ML20217M249
| ML20217M249 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/19/1999 |
| From: | Nelson R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Mary Drouin NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9910270177 | |
| Download: ML20217M249 (2) | |
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October 19, 1999
' MEMORANDUM TO:
Mary Drouin, Chiaf S:ction A Probabilistic Risk Analysis Branch Division of Risk Analysis and Applications Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research c
FROM:
Robert A. Nelson, Chief
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Special Projects Section Decommissioning Branch Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
SUBJECT:
MEMORANDUM OF APPRECIATION FOR LEE ABRAMSON'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE STANDARD REVIEW PLAN FOR DECOMMISSIONING The purpose of this memorandum is to express our appreciation for the outstanding support provided by Lee Abramson, of your staff, in assisting Division of Waste Management staff in the review of requests related to the decommissioning of licensed facilities and the disposal of radioactive waste. Mr. Abramson's experience, expertise and understanding of statistics was the principal factor in the staff's successful review of two recent requests by licensees involved in decommissioning licensed facilities and proposing unique approaches for the disposal of radioactive waste.
i Lee assisted the staff responsible for the decommissioning of the BWX Technologies facility in j
Parks Township, PA, by providing timely review and comment on several unique approaches 1
proposed by the licensee to evaluate contaminated material and demonstrate that the facility met the NRC's criteria for unrestricted use. Lee evaluated the licensee's proposed approach, identified weaknesses in the approach and patiently described how the licensee could revise the approach to meet the NRC's requirements.
Lee also assisted the staff in the evaluation of a request by a vendor to dispose of contaminated electric arc furnace dust. Lee evaluated the licensee's proposed sampling plan and identified those areas within the plan that needed to be revised in order to provide the appropriate level of assurance that the material would not pose an undue threat to the public health and safety.
In both of these cases, Lee enthusiastically contributed to the staff's reviews and typically re-arranged his workload to accommodate the staffs review schedule.
b' Pleas ur appreciation to Lee.
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October 19, 1999 MEMORANDUM TO:
Mary Drouin, Chief Section A Probabilistic Risk Analysis Branch Division of Risk Anslysis and Applications Office of Nuclear Reguluory Research Robert A. Nelson, Chief ((/M[p FROM:
Special Projects Section Decommissioning Branch Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
SUBJECT:
MEMORANDUM OF APPRECIATION FOR LEE ABRAMSON'S CONTRIBUTION TC THE STANDARD REVIEW PLAN FOR DECOMMISSIONING The purpose of this memorandum is to express our appreciation for the outstanding support provided by Lee Abramson, of your staff, in assisting Division of Waste Management staff in the review of requests related to the decommissioning of licensed facilities and the disposal of radioactive waste; Mr. Abramson's experience, expertise and understanding of statistics was I
the principal factor in the staff's successful review of two recent requests by licensees involved in decommissioning licensed facilities and proposing unique approaches for the disposal of radioactive waste.
Lee assisted the staff responsible for the decommissioning of the BWX Technologies facility in Parks Township, PA, by providing timely review and comment on several unique approaches.
proposed by the licensee to evaluate contaminated material and demonstrate that the facility met the NRC's criteria for unrestricted use. Lee evaluated the licensee's proposed approach, identified weaknesses in the approach and patiently described how the licensee could revise the approach to meet the NP,C's requirements.
Lee also assisted the staff in the evaluation of a request by a vendor to dispose of contaminated electric arc furnace dust. Lee evaluated the licensee's proposed sampling plan and identified those areas within the plan that needed to be ievised in order to provide the appropriate level of assurance that the material would not pose an undue threat to the public health and safety.
In bath of these cases, Lee enthusiastically contnbuted to the staff's reviews and typically re-arranged his workload to accommodate the staff's review schedule.
Please pass on our appreciation to Lee.
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