ML20204C211
| ML20204C211 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 03/10/1999 |
| From: | Lance Rakovan NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP) |
| To: | Miraglia F, Scott Moore, Schneider K NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS), NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP), NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| NUDOCS 9903220387 | |
| Download: ML20204C211 (5) | |
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AIAll i D 1989 MEMORANDUM TO: Management Review Board Members:
Frank J. Miraglia, Jr., EDO Kathleen N. Schneider, OSP Scott W. Moore, NMSS Karen D. Cyr, OGC Stuart D. Rubin, IRO FROM: Lance Rakovan, Health Physicist Office of State Programs
SUBJECT:
FINAL MINUTES: UTAH FEBRUARY 1,1999 MRB MEETING Attached are the final minutes of the Management Review Board (MRB) meeting held on February 1,1999. If you have any questions, please contact me at 415-2589.
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Frank J. Miraglia, Jr., EDO Kathleen N. Schneider, OSP Scott W. Moore, NMSS Karen D. Cyr, OGC l Stuart D. Rubin, IRO l FROM: Lance Rakovan, Health Physicist b Office of State Programs l I
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FINAL MINUTES: UTAH FEBRUARY 1,1999 l MRB MEETING l 1
Attached are the final minutes of the Management Review Board (MRB) meeting held on February 1,1999. If you have any questions, please contact me at 415-2589.
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As stated cc: William Sinclair, UT Craig Jones, UT Roland Fletcher, MD l
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MINUTES: MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1.1999 These minutes are presented in the same general order as the items were discussed in the meeting. The attendees were as follows:
l Frank Miraglia, MRB Chair, EDO Kathleen Schneider, MRB Member, OSP
! Karen Cyr, MRB Member, OGC Scott Moore, MRB Member, NMSS l Stuart Rubin, MRB Member, IRO Roland Fletcher, OAS Liaison, MD l , James Lynch, Team Leader, Rlli Mike Weber, Team Member, Rlll LeRoy Person, Team Member, NMSS Merri Horn, EDO James Kennedy, NMSS John Hickey, NMSS Lance Rakovan, OSP Brenda Usilton, OSP By videoconference:
Linda McLean, Team Member, RIV Mark Shaffer, RIV By telephone:
William Sinclair, UT Craig Jones, UT Julie Felice, UT Allen Grewe, Team Member, TN
- 1. Convention. Frank Miraglia, Chair of the Management Review Board (MRB), convened )
the meeting at 2:00 p.m. Introductions of the attendees were conducted. J
- 2. New Business. Utah Review introduction. Mr. James Lynch, Rlli, led the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) team for the Utah review.
Mr. Lynch discussed how the review was conducted. Preliminary work included a review of Utah's response to the IMPEP questionnaire. The onsite review was conducted November 16-20,1998. The onsite review included an entrance interview, detailed audits of a representative sample of completed licensing actions and inspections, and follow-up discussions with staff and management. Following the review, the team issued a draft report on December 16,1998; received Utah's comment letter dated January 12,1999; and submitted a proposed final report to the MRB on January 20, 1999.
Common Performance Indicators. Mr. Grewe discussed the findings for the common performance indicator, Status of the Materials inspection Program. His presentation corresponded to Section 3.1 of the IMPEP report. The review team found Utah's performance with respect to this indicator " satisfactory,' and made one recommendation involving reciprocity inspection frequencies. The MRB, the State, and the team ,
discussed Utah's plans to meet the reciprocity inspection frequencies established in l NRC inspection Manual Chapter 1220, including the difference between using the l l
frequencies as a " goal" as opposed to a " requirement." After this discussion, the MRB agreed that Utah's performance met the standard for a " satisfactory" rating for this ;
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l Mr. Grewe discussed the findings for the common performance indicator, Technical Quality of Inspections, which are summarized in Section 3.2 of the report. The team found that Utah's performance on this indicator was " satisfactory," and made no recommendations or suggestions. The team recommended that Utah's use of an inspection compliance history form both for the materials program and the low-level radioactive waste disposal program be considered a good practice. The MRB and the State discussed the use of the compliance history form, including its benefits in licensing ,
and licensee compliance. The MRB found Utah's use of their inspection compliance i history form a good practice, and agreed that Utah's performance met the standard for a I
" satisfactory" rating for this indicator.
Ms. McLean presented the findings regarding the common performance indicator, Technical Staffing and Training. Her presentation corresponded to Section 3.3 of the IMPEP report. The team found that Utah's performance with respect to this indicator
%. sat 5 factory," and made one recommendation involving brachytherapy and irradiator trai&S The MRB, the team, and the Pate discussed the recommendation and its impact on the Utah program. The team stated that they believed the training was necessary. The State commented that the recommendation was not performance based and that their resources might be better utilized given the availability of NRC training. The team noted that the State's performance in the licensing of an HDR using a peer review and NRC Region IV assistance was appropriate. The State and the MRB l discussed management oversight of the training program and alternative methods of training. The MRB directed that the report be revised to include more language involving the quality of Utah's performance in handling brachytherapy and irradiator inspections and licensing actions, and the possibility of using alternative methods of training. The MRB also directed that the recommendation be changed to a suggestion in the final report. Utah stated that they are committed to obtaining more instruction involving brachytherapy and irradiators. The MRB agreed that Utah's performance met the standard for a "satisfectory" rating for this indicator.
Mr. Weber presented the findings regarding the common performance indicator, Technical Quality of Licensing Actions. He summarized the findings in Section 3.4 of the report. The IMPEP team found Utah's performance to be " satisfactory" for this indicator and made no recommendations or suggestions. The MRB agreed that Utah's performance met the standard for a " satisfactory" rating for this indicator.
Ms. McLean presented the findings regarding the final common performance indicator, Response to incidents and Allegations. As discussed in Section 3.5 of the report, the team found Utah's performance relative to this indicator to be ' satisfactory" and made no recommendations or suggestions. The MRB and Ms. McLean briefly discussed the incident involving Life Time Products and the steel contaminated with cobalt-60. The MRB agreed that Utah's performance met the standard for a ' satisfactory" rating for this indicator.
Non-Common Performance Indicators. Mr. Lynch led the discussion of the non-common performance indicator, Legislation and Program Elements Required for Compatibility, which is summarized in Section 4.1 of the report. The team found Utah's performance relative to this indicator to be " satisfactory," and made no 2-
J recommendations or suggestions. The MRB agreed that Utah's performance for this indicator met the standard for a " satisfactory" rating.
Mr. Person presented the findings regarding the non-common performance indicator, Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Program. As discussed in Section 4.2 of the report, the team found Utah's performance relative to this indicator to be " satisfactory" and made no recommendations or suggestions. The team stated that Utah's use of the licensee compliance history form was also very helpful in interacting with Envirocare.
The MRB and the State discussed the conflict of interest requirements for the State's radioactive waste oversight board and the results of having an increased presence at the Envirocare facility. The MRB agreed that Utah's performance met the standard for a
" satisfactory" rating for this indicator.
MRB Consultation / Comments on issuance of Report. Mr. Lynch concluded, based I on the discussion and direction of the MRB, that Utah's program was rated " satisfactory" for all common and applicable non common performance indicators. The MRB found the Utah program to be adequate to protect public health and safety and compatible.
The IMPEP team and MRB agreed that the next IMPEP review for Utah be conducted in four years.
Comments from the State of Utah. Mr. Sinclair commented that volunteering to be the first Agreement State to participate in 1994 during the IMPEP pilot period aided the State in their performance. He thanked the team for being honest and helpful.
- 3. Status of Remaining Reviews. Mr. Rakovan briefly reported on the status of the current and upcoming IMPEP reviews and reports.
- 4. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 2:55 p.m.