ML18295A329

Minutes: Utah Follow-up Impep MRB Meeting, February 27, 2018

ML18295A329
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Issue date:	10/22/2018
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MINUTES: MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD MEETING OF UTAH FOLLOW-UP FEBRUARY 27, 2018 The attendees were as follows:

In person at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland:

Dan Dorman, MRB Chair, OEDO Lance Rakovan, Team Leader, NMSS Scott Moore, MRB Member, NMSS Paul Michalak, NMSS Mary Spencer, MRB Member, OGC Kevin Williams, NMSS Laura Shrum, OGC Chris Einberg, NMSS By videoconference:

Darrell Roberts, MRB Member, Region III Binesh Tharakan, Team Member, Region IV By telephone:

Kristen Schwab, Team Member, WA Rusty Lundberg, UT Jennifer Opila, MRB Member, CO, OAS Phil Goble, UT Kathy Modes, NMSS Ryan Johnson, UT Lizette Roldan-Otero, NMSS Scott Anderson, UT Joe OHara, NMSS

1. Convention. Mr. Lance Rakovan convened the meeting at approximately 1:00 p.m. (ET).

He noted that this Management Review Board (MRB) meeting was open to the public.

Introductions of the attendees were conducted.

2. Utah IMPEP Review. Mr. Lance Rakovan, Team Leader, led the presentation of the Utah Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) follow-up review results to the MRB. He summarized the review and the teams findings for the indicators reviewed. The on-site review was conducted by a team composed of technical staff members from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the State of Washington during the period of December 12-13, 2018. A draft report was issued to Utah for factual comment on January 11, 2018. Utah responded by letter from Scott Anderson dated January 29, 2018. Mr. Rakovan reported that the team found Utahs performance was satisfactory for both indicators reviewed and a periodic meeting was held in conjunction with the follow-up review per IMPEP guidance.

3. Performance Indicators.

a) Mr. Binesh Tharakan reviewed and presented the common performance indicator, Technical Quality of Incident and Allegation Activities. His presentation corresponded to Section 3.5 of the proposed final IMPEP report.

The MRB, the team, and Utah representatives discussed incident and allegation training for staff, including refresher training, and the process the State uses to decide how to respond to an incident. The MRB directed that additional language involving training be included in the report.

Utah Follow-up MRB Meeting Minutes Page 2 The team found Utahs performance with respect to this indicator to be satisfactory and the MRB agreed.

b) Mr. Rakovan and Ms. Schwab reviewed and presented the non-common performance indicator, Compatibility Requirements. Their presentation corresponded to Section 4.1 of the proposed final IMPEP report. The MRB, the team, and Utah representatives discussed steps the State has taken to bring the program back to being compatible with the NRC financial surety statutes for the LLRW disposal site, specifically statutes to ensure adequate financial surety and that do not conflict with federal requirements, and details of the States implementation of the legislation passed.

The team found Utahs performance with respect to this indicator to be satisfactory and the MRB agreed. The MRB also agreed that the recommendation from the previous review should be closed.

4. Periodic Meeting Discussion. Mr. Tharakan led the discussion of the results of the periodic meeting held with Utah representatives as part of the follow-up review. State representatives noted that having a periodic meeting at one year and a follow-up review, including a periodic meeting discussion, at two years seemed unnecessarily intrusive.

Attendees discussed the status of inspections.

5. MRB Consultation/Comments on Issuance of Report. The team recommended, and the MRB agreed, that the Utah Agreement State Program be found adequate to protect public health and safety and compatible with the NRC's program. The team recommended, and the MRB agreed, that the next IMPEP review take place in July 2019, as scheduled. The final report may be found in the ADAMS using the Accession Number ML18064A117.

6. Precedents/Lessons Learned. Mr. Rakovan noted that, given the States comments, IMPEP management would be evaluating whether having a periodic meeting at 1 year when a follow-up review is scheduled at 2 years is necessary.

7. Comments from Members of the Public. None

8. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 2:17 p.m. (ET)

SUMMARY

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