ML20248F759
| ML20248F759 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/27/1998 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Whatley K ALABAMA, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 9806040409 | |
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s May 27,1998 Mr. Kirksey Whatley, Director Division of Radiation Control Alabama Department of Public Health 201 Monroe Street P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Dear Mr. Whatley:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) uses the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) for use in the evaluation of Agreement State programs. Enclosed for your review is the draft IMPEP report which docurnents the results of the Agreement State review held in your offices on April 20-23,1908. Mr. Richard Blanton, NRC Office of State Programs, was the Team Leader for the A!abama review. The review team's recommendations were discussed with you snd your staff on April 23,1998. The review team's proposed recommendations are that the Alabama Agreement State 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. Three additional areas have been identified as non-common performance indicators and are also addressed in the assessment. The final determination of adequacy and compatibi!ity of each Agreement State program, based on the review team's report, will be made by a Management Review Board (MRB) composed of NRC managers and an Agreement State program manager who serves as l
a liaison to the MRB.
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 factual correctness of information reported by the team. I am l
asking that you provide your response to me as soon as possible, but no later than four weeks from receipt of this letter.
f The team will review the response, make any necessary changes to the report and issue it to the MRB as a proposed final report. We will coordinate with you to establish the date for the {
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i MRB review of the Alabama 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 oi Richad Blanton at (301) 415-2322.
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l MRB review of the Alaoama 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 a' (301) l 415-3340 or Richard Blanton at (301) 415-2322.
l pincerely, Med BY RD L BANGART Richard L. Bangart, Director l
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