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IN RESPONSE, PLEASE
REFER TO: M020319
April 1, 2002
| MEMORANDUM TO: |
William D. Travers
Executive Director for Operations |
| FROM: |
Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary/RA/ |
| SUBJECT: |
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH
(RES) PROGRAMS, PERFORMANCE, AND PLANS, 9:30 A.M., TUESDAY, MARCH
19, 2002, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE,
MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) |
The Commission was briefed by the NRC staff on the status of RES programs,
performance and plans. The Commission is encouraged by RES's commitment
to developing high quality products that can be used directly by the regulatory
staff in accomplishing the NRC's mission. The staff should:
- Engage the Commission early on policy issues associated with new reactor
designs;
- Keep the Commission informed on the status of obtaining partners to
share funding for physical testing of packages as part of the package
performance study;
- Inform the Commission of the process used to determine when further
research on a particular item should be closed or terminated;
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(EDO) |
(SECY Suspense: 6/28/02) |
- Clearly identify and communicate the differences and applicability
of the various systems used to assess the risk significance of issues
and events. This should include the significance determination process
(SDP), the accident sequence precursor (ASP) program, and the International
Nuclear Event Scale (INES) program; and
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(EDO) |
(SECY Suspense: 6/28/02) |
- Assess options for adopting more widely accepted international quality
standards like ISO-9000 by looking at Appendix B and the existing regulatory
framework surrounding quality assurance.
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(EDO) |
(SECY Suspense: 12/13/02) |
| cc: |
Chairman Meserve
Commissioner Dicus
Commissioner Diaz
Commissioner McGaffigan
Commissioner Merrifield
EDO
OGC
OCA
CFO
OIG
OPA
Office Directors, Regions, ACRS, ACNW, ASLBP (via E-Mail)
PDR
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