ML20236N194
| ML20236N194 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/12/1987 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| To: | Mcgehee F CITIZEN ALERT |
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| ML20236N197 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-87-708 NUDOCS 8711160055 | |
| Download: ML20236N194 (3) | |
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llt*5 !ltl UNITEo STATES ap NUCLEAR REGULATORY C04mAlssH5N
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Mr. Jerry Griepentrog. Director Department of Human Resources 505 East King Street, Room 600
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Dear Mr. Griepentrog:
This is to confim the discussion Mr. Jack Hornor, Region V State Agreement Representative, held with you and Mr. William Schneider, Chief Bureau of Regulatory Health Services, on June 5,1987, following the conclusion of our follow-up review which was made to determine the i
progress made in achieving improvements in the. State's radiation control program which you committed to as'a result of our routine program review in November,1986.
Based on the results of our follow-up review, we are continuing to l
L withhold a determination of adequacy and compatibility for.the program pending further corrective actions in the compliance program. Although improvements were noted in some areas of concern identif' ed during the q
November review, satisfactory actions were not taken on all items addressed in the exit meetings and correspondence.
In > articular, deficiencies remain in enforcement while additional. >ro)1 ems were found in the status of the inspection program. These are >oth Category I' indicators as defined in the NRC " Guidelines for NRC Review of Agreement.
State Radiation Control Programs."
During our last review, we found several cases of inadequate enforcement actions and commented that your enforcement policy should provide a.
substantial deterrent to licensee noncompliance. During t w follow-up review, _ examination of the records of. the low-level waste site.showed no enforcement, action taken in ninety percent of over 100 violations.found during the past year. This inadequacy appears to be directly related to the lack of a definitive enforcement policy indicating the' proper measures to be taken at each severity level.
A new concern is the status of the State's inspection program. -The NRC and the State require initial inspections of higher priority licensees six months after the license is issued. Nevada now has five initial inspections overdue, four by more than fifty percent of the six month interval.
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. Mro Jerry Griepentrog Following our November 1986 review, we also expressed concern that the failure to maintain an adequate staffing level would cause further problems in program e' festiveness, and it appears this.is indeed the Excluding the waste site, Nevada's staffirg level hee' dropped to
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0.41 person years per 100 licenses, or less than half the 1.0 to.l.5 ratio contained in the NRC guidelines. We understand you'am in the I
. process of filling one vacancy and have requested legislative approval for two'more positions. We urge you to expedite the hirfag and training l
of the new personnel.
In' addition to inadequate staffing, we feel an underlying' factor in the problems appearing in the program relates to a Category II Indicator, 4
Hanagement. Pursuant to our guidelines, program management;should assess
- workload trends, resources and changes in legislative and regulatory responsibilities to forecast program needs. Periodically, we send letters to the program directors of all Agreement States containing technical information, changes in legislative and regulatory-responsibilities,^ policy directives and other itens of mutual interest.
The Nevada radiation control program manager has not made a. practice of reading such letters and therefore had not taken the appropriate actions
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regarding such important matters as establishing contmis over redistribution of medical radionuclides generators, instituting new inspection procedures and priorities, and new incident reporting.
He also was not aware of all administrative and technical requirements.
procedures that had been developed by his staff since the last review.
Greater management attention to the functioning of the radiation control program is needed.
On January 7,1987. Messrs. Scarano and Hornor of our Region V' office t
During that meeting, Mr. Scarano noted met with you in your office.
that high level management attention was necessary to tum the Nevada L
radiation control program around. We are disappointed to note that the i
follow-up review of your program, as noted above, indicates that your program has further deteriorated. As you know, our regional staff has worked closely with your staff to help improve the Nevada radiation In addition to frequent telephone consultation and' l
control; program.
i sharing' of MRC akinistrative ar.d technical guides, regional staff, _in November 1986, met with the program supervisor in Carson City and provided on-site assistance to improve the supervision and management of
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I am certain there exists a mutual desire for. Nevada,to 1
the program.
have an exemplary radiation control program.
I continue to offer any reasonable training and technical assistance that you might need to assure a successful program.. As training and technical assistance needs l
, are identified, please make them known to our Regional Administrator, j identifies items not satisfactorily resolved from the last l
review and contains further details and additional consents regarding These ccaments were the technical aspects of our review of the program.
discussed with Mr. Stanley Marshall during our exit meeting with him.
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Mr. Jerry Griepentrog - We would appreciate your reviewing our connents and we ask. that you reply
' with your specific plans to improve the agreement' materials program. contains'an explanation of our policies and practices for reviewing l Agreement State programs.. ' inclosure 3 is a copy of this letter for piacement in the State's Public Document Room or otherwise to be made. available for public review. We are encouraged by your commitments to Mr. Hornor to deal effectively with the problems areas identified.
On April 12,1987, NRC reorganized its staff. The State Agreements Program is now a part of the new Office' of Governmental and Public Affairs, which reports to ti.e Commission. 10ne purpose of this v
organizational change was to provide an improved focus for NRC relationships with the States..Our regional offices will continue to administer and implement NRC's regulatory programs. We encourage you and your staff to continue to look to the Regional Administrator and his staff as the primary contact with the NRC.
Sincerely N
M-Carlton Kan thr. Directo State, local and Indian-Tribe Programs L
Enclosures:
As stated cc: Chairman Zech Consissioner Roberts Commissioner Asselstine Commissioner Bernthal Consissioner Carr Victor Stello Executive Director for Operations, NRC William C. Schneider, Nevada Stanley R. Marshall, Nevada John B.- Martin, Regional Administrator, RV, '
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Carlton Kammerer, Director Stats, local and Indian Tribe Programs i
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Dear Mr. Kammerer:
Your letter dated July 7,1987, and the enclosure are acknowledged. The letter and the enclosure describe the results of the Nevads radiation control program audit conducted in June 1987.
= The issues of concern will be addressed in the order of your letter.
I Waste Site Enforcement A revised enforcement plan is expected to be completed by August 15, 1987, which will establish severity levels and specific actions to be taken by staff to address all levels of violation.
Staffina:
The Nevada Health Division la nearing completion of recruitment for_
the staf f vacancy which existed during the June audit.
The Nevada State Legislature approved two additional staff positions for the Radiological Realth Section.
State Personnel will be closing the recruitment process soon.
We expect to fill the positions by August 30, 1987.
Mansaement: The management issues expressed in your letter have been addressed during recent staff meetings with Division, Bureau and Section management personnel.
Management personnel will work to ensure that the correspondence from the NRC is reviewed and implemented where applicable to section activities.
- The following responses are in the order of Enclosure 1 to your letter.
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Carlton Kansserer' August-3, 1987 Page 2 Management and Administration I.
The All Agreement State letter dated May.13, 1987, has been reviewed.
Procedures for enforcement policies, instrument calibration, license termination and low-level waste site inspection will be completed by October 1, 1987.
II.' Licensing A.
Licensing checklists have been adopted and are incorporated into cpe license review files.
The checklists are used by e"ff for - G1 licensing actions.
Staff will increase efforts to document use of i-the licensing chacklists for future NRC audits.
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Credentials for the ~ physician have been obtained which support the authorization from the Health Division by the licensee.
The credentials had been submitted in support of two other license applications, however, these applicants did not request to have.the physician identified as an authorized user on their licenses.
Copies of the credentials which include a certificate from the American Board of Radiology are available upon request.
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We have requested that the physician subiait fume' bood information including hood velocities and bicassay program procedures for the use of unsealed 1-131 III. Compliance A.
The manual card system will be current and be maintained until a.
computerized system is developed.
We anticipate that a computerized system will be developed by October, 1987.
14s Vegas staff will be utilized to eliminate the inspection backlog for inspection in northern Nevada.
Existing staff will attempt to eliminate the backlog by September 1987.
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Staff has completed review of the licensee's response and a letter requesting additional information has been submitted. No response has been received to date.-
Staff has begun another inspection of the licensee to maintain the correct inspection frequency and to begin confirmation of the corrective actions.
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Section management review at the Division level has been addressed to improve the violation response acknowledgement process.
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' August 3, 1987 Fase 3 Ve appreciate the coussents in your letter and assure you that we vill strive to implement the actions described above to provide a radiation control program which will ensur the health and safety of the citizens of the State of Nevada.
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