ML18059A312

STC-18-024 - Letter to Limit Number of Special Management Review Board Meetings

ML18059A312
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Issue date:	04/05/2018
From:	Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs
To:	State, Agreement States
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 5, 2018

ALL AGREEMENT STATES, VERMONT, WYOMING

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD MEETINGS (STC-18-024)

Purpose: To provide the Agreement States an opportunity to comment on the proposed change to limit the number of special management review board meetings (MRB) to Programs [U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or Agreement State] with performance issues or when requested. A special MRB is held to discuss the results of the periodic meeting.

Background:

The discussion of the periodic meetings by the MRB was originally not part of the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) process but was added in 2006-2007 by then MRB Chair Martin Virgilio to give the Programs an opportunity to interface with NRC senior management between IMPEP rev iews and address any performance issues identified during a meeting. Currently special MRB meetings are held with Agreement States and Regions for all periodic meetings.

Discussion: The NRC is considering the following criteria:

Special MRBs for periodic meetings would be eliminated unless the Program (NRC or Agreement State) meets one of the following criteria:

a. The Program is on monitoring, heighten oversight, or probation.

b. The Program was found adequate, but needs improvement or not compatible during the last IMPEP review. c. The Program and/or the NRC staff attending the periodic meeting identified a performance degradation that could result in the less than satisfactory performance for one or more indicators as compared to the rating criteria established in MD 5.6 "IMPEP." d. The Program specifically requests a special MRB to discuss the periodic meeting. e. By special direction of the MRB.

Under this proposal, a special MRB would be scheduled within 4 to 5 months of a periodic meeting to ensure timely discussion of program issues with the MRB.

This change would not adversely impact the effectiveness of the IMPEP process. This change would not affect the continued communications between the Regional State Agreements Officers and the Agreement States.

STC-18-024 In consideration of this potential change, the benefit to adopting this proposal would allow for: o Efficient use of NRC and Agreement State resources by focusing attention on those Programs with known or emergent performance issues.

o Fewer and shorter special MRBs will increase flexibility in scheduling. This will allow for timely scheduling of the special MRBs closer to the date of the periodic

meeting.

o Efficient use of NRC and Agreement State resources.

The NRC is carefully considering this propos al and would encourage feedback from the Agreement States. We would appreciate rece iving your comments on limiting the number of special MRBs within 30 days 1 from the date of this letter.

If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at (301) 415-3340, or the individual named below:

POINT OF CONTACT: Kathy Dolce Modes E-MAIL: Kathy.Modes@nrc.gov TELEPHONE: (215) 872-5804

/RA/ Kevin Williams, Acting Director Division of Materials Safety, Security, State and Tribal Programs

Office of Nuclear Material Safety

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STC-18-024

SUBJECT:

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD MEETINGS (STC-18-024) DATED: APRIL 5, 2018.

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