IN RESPONSE, PLEASE
REFER TO M971029B
December 11, 1997
MEMORANDUM TO: | L. Joseph Callan Executive Director for Operations |
FROM: | John C. Hoyle, Secretary /s/ |
SUBJECT: | STAFF REQUIREMENTS - SECY-97-242 - UPDATE ON THE SITE DECOMMISSIONING MANAGEMENT PLAN and BRIEFING ON SITE DECOMMISSIONING MANAGEMENT PLAN (SDMP), 2:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1997, COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) |
This is to advise you that the Commission has not approved the staff's proposal to phase out use of the SDMP terminology. The staff should continue to issue the SDMP report. If the staff would like to transition the SDMP program into a comprehensive decommissioning management program to encompass all sites, a detailed transition plan should be provided for Commission approval. The information should include the status of the guidance documents that would be needed after the transition. The staff should also address how the concerns identified in the May 1989 General Accounting Office report entitled, "NRC's Decommissioning Procedures and Criteria Need to Be Strengthened," and those identified during the August 3, 1989, Congressional hearing were resolved.
The staff's description should include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(EDO) | (SECY Suspense: 6/30/98) |
(EDO) | (SECY Suspense: 1/30/98) |
The staff should continue to consult with the Commission in cases where a license issued to an SDMP site is proposed to be terminated for unrestricted use and the site does not comply with the release standards identified in the license termination rule.
cc: | Chairman Jackson Commissioner Dicus Commissioner Diaz Commissioner McGaffigan OGC CIO CFO OCA OIG Office Directors, Regions, ACRS, ACNW, ASLBP (via E-Mail) PDR DCS |