ML20149E517
| ML20149E517 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 05/26/1994 |
| From: | Liza Cunningham Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Combs F NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| ML20149C780 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-61FR52388, RULE-PR-20, RULE-PR-32, RULE-PR-35, RULE-PR-36, RULE-PR-39 AF46-1-006, AF46-1-6, NUDOCS 9406130105 | |
| Download: ML20149E517 (2) | |
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Q.o . . } MAY 2 61994 MEMORANDUM FOR: Frederick Combs, Chief Operations Branch ,
Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safet.y Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards Kenneth E. Brockman, Chief Incidaat Response Branch Division of Operational Assessment Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data FROM: LeMoine J. Cunningham, Chief Radiation Protection Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
APPARENT INCONSISTENCIES AS.TO WHOM IS NOTIFIED WHEN PROMPT NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED The purpose of this memorandum is to solicit your views concerning apparent inconsistencies 10 CFR Part 20 requirements for prompt notification of the NRC under certain specified circumstances. The apparent inconsistencies are in the different specifications of point (s) of contact for notifications of the NRC as (a) the Regional office, (b) the Operations Center, and (c) both the Regional Office and the Operations Center.
The prompt notification requirements in question are contained in the following sections of 10 Part 20:
i 20.1906(d), under " Procedures for receiving and opening packages,"
which, for all licensees, requires immediate notification of the Regional Office.
I 20.2201(a)(2). under " Reports of theft or loss of licensed material,"
which, for all licensees, requires telephoned reports to the NRC Operations Center.
I 20.2202(d), under " Notification of Incidents," which, for power reactor licensees, req" ires only reports to the NRC Operations Center but, for all other lisensees, requires both a telephoned report to the NRC Operations Center and a telegram, mailgram or facsimile to the Regional Office.
We are not aware of the reasons, if any, for these differences.
Contact:
John Buchanan (301) 504-3184 un b,kCD 13_OIN7 @ 47
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We sugges^. that the burden on licensees would be reduced slightly, and that ,
i licensee procedures would be simplified somewhat, if 10 CFR 20.1906(d), l 20.2201(a)(2), and 20.2202(d) were revised to have the same requirement - for <
licensees to provide the specified notifications and reports to the NRC 1
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j Do you know of any reasons for the differences noted above in the three
, sections of 10 CFR Part 20? Do you agree with the suggestion that the requirements should be made consistdnt by requiring only notification / reports to the NRC Operations Center? Do you have any other thoughts concerning this matter? '
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