develop plans for a graded approach to regulation of that materialpa' sed on risk. The working group has obtained the services of a contractor, SCIENTECH, I d., to perform the majority of the technical work necessary to meet those goals.
Information beyond that provided by SCIENTECH will also be valuable i meeting the working group's goals. Nuclear material licensing and inspectionprsonnel ar ne particularly important source of information. In order to capture the corporate owledge" of inspection and licensing personnel, the working group inter $ds to, distribute af rvey to them during April 1998. As discussed in the most recent telecortfe' rence wit Jhe Organization of Agreement States, the working group will include Agreement, Slate perso elin its survey. This memorandum is to request that the Office of State Programp OSP) inform the Agreement States of the risk review project and planned s,urvey. A draft letter designed for that purpose is attached.
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CONTACT: Dennis 1. Serig, N. SS/IMNS (301)415-7901
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PLANNED SURVEY BY NUCLEAR BYPRODUCT MATERIAL RISK REVIEW GROUP The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Of6ce of Nuclear Mat @l Safety and Safeguards has established a nuclear byproduct material risk review working group consisting of NRC and Agreement State personnel. The goals of the group are: (1) to identify and -
document a technical basis for a risk-informed approach to the regulation of nuclear byproduct material, and (2) to develop plans for a graded approach to nuclear byproduct material
- regulation based on risk informationc The scope of the group's efforts encompasses byproduct materials that are currently defined in Section 11.e(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 30.4 and addressed by 10 CFR Parts 30-36 and 3g, or the equivalent regulations of Agreement States.
The working group has obtained the services cf a contractor, SCIENTECH, Inc., to perform the majority of the technical work necessary to meet its gc5:3. Information beyond that provided by SCIENTECH will also be valuable in meeting the working group's goals. Nuclear material licensing and inspection personnel are one particularly important source of such information. In order to capture the " corporate knowledge" of licensing and inspection personnel, the working group plans to distribute a survey to Agreement State and NRC regional personnel.
The planned survey will include questions about the typical radionuclides and quantities of material possessed and used by specific types of licensees (e.g., R&D synthesis laboratories, q
fixed gauge users), types and frequency of accidents that occur at licensees facilities (e.g., non reportable incidents such as spills, contambation), typical annual doses received by licensee personnel, and the respondent's perception of the risk associated with each type of activity.
I The survey should take less than one hour to complete. Emphasis will be on the individual respondent's areas of greatest knowledge. Individuals will be asked to complete the survey -
based on their experience in licensing and inspection activities rather than on reviews of license files, inspection reports, or other information sources. Partial responses to the survey which reflect an individual's ares (s) of greatest knowledge will be accepted.
The working group intends to distribute the survey in mid-April,1998, and to ask that the
- responses be retumed by mail within two weeks in order to meet the project's schedule. The information collected will be used to confirm and augment the information gathered by SCIENTECH.
The working group chairman is Dennis Serig of the NRC. Questions conceming the risk review or the planned survey may be directed to Dr. Serig at (301) 415-7901, E-mail dis @nrc. gov, or fax (301) 415-536g.
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