NRC: Meeting SRM M980121B - Briefing on Material Control of Generally Licensed Devices

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IN RESPONSE, PLEASE
REFER TO: M980121B

February 4, 1998

MEMORANDUM TO:	L. Joseph Callan Executive Director for Operations
FROM:	John C. Hoyle, Secretary /s/
SUBJECT:	STAFF REQUIREMENTS: BRIEFING ON MATERIAL CONTROL OF GENERALLY LICENSED DEVICES (SECY 97-273), 2:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1998, COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE)

The Commission was briefed by members of the NRC staff on the staff's recommendation to develop and implement a registration program for certain 10 CFR 31.5 general licensees and by the following industry and state government representatives:

Andrew G. Sharkey, III, President and Chief Executive Officer,
American Iron and Steel Institute

James F. Collins, President
Steel Manufacturers Association

Michael Mattia, Director of Risk Management
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.

Roland Fletcher, Chair
Organization of Agreement States

Jill Lipoti, PhD, Chair
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc.

The Commission requested that the staff:

clarify the purpose and specific objectives of the proposed NRC-DOE Memorandum of Understanding that the staff is currently developing to address the orphaned device problem.
identify any issues not covered by the proposed MOU that may require further negotiation between the agencies or new legislative authority to address and resolve such as clarifying the authority of each agency.
with respect to the NRC's 1991 proposed rule amending 10 CFR 31.5, identify the elements of the proposed rule that could be extracted and applied to the options discussed and described in the paper.

(EDO)

(SECY suspense: 2/6/98)

cc:	Chairman Jackson Commissioner Dicus Commissioner Diaz Commissioner McGaffigan OGC CIO CFO OCA OIG Office Directors, Regions, ACRS, ACNW, ASLBP (by E-Mail) PDR DCS