ML20217K591
| ML20217K591 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 10/08/1999 |
| From: | Lohaus P NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Selecky M WASHINGTON, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 9910260189 | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. enana anni I
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l I Ms.' Mary C. Selecky, .cretary Washington Department of Health l i
1112 S.E. Quince Street ,
Olympia, WA 98504-7890 .
Dear Ms. Selecky:
1 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) uses the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP)in the evaluation of Agreement State programs. Enclosed for your review is the draft IMPEP report which documents the results of the Agreement State review held in your office on August 30 - September 3,1999. Mr. Richard L. Woodruff, State i Agreements Officer, Region 11, was the team leader for the Washington review. The review team's recommendations werec discussed with you and yuur staff on the last day of the review.
The review team's proposed recommendations are that the Washington Agreement State l
. program be found adequate to protect public health and safety and compatible with the NRC program.-
NRC has significantly changed the manner in which periodic reviews are conducted for Agreement State programs to assure that public health and safety are adequately protected ;
from the hazards associated with the use of radioactive materials and that Agreement State {
programs are compatible with NRC's program. The new process, titled IMPEP, employs a !
team of NRC and Agreement State' staff to. assess both Agreement State and NRC Regional Office radioactive materials licensing and inspection programs. All reviews use common criteria -
~in the assessment and place primary emphasis on performance. Additional areas have been
_ identified as non-common performance indicators and are also addressed in the assessment.
The final determination of adequacy and compatibility of each Agreement State program, based on the review team's report, will be made by a Management Review Board (MRB) composed of l NRC managers and an Agreement State program manager who serves as a liaison to the
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'In accordance with procedures for implementation of IMPEP, we are providing you with a copy of the draft team report for review prior to submitting the report to the MRB, We welcome your comments on the draft report. If possible, we request comments within four weeks from your receipt of this letter. This schedule will permit the issuance of the final report in a timely manner !
that will be responsive to your needs. !
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) The team will review the response, make any necessary changes to the report and issue it to
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MRB meeting in the mid-November 1999 time frame. We will coordinate with you to establish the date for the MRB review of the Washington report and will provide invitational travel for you j or your designee to attend. NRC has_ video conferencing capability if it is more convenient for the State to participate through this medium. We will work with your staff to establish a video-conference if you so desire. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, please contact me at (301) 415 3340 or Richard L. Woodruff at (404) 562-4704.
. Sincerely, Signed By:
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' Paul H. Lohaus, Director Office of State Programs
Enclosure:
- As stated cc: Bill White, Acting Assista... Secretary _
Washington Department of Health l
, ~ Bob Nichols, State Liaison Officer Executive Policy Division Office of the Govemor ,
John L. Erickson, Director '
Division of Radiation Protection Washington Department of Health
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. the State to participate through this medium. We will work with your staff to establish a video conference if you so desire. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or Richard L. Woodruff at (404) 562-4704.
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Paul H. Lohaus, irector Office of State Programs
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Enclosure:
As stated
- cc: Bill White, Acting Assistant Secretary Washington Department of Health
. Bob Nichols, State Liaison' Officer Executive Policy Division Office of the Govemor John L. Erickson, Director Division of Radiation Protection Washington Department of Healtt.
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