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October 11, 2000

MEMORANDUM TO:      William D. Travers
Executive Director for Operations
FROM: Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary /RA/
SUBJECT: STAFF REQUIREMENTS - SECY-00-0177 - IMPLEMENTING THE ALLEGATION PROGRAM UNDER THE REVISED REACTOR OVERSIGHT PROCESS

The Commission has disapproved further pursuit of Option 3 (Risk-Informed Allegation Program), even as a pilot. The staff should continue to implement the existing allegation program, subject to the following comments.

Management should provide guidance to ensure that allegations are handled and documented consistently from region to region through a systematic process which interfaces with the RROP. Upon completion of the staff's evaluation, the significance determination process (SDP) should be employed to determine those issues developed from allegations that should be documented in an inspection report in the same way the SDP is utilized to assess findings not related to allegations.

cc: Chairman Meserve
Commissioner Dicus
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Commissioner Merrifield
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