ML20153E689
| ML20153E689 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/16/1998 |
| From: | Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Paris R OREGON, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 9809280210 | |
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lI Mr. Ray D. Paris, Manager Radiation Protection Services Department of Human Resources Oregon Health Division 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 260 Portland, OR 97232
Dear Mr. Paris:
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) uses the Integrated Materials Performance I Evaluation Program (IMPEP) for use in the evaluation of Agreement State programs. Enclosed l for your review is the draft IMPEP report which documents the results of the Agreement State review held in your offices on August 10-13,1998. The review team's proposed recommendations are that the Oregon Agreement State program be found adequate to protect public health and safety and compatible with the NRC program. l NRC has significantly changed the manner in which periodic raviews 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 compatibility 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 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. We welcome your comments on the draft report. If possible, we request comments within four weeks frorn your receipt of this letter. This schedule will permit the issuance of the final report in a timely manner that will be responsive to your needs.
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 Oregon MRB F36C ,,
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meeting in the last week of October. We will coordinate with you to establish the date for the !
MRB review of the Oregon report and will provide invitational travel for you or your designee to attend. NRC has video conferencing capability if it is more convenient for the State to participate through this medium. We will work with your staff to establish a video conference if you so desire. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, please contact me at l (301) 415-3340 or Tom O'Brien at (301) 415-2308.
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Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs
Enclosure:
As stated cc: Elinor Hall, Administrator Health Division David Stewart-Smith Oregon State Liaison Officer l
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1 meeting in the last week of October. We will coordinate with you to establish the date for the MRB review of the Oregon report and will provide invitational travel for you or your designee to attend. NRC has video conferencing capability if it is more convenient for the State to participate through this medium. We will work with your staff to establish a video conference if you so desire. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or Tom O'Brien at (301) 415-2308.
Sincerely, M
RICHARD L RT Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs
Enclosure:
l As stated cc: Elinor Hall, Administrator j Health Division David Stewart-Smith ,
Oregon State Liaison Officer I I
Distribution:
DIR RF CHackney, RIV DCD (SP01)
SDroggitis LMcLean, RIV 2DR (YES_f_ NO )
RWoodruff, Ril DCool, NMSS SMerchant, NMSS KSchneider DBunn,CA LRakovan FCameron, OGC HNewsome, OGC Oregon File GDeegan, NMSS DOCUMENT NAME: G:\lMPEP\98DFTLTR.OR; G:\lMPEP\0RIMP98.DFT *See previous concurrence.
T7 recolve e copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment' enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment / enclosure *N" = No copy OFFICE OSP l OSP:DD OSP:D /} f l- l l NAME TO'Brien:nb PHLohaus RLBangart (Wh UTE 09/15/98* 09/15/98* 09//4/98 OSP FILE CODE: SP-AG-20
Ray D. Paris meeting in the last week of October. We will coordinate wit you to establish the date for the MRB review of the Oregon report and will provide invitation I travel for you or your designee to attend. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed r port, please contact me at (301) 414-3340 or Tom O'Brien at (301) 415-2308.
Sincerely, Richard L. angart, Director Office of St te Programs
Enclosure:
As stated cc: Grant Higginson, MD State Health Officer
- Charles Hackney Regional State Liaison Officer Distribution:
DIR RF DCD (SP08)
SDroggitis LMcLean, RIV PDR (YESj_ NO )
RWoodruff, Rll DCool, NMSS, SMerchant, NMSS KSchneider l DBunn, CA LRakovan l FCameron, OGC HNewsome, pGC Oregon File GDeegan, NMSS DOCUMENT NAME:
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T_R receive a copf of this document, Indicate in the box: "C" &hout iy vj G:attachment IMPEP\ORIMP98.DFT
/ enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment / enclosure "N* = No copy OFFICE OSP , l OSF:ttg 6, OSP:D l l l
, NAME TO'Brien:n6Tlb. PHLohSud / RLBangart
! DATE 09//f/98 09/3 /98 / 09/ /98 OSP FILE CODE: SP-AG-28 i
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