ML21239A007

Ltr to J. Goodman Re Scheduling Letter for FY2021 New Jersey Periodic Meeting

ML21239A007
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Issue date:	08/25/2021
From:	Farrah Gaskins Decommissioning, ISFSI, and Reactor Health Physics Branch
To:	Goodman J State of NJ, Dept of Environmental Protection
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., SUITE 100 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713

August 25, 2021

Jennifer Goodman, Chief Bureau of Environmental Radiation Department of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 25-01 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420

Dear Ms. Goodman:

In order to help the Agreement States and t he 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 September 8, 2021, and will be held virtually.

The meeting will be conducted in accordance with Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Procedure SA-116, Periodic Meetings Between IMPEP Reviews.

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) 337-5143 or via e-mail at Farrah.Gaskins@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

Farrah C. Gaskins Regional State Agreements Officer Division of Radiological Safety and Security

Enclosure:

Agenda for September 8, 2021 Periodic Meeting with New Jersey J. Goodman 2

Distribution:

R. Johnson, NMSS K. Williams, NMSS T. Clarke, NMSS E. Raphael, NMSS B. Welling, RI DRSS T. Bloomer, RI DRSS M. Ford, RI DRSS F. Gaskins, RI DRSS

SUNSI Review Complete: FCG S:\\State Agreement Files\\New Jersey\\NJ Sept 2021 Periodic Meeting Letter and Agenda1.docx After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.

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Agenda for Periodic Meeting with New Jersey

Topic areas for discussion during the meeting may include:

1. Program reorganizations:

a. 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 (2019 IMPEP: Satisfactory)

i. Number of staff in the program and status of their training and qualifications ii. Program vacancies iii. Staff turnover iv. Adequacy of FTEs for the materials program.

b. Status of the Materials Inspection Program (2019 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. Reciprocity inspections since the last IMPEP

c. Technical Quality of Inspections (2019 IMPEP: Satisfactory)

d. Technical Quality of Licensing Actions (2019 IMPEP: Satisfactory)

e. Technical Quality of Incident and Allegati on Activities (2019 IMPEP: Satisfactory)

i. Status of allegations and conc erns referred by the NRC for action ii. Significant events and generic implications iii. Event reporting, including follow-up and closure information in NMED

f. Legislation, Regulations, and Other Program Elements (LROPE) (2019 IMPEP:

Satisfactory)

i. Regulations

1. Discuss status of States regulations and actions to keep regulations up to date, including the use of legally binding requirements.

ii. Legislative changes

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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

e. NRC current initiatives.

6. Additional topics

7. Next IMPEP will be held ~ March 2024