ML20217K578

Informs That Commission Authorized Author to Sign Addendum 1 to Subagreement 3 Pertaining to State Resident Inspectors Between NRC & State of Il

ML20217K578
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Issue date:	09/28/1999
From:	Travers W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Ortciger T ILLINOIS, STATE OF
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l- Thomas W. Ortciger, Director '

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Dear Mr. Ortciger:

'I am pleased to inform you that the Commis'sion has authorized me to sign Addendum No.1 to Subagreement No. 3 Pertaining to State Resident inspectors Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Illinois, I have enclosed six signed copies of the Addendum. Please sign all six copies and return three to Paul H. Lohaus, Director, Office of i State Programs, for our files. When we receive the returned copies, the Addendum will be published in the Federal Reaister. i t

On behalf of the Commission, I would like to thank you for your cooperation during these negotiations. We look fonvard to continuing our positive working relationship with the State of Illinois in carrying out this agreement and in our future endeavors.

Sincerely, 3 urinu m r ngnycpty ]

1rca L Mivv.u s 4oA l William D. Travers Executive Director for Operations -

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- Thomas W. Ortciger, Director i ;lilinois Department of Nuclear Safety

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Dear Mr. Ortciger:

I am pleased to inform you that the Commission has authorized me to sign Addendum No.1 to Subagreement No. 3 Pertaining to State Resident inspectors Between the U.S. Nuclear

. Regulatory Commission and the State of Illinois. I have enclosed six signed copies of the <

Addendum. Please sign all six copies and retum three to Paul H. Lohaus, Director, Office of State Programs, for our files. When we receive the returned copies, the Addendum will be '

published in the Federal Reaister, l

On behalf of the Commission, I would like to thank you for your cooperation during these negotiations. We look forward to continuing our positive working relationship with the State of lliinois in carrying out this agreement and in our future endeavors.

Sincerely, i

L sj WilliampTrave y N Executive Director 4 for. Operations -

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q ADDENDUM NO.1 TO SUBAGREEMENT NO. 3 PERTAINING TO STATE RESIDENT ENGINEERS BETWEEN THE l-  : U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE l . STATE OF ILt.INOIS .

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l. Purpose

iThe purpose of this Addendum is to modify Subagreement No. 3 pertaining to State Resident l Engineers between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the State of Illinois i ~ (State), hereafter referred to as Subagreement No. 3, to address State inspections at

. permanently shut down nuclear power plants in Illinois that remain under license by the NRC.

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1 A. The NRC and the State entered into Subagreement No. 3 to define the way in l which NRC and the State, with the assistance of State Resident Engineers will cooperate in planning and conducting inspections at operating nuclear power plants in Illinois. Subagreement No. 3 provided, among other things, for interaction and cooperation between State Resident Engineers and NRC Resident inspectors. Since the entry into Subagreement No. 3, " State Resident Engineers" as referred to in Subagreement No. 3, have become known as " State

~ Resident inspectors." l B. Since the entry into Subagreement No. 3, NRC has received notice that a licensed nuclear power plant in Illinois has permanently ceased operations and has begun decommissioning.

C. It is NRC's practice to, approximately one year after shut down, withdraw its resident inspectors from licensed nuclear power plants that have permanently

ceased operations and are undergoing decommissioning and to conduct inspections of such power plants with staff from its Regional offices.

D. The NRC has requested and the State of Illinois has agreed,'in accordance with Gection X. of Subagreement 3, to modifv the Subagreement to recognize the {

changed circumstances for licensed power plants that are permanently shut i down, are undergoing decommissioning, and are no longer inspected by NRC resident inspectors, and to provide for continued cooperation and coordination with the State of Illinois with regard to inspections at such plants.  ;

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.Ill. Modifications A. Subagreement No. 3 is modified as provided in this Addendum. Subagreement No. 3 shall remain in full and complete effect except as specifically modified in this Addendum.' Insofar as any provisions in Subagreement No. 3 are.

inconsistent with this Addendum,' this Addendum shall control for the purposes of decommissioning inspections at permanently shut down commercial nuclear power reactors.

B. The' title to Subagreement No. 3 is modified to read "SUBAGREEMENT NO. 3 L BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE

. STATE OF ILLINOIS PERTAINING TO STATE RESIDENT INSPECTORS AND STATE INSPECTORS FOR DECOMMISSIONING PLANTS."

C. .Section VI.C.13 of Subagreement No. 3 is modified to read as follows:

All written communications with the licensee will be made through NRC. After completing its portion of a safety. inspection, the State will document to NRC its inspection's scope, details, and results in a report written in the format described in the NRC Inspection Manual.; The NRC will use the information, as appropriate, in preparation of the NRC's final report. The State is responsible for the technical adequacy of State Resident inspector's or State inspector's inspection reports.

D. State Resident Engineer" is modified in Subagreement No. 3 to read " State R2sident inspector."

E. State personnel who conduct decommissioning inspections pursuant to this Addendum and who need not be resident at nuclear power plants shall be

. referred to as " State Inspectors."'

F. i After NRC's withdrawal of its resident inspectors from licensed nuclear power plants in Illinois that have permanently ceased operations, State participation in

NRC' decommissioning inspections at these facilities will be governed by

Subagreement 3 and this Addendum. This Addendum will not apply to State inspections conducted pursuant to any authority other than Subagreement No. 3.

G. State Inspectors will be State Resident inspectors qualified and certified by the State in accordance with the NRC Inspection Manual, or its equivalent, for the specific inspection functio'n they are to perform.

H.' The State will utilize the NRC's Master Inspection Plan as the basis for proposing State Inspectors' participation in NRC scheduled decommissioning inspections.

The State will submit inspection recommendations to the NRC Regional

' Administrator, Region 111 (or designee), at least one month prior to the scheduled inspection to allow sufficient time for NRC review and approval.

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I. The State will perform decommissioning safety inspections only in accordance 1'

l with the inspection plans using applicable procedures in the NRC Inspection Manual.

J. To facilitate cooperation and efficient use of resources, NRC and State inspectors will conduct joint team decommissioning inspections under this Addendum. An NRC inspector willlead the team and be in charge of the i inspection. l l

K. The principal senior management contacts for this Addendum will be the '

Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region Ill, and the Manager, Office of Nuclear Facility Safety, Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety.

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