ML23244A180
| ML23244A180 | |
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|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/01/2023 |
| From: | Farrah Gaskins Decommissioning, ISFSI, and Reactor Health Physics Branch |
| To: | Ong A State of NH, Dept of Health & Human Services |
| References | |
| Download: ML23244A180 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD, SUITE 102 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-1415 September 1, 2023 Augustinus Ong, Administrator New Hampshire Radiological Health Section Department of Health and Human Services 29 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03301-6504
Dear Augustinus Ong:
In order to help the Agreement States and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) remain knowledgeable of each others program, the NRC conducts one-day periodic meetings with Agreement States between IMPEP reviews. This letter confirms that, through previous coordination, the meeting has been scheduled for October 31, 2023, and will be held at your offices in Concord, New Hampshire. The meeting will be conducted in accordance with Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Procedure SA-116, Periodic Meetings Between IMPEP Reviews.
The likely topics for discussion at this meeting are listed in the enclosed agenda. If there are any additional specific topics you would like to cover, or if you would like to focus on a specific area, please let me know. If you have any questions, please contact me at (610) 337-5143 or via e-mail at Farrah.Gaskins@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Digitally signed by Farrah Farrah C. C. Gaskins Date: 2023.09.01 Gaskins 10:49:26 -04'00' Farrah C. Gaskins Regional State Agreements Officer Division of Radiological Safety and Security
Enclosure:
Agenda for October 31, 2023 Periodic Meeting with New Hampshire
A. Ong 2 Distribution:
R. Johnson, NMSS R. Smith, NMSS K. Williams, NMSS T. Clark, NMSS A. Giantelli, NMSS E. Raphael, NMSS P. Krohn, RI DRSS J. Quichocho, RI DRSS M. Ford, RI DRSS F. Gaskins, RI DRSS SUNSI Review Complete: FCG S:\State Agreement Files\New Hampshire\NH October 2023 Periodic Meeting Letter and Agenda1.docx After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
ADAMS ACCESSION NO. ML23244A180 To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRSS E NAME FGaskins/fcg DATE 8/30/2023
Agenda for Periodic Meeting with New Hampshire Topic areas for discussion during the meeting may include:
- 1. Program reorganizations:
Discuss any changes in program organization, including program/staff relocations and new appointments.
- 2. Changes in program budget/funding.
- 3. Feedback on the NRCs program as identified by the State, including identification of any action that should be considered by the NRC.
- 4. Status of the States program, including:
- a. Technical Staffing and Training (2021 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Number of staff in the program and status of their training and qualifications; ii) Program vacancies; iii) Staff turnover; and, iv) Adequacy of FTEs for the materials program.
- b. Status of the Materials Inspection Program (2021 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Number of inspections performed overdue since the last IMPEP review ii) Number of inspections currently overdue iii) Number of initial inspections completed on time and overdue since the last IMPEP iv) Reciprocity inspections since the last IMPEP
- c. Technical Quality of Inspections (2021 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- d. Technical Quality of Licensing Actions (2021 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- e. Technical Quality of Incident and Allegation Activities (2021 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Status of allegations and concerns referred by the NRC for action; ii) Significant events and generic implications.
iii) Event reporting, including follow-up and closure information in NMED Enclosure
- f. Legislation, Regulation, and Other Program Elements (2021 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Regulations
- a. Discuss status of States regulations and actions to keep regulations up to date, including the use of legally binding requirements.
ii) Legislative changes
- g. SS&D Evaluation Program (2021 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- 5. Information exchange and discussion:
- a. Current State initiatives;
- b. Emerging technologies;
- c. Large, complicated, or unusual authorizations for use of radioactive materials;
- d. States mechanisms to evaluate performance; and,
- e. NRC current initiatives.
- 6. Additional topics
- 7. Next IMPEP ~ April 2026 2