ML19283D268
| ML19283D268 | |
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|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/10/2019 |
| From: | Monica Ford Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I |
| To: | Jenkins S State of SC, Dept of Health & Environmental Control |
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| Download: ML19283D268 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713 October 10, 2019 Susan Jenkins, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201
Dear Ms. Jenkins:
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 December 5, 2019, and will be held in your offices located at 301 Gervais Street. The meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Procedure SA-116, Periodic Meetings Between IMPEP Reviews. The NRC will be represented by Raymond Lorson, Deputy Regional Administrator, U.S. NRC Region I and me.
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) 337-5214 or via e-mail at Monica.Ford@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Monica Lynn Ford Regional State Agreements Officer Division of Nuclear Materials Safety U.S. NRC Region I
Enclosure:
Agenda for December 5, 2019 Periodic Meeting with South Carolina cc w/Encl: James Peterson, Director Division of Radiological Health
2 Distribution:
R. Johnson, NMSS M. Layton, NMSS P. Michalak, NMSS J. Trapp, RI DNMS J. Nick, RI DNMS M. Ford, RI DNMS J. Miller, RI DNMS L. Roldan-Otero, NMSS J. Parks, NMSS SUNSI Review Complete: MLF (Reviewers Initials)
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Agenda for Periodic Meeting with South Carolina 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 (2017 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.
Recommendation: The team recommends that the Bureau update its training and qualification manual to incorporate the essential elements of IMC 1248 and implement it for all staff to ensure continued effective and consistent training and development of its staff.
- b. Status of Materials Inspection Program (2017 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) Percentage of reciprocity inspections completed per calendar year since the last IMPEP
- c. Technical Quality of Inspections (2017 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- d. Technical Quality of Licensing Actions (2017 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- e. Technical Quality of Incident and Allegation Activities (2017 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
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- f. Compatibility Requirements (2017 IMPEP: Satisfactory) i) Regulations: Discuss status of States regulations and actions to keep regulations up to date, including the use of legally binding requirements.
ii) Legislative changes
- g. Sealed Source & Device Evaluation Program (2017 IMPEP: Satisfactory)
- h. Low-level Radioactive Waste Program (2017 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
- a. Web Based Licensing
- 7. Next IMPEP review