FSME Procedure Approval 

Agreement State Participation as IMPEP Team 

Members 

SA-120

Issue Date: May 4, 2010 

Review Date: May 4, 2013 

Robert J. Lewis 

Director, MSSA /RA/ Date: 05/04/2010

A. Duncan White 

Branch Chief, MSSA /RA/ Date: 04/26/2010

Michelle R. Beardsley 

Procedure Contact, MSSA /RA K. Schneider for/ Date: 04/09/2010

 

ML100480173 

NOTE 

Any changes to the procedure will be the responsibility of the FSME Procedure Contact. 

Copies of the FSME procedures will be available through the NRC website. 
Procedure Title: Agreement State Participation as 

IMPEP Team Members 

Procedure Number: SA-120 

Page: 1 of 4 

Issue Date: 

5/4/2010 

I. INTRODUCTION 

This document describes the procedure for the coordination, recruitment and 

participation by Agreement State staff as Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation 

Program (IMPEP) team members by the Office of Federal and State Environmental 

Management Programs (FSME) and the Organization of Agreement States (OAS). 

II. OBJECTIVE 

To provide guidance, to both FSME and OAS on the recruitment and coordination of 

Agreement State participants on IMPEP teams. 

III. BACKGROUND

It is the policy of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to evaluate the NRC=s 

regional materials programs and Agreement States= radiation control programs in an 

integrated manner. Ten to twelve IMPEP reviews are conducted in most years. 

Agreement State staff participates as members of the IMPEP team in accordance with 

Management Directive (MD) 5.6, Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program

and MD 5.10, Formal Qualifications for Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation 

Program Team Members. 

IV. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A. OAS Executive Board: 

1. Designates an OAS member to work with the IMPEP Project Manager, 

FSME, in the recruitment and coordination of Agreement State staff for 

IMPEP reviews. 

2. Sets a year by year term of service given approval of the volunteer=s 

management and the OAS Executive Board. 

3. Coordinates any interest by Agreement States to participate in IMPEP with 

FSME. 

4. Identifies candidates for IMPEP teams prior to annual training. 

B. Director, Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements: 

Provides training opportunities for new team members, which includes funding for 

travel. 
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C. Agreement State Programs Branch Chief 

Designates the IMPEP Project Manager responsible for recruitment and 

coordination, with the OAS designee, on Agreement State participation in IMPEP 

reviews. 

D. IMPEP Project Manager: 

1. Provides training for new team members. 

2. Maintains a list of team members and provides coordination for IMPEP 

reviews. 

E. Agreement State team members: 

1. Will be available for approximately 1-2 IMPEP reviews per year. 

2. Will attend training and submit qualifications to the IMPEP Project 

Manager for coordination per MD 5.10. 

V. GUIDANCE 

A. OAS designee: 

1. Will provide recruitment guidance to interested Agreement States, 

including unsolicited interest by Agreement States outside of normal 

recruitment cycle.

2. Will decide the timing of recruitment in coordination with FSME. 

3. Will set commitments on a year to year basis given approval of volunteer=s 

management and the OAS Executive Board. 

B. IMPEP Project Manager: 

1. Will coordinate the annual IMPEP schedule and resource needs for 

Agreement State participation in IMPEP reviews through a monthly 

teleconference to OAS and as necessary with the OAS designee. 

2. Will provide details on the timing, funding and expectations of annual 

training. 
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C. Agreement State team members: 

1. Will use the guidance for preparing, conducting and reporting results of 

IMPEP reviews provided in FSME Procedure SA 100, Implementation of 

the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program. 

2. Will use the guidance for reviewing individual common and non-common 

indicators, provided in the following FSME Procedures: 

 SA-101, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, Status of 

Materials Inspection Program; 

 SA-102, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, Technical Quality 

of Inspections; 

 SA-103, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, Technical 

Staffing and Training; 

 SA-104, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, Technical Quality 

of Licensing Actions; 

 SA-105, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, Technical Quality 

of Incident and Allegation Activities; 

 SA-107, Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, 

Compatibility Requirements; 

 SA-108, Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, Sealed 

Source and Device Evaluation Program; 

SA-109, Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, Low-Level 

Radioactive Waste Disposal Program; and 

 SA-110, Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, Uranium 

Recovery Program.

3. Will be expected to commit approximately 4 weeks per review (significant 

problems identified in specific reviews may take additional resources). 

4. Will be expected to participate in the Management Review Board meeting 

held approximately 104 days after the completion of the IMPEP review. 

(Attendance can be in person, by telephone or video teleconference). 

VI. APPENDIXES

Not Applicable 

VII. REFERENCES 

1. Management Directive (MD) 5.6, Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation 

Program.

2. Management Directive (MD) 5.10, Formal Qualifications For Integrated Materials

Performance Evaluation Program Team Members. 
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3. FSME Procedure SA-100, Implementation of the Integrated Materials 

Performance Evaluation Program.

4. FSME Procedure SA-101, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, 

Status of Materials Inspection Program.

5. FSME Procedure SA-102, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, 

Technical Quality of Inspections.

6. FSME Procedure SA-103, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, 

Technical Staffing and Training. 

7. FSME Procedure SA-104, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, 

Technical Quality of Licensing Actions. 

8. FSME Procedure SA-105, Reviewing the Common Performance Indicator, 

Technical Quality of Incident and Allegation Activities. 

9. FSME Procedure SA-106, Management Review Board. 

10. FSME Procedure SA-107, Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, 

Compatibility Requirements. 

11. FSME Procedure SA-108, Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, 

Sealed Source and Device Evaluation Program.

12. FSME Procedure SA-109, Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, 

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Program. 

13. FSME Procedure SA 110, Reviewing the Non-Common Performance Indicator, 

Uranium Recovery Program.

VIII. ADAMS REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 

For knowledge management purposes, all previous revisions of this procedure, as 

well as associated correspondence with stakeholders, that have been entered into 

the NRC’s Agencywide Document Access Management System (ADAMS) are 

listed below. 

No. Date Document Title/Description Accession Number 

1 9/24/01 STP-01-072, Request for Comments on Two Draft 

Procedures (SA-120) 

ML012690416 

2 2/8/02 Summary of Comments on SA-120 ML021430061 

3 3/26/02 STP Procedure SA-120 ML021430046 

4 10/6/05 STP-05-077, Opportunity to Comment on Draft 

Revision to STP Procedure SA-120 

ML052790706 

5 11/16/05 STP-05-082, Final STP Procedure SA-120 ML053200520 

6 11/16/05 STP Procedure SA-120 ML061500076 

7 11/16/05 STP Procedure SA-120, Redline/Strikeout Copy ML061500086 

8 11/16/05 Summary of Comments on SA-120 ML061500108 

9 7/24/09 FSME-09-060, Opportunity to Comment on Draft 

Revisions to SA-118 and SA-120 

ML092010376