ML20236W375
| ML20236W375 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/22/1998 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Mitchell G KANSAS, STATE OF |
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j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 30666 4 001 July 22, 1998 t
i Mr. Gary R. Mitchell, Secretary Kansas Department of Health and Environment Landon State Office Building, Room 620 900 S.W. Jackson Topeka, KS 66612-1290
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
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 offices on June 15-19,1998. Mr. Jack Hornor, Regional State Agreements Officer, NRC Region IV, was the Team Leader for the Kansas review. The review team's recommendations were discussed with you and your staff on the last day of the review. A number of significant deficiencies were found in the Kansas program. They include unsatisfactory, indings for two indicators and satisfactory with recommendations for improvement ior two indicators. As a result of these findings, the team will recommend that the i
Management Review Board (MRB) find the Kansas program adequate to protect public health and safety but needs improvement, and compatible with NRC's program. The team will also recommend a period oi heightened oversight, which would involve increased communication between the State and the NRC, as well as more frequent subsequent IMPEP reviews.
NRC has significantly changed the manner in which periodic reviews are conducted for Agreement State programs to ensure 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 i
radioactive materials licensing and inspection programs. All reviews use common criteria in the
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assessment and place primary emphasis on performance. The final determination of adequacy and compatibility of each Agreement State program, based on the review team's report, will be made by a MRB composed of NRC managers and an Agreement State program manager who serves as a liaison to the MRB.
l 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. Your review of the draft report should focus on the factual correctness of information reported by the team. We welcome your comments on the draft report. if possible, we request comments within fous weeks from your receipt of this letter. This schedule will permit the issuance of the final report l
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The team will review the response. make any necessary changes to the report and issue it to the MRB as a proposed final report. Our preliminary scheduling places the Kansas MRB meeting the first week of September. We will coordinate with you to establish the date for the MRB review of the Kansas report and will provide invitational travel for you or your designee to attend. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or Mr. Jack Hornor at (925) 975-0224.
Sincerely, i
dH at Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs
Enclosure:
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22 3 The team will review the response, make any necessary changes to the report and issue it to the MRB as a proposed final report. Our preliminary scheduling places the Kansas MRB meeting the first week of September. We will coordinate with you to establish the date for the MRB review of the Kansas report and will provide invitational travel for you or your designee to attend, if you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or Mr. Jack Hornor at (925) 975-0224.
Sincerely, Odahd SW,ed By P!CH4 RD L fneRT Richard L. Bangart, Director
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