NRC INSPECTION MANUAL NMSS

INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER 1248, APPENDIX I

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATION JOURNAL 

FOR URANIUM RECOVERY 

PROJECT MANAGERS/TECHNICAL REVIEWERS
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Contents

Introduction.................................................................................................................................1

Program Organization.................................................................................................................1

Qualification Journal Organization...............................................................................................2

Required Online Training Courses ..............................................................................................2

Required Training Courses .........................................................................................................3

Specialized Training Courses......................................................................................................3

Refresher Training ......................................................................................................................4

Uranium Recovery PM/TR Competencies...................................................................................6

Uranium Recovery PM/TR Individual Study Activity ....................................................................7

(ISA-1) History and Organization of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission................8

(ISA-2) Overview of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations...................................10

(ISA-3) Generic Communications ..................................................................................12

(ISA-4) NRC Inspection Manual Chapters (IMC), Inspection Procedures (IP),

and other References.......................................................................................13

(ISA-5) Differing Views Programs ..................................................................................15

(ISA-6) The NRC’s Response to an Emergency at a Nuclear Facility ............................17

Uranium Recovery PM/TR On-the-Job Activities.......................................................................19

(OJT-1) Inspection Accompaniments.............................................................................20

(OJT-2) Licensing Case Work .......................................................................................22

(OJT-3) Uranium Recovery Process..............................................................................26

Uranium Recovery PM/TR Signature Cards and Certification ...................................................28

Form 1: Uranium Recovery PM/TR Equivalency Justification...................................................30

Inspection Completion Form .....................................................................................................32

License Review Completion Form.............................................................................................33

Attachment 1: Revision History Table for IMC 1248, Appendix I ....................................... Att 1-1
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Introduction

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Uranium Recovery Project Manager and 

Technical Reviewer (PM/TR) qualification program requires completion of a variety of activities 

designed to help you, the PM/TR candidate, learn information or practice skills important to 

independently performing this important function. When you have completed the entire 

qualification process, you will have demonstrated each of the competencies that describe a 

successful PM/TR. The role of a PM/TR is to determine if licensees are performing activities 

involving licensed radioactive material safely and securely and in accordance with NRC 

regulations, guidance, and license conditions. The PM/TR role is also to manage licensing and 

regulatory reviews by working with the review team to set schedules, track progress, and work 

to meet the metrics set in the review schedule. The PM/TR’s role is not to establish policy in the 

areas of health and safety or security. PM/TRs should refer policy questions to their 

management and to the program office.

A competent PM/TR should:

a. Understand the legal basis and the processes used for achieving the NRC’s regulatory 

objectives.

b. Acquire a fundamental understanding of the NRC’s organizational structure, mission, 

goals, and objectives.

c. Understand the basis for the authority of the agency. 

d. Understand the processes established to achieve the regulatory objectives.

e. Master the techniques and skills needed to collect, analyze, and integrate information 

using a safety and security focus to develop a supportable regulatory conclusion.

f. Have the personal and interpersonal skills to carry out assigned regulatory activities, 

either individually or as a member of a team.

g. Master the ability to develop schedules for licensing and regulatory actions by working 

cooperatively with the review team and Branch Chief. 

Program Organization

The PM/TR qualification process develops your awareness of the role of the agency, your role 

and skill as a PM/TR, and your technical expertise for conducting health and safety and 

security. The final activity in the qualification process is to appear before a qualification board. 

Successful completion of the qualification board examination validates your understanding of 

the role of the agency, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) programs, and 

your role as a PM/TR. Upon successful completion of all the activities in the qualification 

journal, including the qualification board, you become eligible to receive the Uranium Recovery 

Project Manager or Technical Reviewer Qualification Certification.
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Qualification Journal Organization

The qualification journal identifies the training courses, the Individual Study Activities (ISAs) and 

On-The-Job Training (OJT) activities you must complete. Document your progress on the 

signature cards and certifications as you move through the qualification process. The journal 

also contains a form to document the justification for accepting equivalent training or experience 

as a way to meet PM/TR qualification requirements. The signature cards, certification, and 

equivalency justification pages form the permanent record of completing the PM/TR qualification 

program. These pages will be scanned and placed in your official personnel file by your 

immediate supervisor.

Your immediate supervisor should consider assigning a qualified PM/TR to assist you. This 

person would serve as a resource and mentor by answering any questions or providing 

guidance as you work to complete this qualification journal.

Required Online Training Courses

The PM/TR candidate should complete all NRC required new employee training, and all annual, 

biannual, and triannual NRC required refresher training courses should be up-to-date or 

completed, before qualification is completed.

The following online courses should be completed by the PM/TR candidate for qualification. 

These courses can be taken in any order:

• Introduction to Occupational Safety Health Administration Health (OSHA)

• Freedom of Information Act

• NRC: An Agency Overview

• ADAMS Navigator- Overview

• The Regulatory Process (Web-based)

NOTE: It is your responsibility to meet your Region’s and NMSS’s deadlines for 

taking some of the above online self-study course work. Be aware that the list of 

online training courses may change in between revisions to this qualification 

journal. 
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Required Training Courses

• Site Access Training (H-100)

• Health Physics Practices for Uranium Recovery (F-104) or Fundamental Health Physics 

I and II (H-122)

• Environmental Monitoring for Radioactivity (H-111)

• Fuel Cycle Processes (F-201S) or Fuel Cycle Processes (3-day seminar)

• NEPA for the Uninitiated

The required training courses are the minimum courses that you should take to complete the

Uranium Recovery PM/TR Qualification. Your immediate supervisor will determine the 

appropriate training courses you must take to complete the PM/TR qualification.

All Uranium Recovery PM/TRs involved with the materials security program must take S-201 or 

be able to demonstrate that they have the equivalent training or experience. 

Immediate supervisors have the authority to waive any of the other required classes based on 

the experience of the candidate seeking qualification as a PM/TR. Document the reason for the 

waiver on Form 1: Uranium Recovery PM/TR Equivalency Justification. While your immediate 

supervisor may waive certain classes, your qualification still requires certification by your 

regional administrator, office director, or their designee.

Specialized Training Courses (Not all required, your supervisor will determine which apply)

• Inspection Procedures (G-108)

• Licensing Practices and Procedures (G-109)

• Root Cause/Incident Investigation Workshop (461)

• Site Access Refresher Training (H-101)

• Air Sampling for Radioactive Materials (H-119)

• Transportation of Radioactive Materials (H-308)

• Respiratory Protection (H-311)

• Internal Dosimetry (H-312)

• Health Physics Statistics (H-401)

• MARSAME: Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and 

Equipment (H-120)
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• MARSSIM: Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation (H-121)

• MILDOS-Area Training Workshop (H-413)

• RESRAD Overview (H-408)

• NRC Materials Control, Security Systems & Principles (S-201)

• Effective Communications for NRC Inspectors (100)

• Gathering Information for Inspectors through Interviews (135)

• Media Training Workshop (571)

• Overview: Considerations in Tribal Interactions (ID_204144)

Additional courses may be developed after the publication of this qualification journal. 

Immediate supervisors may include these new specialized training courses in the qualification 

journals.

Refresher Training

Qualified PM/TRs must maintain their qualification by completing 24 hours of refresher training 

in the established requalification cycle of 24 months. The beginning of each requalification 

cycle will be determined using the month and year the PM/TR completed his or her qualification. 

If the date the PM/TR completed his or her qualification is unknown, the immediate supervisor 

should establish a requalification cycle based on the best available information. The PM/TR’s 

immediate supervisor may grant a 6-month extension if, for good reason, the PM/TR is unable 

to complete the required refresher training within the limits of the requalification cycle.

Refresher training may consist of either health and safety or security topics. The qualified 

PM/TR’s immediate supervisor will determine the training courses the license reviewer needs 

and will coordinate with Human Resources Training and Development (HRTD) staff, as 

necessary, to obtain the needed training. Additionally, the immediate supervisor can consult 

with HRTD staff to help identify specific courses that the staff member can take for refresher 

training. Examples of training that may be considered include: Health Physics Topics (H-401), 

NRC technical training courses, external training courses, attending lectures, developing 

presentations on subjects related to health and safety or security, directed self-study courses 

(identified in iLearn), or other training approved by the qualified PM/TR’s immediate supervisor.

It is important to note that only taking a single course may not be enough refresher training. 

Completing the refresher training will depend on the number of hours that the qualified staff 

member has completed.

Before taking refresher training, PM/TRs should receive approval from their immediate 

supervisor to confirm that the training will be credited as refresher training. The immediate 

supervisor should take into consideration the objectives of the training and determine whether 

the training will be beneficial to the PM/TR. When considering a self-study style of training, the 
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immediate supervisor should determine whether the training is appropriately structured. If the 

immediate supervisor is unsure if the self-study training is appropriate, he or she may want to 

consult with HRTD staff for its analysis of the training.

NOTE: PM/TRs may retake a course they had taken previously for refresher 

training. An immediate supervisor should consider whether it would be beneficial 

for the PM/TR to retake the course. An immediate supervisor should consider 

whether there have been changes in technology, regulations, or if the course has 

changed considerably since the last time the PM/TR took the course before 

allowing a course to be taken for refresher training. If the immediate supervisor 

allows the PM/TR to retake the course, the PM/TR must complete and pass the 

exam, if the course has one, to receive credit for the course. 

For staff who qualified under IMC 1246, the new refresher training requirements 

in IMC 1248 begin when IMC 1248 is issued. When transitioning from IMC 1246

to IMC 1248, staff will have an extension of up to 1 year to meet the new 

refresher training requirements.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR Competencies

The training and qualification program detailed in this qualification journal ensures that every 

PM/TR acquires competency in three general areas:

Area 1: Understand the legal basis and the regulatory processes for achieving the NRC’s 

regulatory objectives by:

• Acquiring a fundamental understanding of the NRC’s organizational 

structure, mission, goals, and objectives (Regulatory Framework)1

• Understanding the basis for the authority of the agency (Regulatory

Framework)

• Understanding the processes established to achieve the regulatory 

objectives (Regulatory Framework)

Area 2: Master the techniques and skills needed to collect, analyze, and integrate 

information using a safety and security focus to develop a supportable regulatory 

conclusion by:

• Independently gathering information through objective review, observation, 

and open communications (Inspection)

• Evaluating licensing information by conducting an objective review

(Licensing Activities)

• Determining acceptability of information by comparing to established criteria 

(Inspection and Licensing Activities)

• Objectively analyzing and integrating information using a safety and 

security focus to identify the appropriate regulatory conclusion and

regulatory response (Enforcement)

Area 3: Have the personal and interpersonal skills to carry out assigned regulatory activities 

either individually or as a member of a team by:

• Expressing ideas or thoughts clearly, carefully listening, and speaking and 

writing with appropriate safety and security focus and context

(Communication)

• Working collaboratively to develop schedules for licensing and regulatory 

actions (Project Management)

• Working collaboratively with others toward common objectives

(Teamwork)

 

1 Specific competency areas are listed in parenthesis following each item
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• Working independently, exercising judgment, and exhibiting flexibility in the 

completion of activities including during difficult or challenging situations 

(Self-Management)

• Using technology to locate, gather, manipulate, and share information 

(Information Technology)

Uranium Recovery PM/TR Individual Study Activity

The individual study activities (ISAs) direct and focus your efforts as you review documents and 

perform technical training assignments important to the performance of your job. Each activity 

begins with a purpose statement informing you of why the activity is important and how it relates 

to the PM/TR function. The evaluation criteria identify what you are expected to achieve upon 

completing the activity. The evaluation criteria are listed up front so that you can review them 

first. Use the evaluation criteria to help you focus on what is most important. The tasks outline 

the things you must do to successfully address the evaluation criteria.

The following general guidance applies as you complete the various study activities:

✓ The first ISA should be done first. Becoming familiar with the agency, the internal and 

external Web sites, your overall role as a PM/TR and the NRC’s safety culture is 

important for successfully completing many of the remaining activities. You should also 

become familiar with the content of the remaining ISAs so that you can complete the 

ISAs as opportunities arise. 

✓ Complete all assigned parts of each activity. 

✓ Your immediate supervisor will act as a resource as you complete each activity. Your 

immediate supervisor also may designate qualified PM/TRs as mentors to work with you 

as you complete the various activities. Discuss any questions you may have about the 

content of anything you read with your immediate supervisor or mentor.

✓ You are responsible for keeping track of the tasks you have completed. Be sure to 

complete all the assigned tasks in each activity before meeting with your immediate 

supervisor for evaluation.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR Individual Study Activity

TOPIC: (ISA-1) History and Organization of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission

PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to familiarize you with the regulatory history 

of radioactive material and the evolution of the regulatory framework under 

which today’s NRC staff functions. During this activity, you will review the 

organization of the agency and its staff and the relationships between the 

NRC Commissioners and major offices.

COMPETENCY 

AREA: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

REFERENCES: 1. Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)

2. NUREG-0980, “Nuclear Regulatory Legislation” (use the most 

current version available on the NRC Web site)

3. NUREG-1350, “Information Digest” (use the most current version 

available on the NRC Web site)

4. NUREG/BR-0175, “A Short History of Nuclear Regulation, 

1946-2009,” Revision 2, September 2010

5. Management Directive (MD) 5.6, “Integrated Materials Performance 

Evaluation Program (IMPEP)”

6. MD 5.8, “Proposed Section 274b Agreement with States”

EVALUATION 

CRITERIA: Upon completion of this activity, you will be asked to demonstrate your 

understanding of the agency’s regulatory history, its interaction with the 

Commissioners, and development of the commercial, industrial, and 

medical applications of radioactive material by successfully doing the 

following:

1. Discuss the purpose of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 

amended.

2. Discuss the major regulatory impacts of the Energy Reorganization 

Act of 1974, as amended.
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3. Discuss the major regulatory impacts of the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005.

4. Discuss the roles and responsibilities and relationship between the 

regions and the NMSS programs.

5. Discuss the relationship between the NRC and Agreement States.

6. Outline the major offices and briefly describe the functions of the 

Commission, the Office of the Inspector General, Office of the 

Secretary, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, the Advisory 

Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes, and Commission staff 

and program offices, including the Chief Financial Officer and 

Executive Director for Operations.

7. Locate Commission-related documents and discuss how the 

Commission uses staff requirements memoranda to direct the staff.

8. Describe the NMSS and Region’s organization and key 

management positions.

TASKS: 1. Obtain paper or electronic copies or locate electronic locations of 

the above-stated reference material for personal use and future 

reference. Some documents may be available through the regional 

Public Affairs Office. You can find electronic copies of documents 

on the NRC external Web site in the NRC Library.

2. Review the reference material to gain an understanding of the 

principles discussed in the evaluation criteria.

3. Read about the Commission’s direction setting and policymaking 

activities under Policymaking and understand the different kinds of 

decision documents that the Commission issues.

4. Review and discuss the items listed in the evaluation criteria with 

your immediate supervisor. 

DOCUMENTATION: Obtain your immediate supervisor’s signature in the line item for 

Qualification Journal Certification Signature Card Item ISA-1.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR Individual Study Activity

TOPIC: (ISA-2) Overview of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to acquaint you with the regulations that 

specify the requirements for all aspects of the NRC, including the use of 

radioactive materials, disposal, fees, and export and import of nuclear 

material and equipment. This ISA will help you to understand the 

regulations and become familiar with specific requirements in the 

regulations. 

COMPETENCY 

AREA: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

REFERENCES: 1. The NRC internal home page

2. Paper copy of the latest revisions to 10 CFR Parts 1 through 50

3. Paper copy of the latest revisions to 10 CFR Parts 51 through 199

EVALUATION

CRITERIA: Upon completion of the tasks in this activity, you will be asked to 

demonstrate your understanding of the general content of 10 CFR by 

successfully discussing the following:

1. State the general purpose of 10 CFR Parts 2, 19, 20, 40, 51, 61, 70, 

71, 110, 150, 170, and 171.

2. Given a specific subject, identify which section in 10 CFR discusses 

the requirements for that subject.

3. Discuss the parts of the regulations identified as the focus area for 

your discipline.

4. Successfully answer the problems and questions about the 

regulations provided to you by your immediate supervisor. The 

problems and questions may be developed by your immediate 

supervisor or a qualified staff member assigned to assist you with 

qualification. 

Be able to discuss the difference between specific license of limited 

scope, specific license of broad scope, general license, and persons 

exempt from licensing.
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TASKS: 1. Read and be familiar with the following parts of 10 CFR: Parts 2, 

20, 40, and 51.

2. Identify with your immediate supervisor what parts of the regulations 

you should focus on during your review. 

3. Answer the problems and questions about the regulations provided 

by your immediate supervisor and discuss your answers with your

immediate supervisor and a senior technical staff member.

4. Meet with your immediate supervisor or the person designated to be 

your resource for this activity to discuss the items listed in the 

evaluation criteria section.

DOCUMENTATION: Obtain your immediate supervisor’s signature in the line item for 

Qualification Journal Certification Signature Card Item ISA-2.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR Individual Study Activity

TOPIC: (ISA-3) Generic Communications

PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to become familiar with the different 

categories of generic communications, the appropriate uses of each type 

and the procedures associated with them.

COMPETENCY

AREA: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

REFERENCES: 1. Review the Generic Communications Program Web page at 

http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/gencomms.html

2. IMC 0730, “Generic Communications Regarding Materials and Fuel 

Cycle Issues”

3. MD 8.18, “NRC Generic Communications Program”

NOTE: Please note that the link above is subject to change and is provided for 

your convenience. You are responsible for locating the most current information. 

EVALUATION 

CRITERIA: Upon completion of this activity, you will be asked to demonstrate your 

general understanding of different types of NRC generic communications 

and the purposes of each type. 

1. Describe the different kinds of generic communications and their 

purposes.

2. Describe what can and cannot be required in the specific types of 

generic communications.

TASKS: 1. Review the references to understand the principles discussed in the 

evaluation criteria.

2. Identify with your immediate supervisor and review Information 

Notices (INs) and Regulatory Issue Summaries (RISs) pertinent to 

your position.

3. Meet with your immediate supervisor for discussing generic 

communications.

DOCUMENTATION: Obtain your immediate supervisor’s signature in the line item for 

Qualification Journal Certification Signature Card Item ISA-3.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR Individual Study Activity

TOPIC: (ISA-4) NRC Inspection Manual Chapters (IMC), Inspection Procedures 

(IP), and other References

PURPOSE: This ISA will help you to familiarize yourself with the IMCs and IPs that 

have been developed and are available that relate to inspections. Those 

references that you will focus on will be identified by your immediate 

supervisor.

COMPETENCY

AREA: INSPECTION

REFERENCES: 1. IMC 0610, “Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Inspection 

Reports”

2. IMC 0620, “Inspection Documents and Records”

3. IMC 2641, “In-situ Leach Facilities Inspection Program”

4. IMC 2800, “Materials Inspection Program”

5. IMC 2801, “Uranium Mill 11e.(2) Byproduct Material Disposal Site 

and Facility Inspection Program”

6. IP 40002, “Inspections to Review Allegations”

7. IP 83822, “Radiation Protection”

8. IP 86740, “Inspection of Transportation Activities”

9. IP 87102, “Maintaining Effluents from Materials Facilities ALARA”

10. IP 87104, “Decommissioning Inspection Procedure for Material 

Licensees”

11. IP 87654, “Uranium Mill Site Decommissioning Inspection”

12. IP 88005, “Management Organization and Controls”

13. IP 88035, “Radioactive Waste Processing, Handling Storage, and 

Transportation”

14. IP 88045, “Effluent Control and Environmental Protection”

15. IP 89001, “In-Situ Leach Facilities”

16. IP 92703, “Followup of Confirmatory Action Letters or Orders”

17. IP 88050, “Emergency Preparedness”
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18. IP 88055, “Fire Protection (Annual)” 

19. IP 93812, “Special Inspection”

EVALUATION

CRITERIA: Upon completion of this activity, you will be asked to demonstrate your 

understanding of the purpose of the IMCs and IPs as well as the type of 

information contained in them. 

1. Discuss the IMCs and IPs you have reviewed.

2. Describe the purpose of the IMCs.

3. Describe how the IPs are used during inspection.

TASKS: 1. Locate electronic versions of the IMCs and IPs at: 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/insp-manual/.

2. Review the IMCs and IPs.

3. Meet with your immediate supervisor or the person designated to be 

your resource for this activity to discuss the items listed in the 

evaluation criteria section.

NOTE: Please note that the links above are subject to change and are provided 

for your convenience. You are responsible for locating the most current 

information. 

DOCUMENTATION: Obtain your immediate supervisor’s signature in the line item for

Qualification Journal Certification Signature Card Item ISA-4.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR Individual Study Activity

TOPIC: (ISA-5) Differing Views Programs

PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to communicate expectations for establishing 

and maintaining an open, collaborative working environment (OCWE) and 

to provide guidance on the informal and formal processes for pursuing 

resolution of differing views directly related to the NRC’s mission. The 

NRC strives to establish and maintain an OCWE that encourages all 

employees and contractors to promptly voice differing views without fear of 

retaliation. At the NRC, we encourage trust, respect, and open 

communication to foster and promote a positive work environment that 

maximizes the potential of all individuals and improves our regulatory 

decision making. We expect individuals to be NRC Team Players. In 

addition to informal discussions, which should be sufficient to resolve most 

issues, individuals have various mechanisms for expressing and having 

their differing views heard by decision makers, including the Open Door 

Policy, the Non-Concurrence Process (NCP), and the Differing 

Professional Opinions (DPO) Program. This activity will provide you with 

an understanding of the expected behaviors for being an NRC Team 

Player who supports an OCWE and key features of the Open Door Policy, 

the NCP, and the DPO Program.

COMPETENCY

AREAS: INSPECTION

SELF-MANAGEMENT 

COMMUNICATION

REFERENCES: 1. OCWE Web site:

http://www.internal.nrc.gov/OE/dva/index.html

2. NCP Web site: http://www.internal.nrc.gov/OE/nonconcur/index.html

3. DPO Program Web site:

 http://www.internal.nrc.gov/OE/dpo/index.html

4. MD 10.160, “Open Door Policy”

5. MD 10.158, “NRC Non-Concurrence Process”

6. MD 10.159, “The NRC Differing Professional Opinions Program”

7. Complete the NRC required annual No FEAR Act training. 
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8. Review regional instructions establishing additional implementing 

guidance for raising differing views.

NOTE: Please note that the links above are subject to change and are provided 

for your convenience. You are responsible for locating the most current 

information. 

EVALUATION

CRITERIA: Upon completion of this activity, you will be asked to demonstrate your 

understanding of the NRC OCWE and the Ways to Raise Differing Views 

Program by successfully addressing the following:

1. State the expectations for an OCWE and behaviors for being an 

NRC Team Player.

2. Describe the Open Door Policy.

3 Describe the key features of the NCP.

4. Describe the key features of the DPO Program.

5. Discuss under which circumstances the various methods available 

for expressing differing views would be used.

6. Describe where summaries of closed DPOs are published and 

where DPO Program reviews are available.

7. Identify your Region’s Differing Views Office Liaison.

TASKS: 1. Attend a seminar (if possible) on OCWE and Ways to Raise 

Differing Views, or review seminar slides.

2. Explore information and guidance for OCWE, Open Door Policy, 

NCP, and the DPO Program on identified Web sites.

3. Review MD 10.158, MD 10.159 and MD 10.160.

DOCUMENTATION: Obtain your immediate supervisor’s signature in the line item for 

Qualification Journal Certification Signature Card Item ISA-5.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR Individual Study Activity

TOPIC: (ISA-6) The NRC’s Response to an Emergency at a Nuclear Facility

PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to acquaint you with the actions that the

NRC takes in response to an emergency that may occur at a nuclear 

facility. Emergency response is vital to the agency, fulfilling one of its 

primary mandates of protecting the health and safety of the public. As a 

fully qualified PM/TR, you will be trained to perform specific emergency 

response activities. This individual study activity will help you understand 

how the NRC meets its emergency response mandate and will begin to 

build the knowledge you will need later to successfully perform your 

assigned emergency response responsibilities.

COMPETENCY

AREA: EMERGENCY RESPONSE

REFERENCES: 1. NRC internal Web page (Program Office to Nuclear Security and 

Incident Response (NSIR))

2. MD 8.2, “NRC Incident Response Program”

3. Regional Policy Guide for Emergency Response

4. NUREG-0728, “NRC Incident Response Plan”

(http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/emerg-preparedness/respond-toemerg/ml050970236.pdf). (Note: This NUREG is revised 

periodically to reflect changes to the agency’s activities. Be sure to 

obtain the most recent version.)

EVALUATION

CRITERIA: Upon completion of this activity, you will be asked to demonstrate your 

understanding of the role of the agency and your Region or office in 

protecting public health and safety when responding to emergency 

situations at a nuclear facility by successfully addressing the following:

1. Identify the types of emergency classifications and give examples of 

when the different classifications would be declared.

2. Identify the different modes of NRC emergency response and 

describe the purpose of each mode.

3. Discuss the capabilities (e.g., communications, information 

technology) provided in the Headquarters, regional, and onsite 

emergency response facilities.
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4. Recognizing that these positions may not apply to all nuclear 

facilities and that the NRC will act with all available resources to 

respond to an emergency, identify the responsibilities of the 

following during a declared emergency event:

a. Resident staff

b. Region-based staff

c. Headquarters staff

d. Headquarters operations officer

e. Licensee

f. State and local officials

g. Site team

h. Base team

5. If you are onsite when an emergency is declared, explain the 

difference in your actions if the resident inspectors are or are not 

onsite.

TASKS: 1. Explore all aspects of the NSIR organization presented on the

NRC’s internal home page.

2. Review your Region or office’s policy guidance on emergency 

response.

3. Review the NRC Incident Response Plan to address the evaluation 

criteria. Obtain a tour of your Incident Response Center. 

4. Meet with your immediate supervisor or the person designated to be 

your resource for this activity to discuss the items listed in the 

evaluation criteria section.

DOCUMENTATION: Obtain your immediate supervisor’s signature in the line item for 

Qualification Journal Certification Signature Card Item ISA-6.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR On-the-Job Activities

The Appendix I on-the-job training (OJT) activities require you to perform accompaniments, as 

assigned by your immediate supervisor, under the supervision of qualified PM/TR. Typically, 

you will be expected to assist the qualified PM/TR on the first assignments and then gradually 

take on more of the responsibility for the PM/TR tasks. Appendix G also requires that you 

perform license reviews, as assigned by your immediate supervisor, under the supervision of a 

qualified license reviewer. The belief is that you will make a better PM/TR if you are familiar 

with the licensing process and how to properly develop schedules for licensing and regulatory 

actions then manage the review to meet those metrics. The activities allow you to observe and 

perform key license reviewer tasks. Like the ISAs, each OJT activity tells you why the activity is 

important and what you are expected to complete successfully during the activity. The OJT 

activities do not specify that a particular number of accompaniments or supervised license 

reviews need to be completed before the immediate supervisor considers you to be competent 

because numbers of completions don’t always reflect competency. This is something only your 

immediate supervisor, assisted by the qualified PM/TR working with you, can determine.

As you complete license reviews, you should complete the License Review Form located at the 

end of this Appendix and ask the qualified license reviewer working with you to provide her or 

his comments. These forms will be used to track your progress as a PM/TR. When your 

immediate supervisor concludes you are competent to inspect a specific program code or group 

of program codes on your own, or perform license reviews of a specific program code or group 

of program codes on your own, she or he will request that you be given interim qualification for 

the work you have demonstrated yourself to be competent. Interim qualification is approved by 

division management. Eventually, your immediate supervisor will determine you are ready to 

demonstrate your full competency at an oral qualification board.

Your immediate supervisor has the authority to waive any of the OJT activities by completing 

Form 1: Uranium Recovery PM/TR Equivalency Justification, found at the end of this 

qualification journal.

The following general guidance applies as you complete the various on-the-job activities:

✓ Complete all assigned parts of each activity. 

✓ Your immediate supervisor or a qualified PM/TR will act as a resource as you complete 

each activity. Discuss any questions you may have about how a task must be done or 

how the guidance is to be applied. 

✓ You are responsible for keeping track of the tasks you have completed. Be sure that 

you have completed all aspects of an OJT activity before you meet with your immediate 

supervisor or qualified PM/TR for evaluation.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR On-the-Job Activity

TOPIC: (OJT-1) Inspection Accompaniments

PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to (1) acquaint you with the different types of 

materials users, (2) familiarize you with the types of use of radioactive 

materials, (3) familiarize you with the security requirements imposed on 

certain licensees, and (4) provide you with the opportunity to observe how 

inspectors use licensing documents issued by the Regions or 

Headquarters to inspect materials licensees.

COMPETENCY

AREAS: INSPECTION 

REFERENCES: 1. Licensee radioactive materials possession license

2. Appropriate IMCs and IPs

3. Previous inspection report

4. License Application

5. Security Orders, Corrective Action Letters, Allegations, etc.

6. Pre-Inspection Guidance

EVALUATION

CRITERIA: Upon completion of this activity, you will be asked to demonstrate your 

understanding of the type of inspection conducted at the licensees’ 

facilities as well as any type of security inspection conducted:

1. Identify the types of licensees inspected.

2. Describe how the inspector used the reference documents to 

conduct the inspection.

3. Explain the potential violations that were cited by the inspector. 

Explain why the licensee was cited.

TASKS: 1. As assigned by your immediate supervisor, accompany a qualified 

inspector, PM, or TR, and assist a qualified Inspector, PM, or TR

with the performance of a variety of health and safety inspections. 

Your immediate supervisor will determine the actual number and 

type of inspections. You are responsible for keeping track of the 

inspections that you accompanied.
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2. Assist in the inspection preparation activities (i.e., collect background 

information as necessary; participate in pre-inspection meetings as 

necessary; identify any follow up that may be required from previous 

inspections, or allegations)

3. Meet with your immediate supervisor or the person designated to be 

your resource for this activity to discuss the items listed in the 

evaluation criteria section.

DOCUMENTATION: Complete the Inspection Accompaniment Form for each inspection 

accompaniment you perform and obtain your immediate supervisor’s 

signature in the line item for Qualification Journal Certification 

Signature Card Item OJT-1.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR On-the-Job Activity

TOPIC: (OJT-2) Licensing Case Work

PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to (1) familiarize you, the PM/TR candidate, 

with the NRC materials license review process and (2) provide you with 

the opportunity as a PM/TR candidate to review and complete licensing 

actions under the supervision of a qualified PM, TR, or license reviewer. 

Whenever possible, the PM/TR candidate will work on actual licensing 

actions; however, because some types of licensing actions are rare, the 

PM/TR candidate may have to occasionally review completed licensing 

actions as part of license reviewer training. 

COMPETENCY

AREAS: LICENSING ACTIVITIES

REFERENCES:

1. 10 CFR Part 40, Appendix A.

2. Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, 

“Operations Manual Instructions / Procedures”

3. NUREG-1748, “Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions 

Associated with NMSS Programs”

4. NUREG-1569, “Standard Review Plan for In Situ Leach Uranium Extraction 

License Applications”

5. NUREG-1620, “Standard Review Plan for the Review of a Reclamation 

Plan for Mill Tailings Sites Under Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings 

Radiation Control Act of 1978”

6. NUREG-1623, “Design of Erosion Protection for Long-Term Stabilization”

7. NUREG/CR-6733, “A Baseline Risk-Informed, Performance-Based 

Approach for In Situ Leach Uranium Extraction Licensees”

8. NUREG-2126, “Standard Review Plan for Conventional Uranium Mill and 

Heap Leach Facilities, Draft Report for Comment”

9. NUREG-1910, “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach 

Uranium Milling Facilities”

10. NUREG-0706, “Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Uranium 

Milling”

11. NUREG-2173, “Tribal Protocol Manual”

12. NUREG-1556, Vol. 15, Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses, 

Guidance About Changes of Control and About Bankruptcy Involving 
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Byproduct, Source, or Special Nuclear Materials Licenses”

13. Regulatory Guide 3.11, Rev. 3, “Design, Construction and Inspection of 

Embankment Retention Systems at Uranium Recovery Facilities”

14. Regulatory Guide 3.46, “Standard Format and Content of License 

Applications, Including Environmental Reports, for In Situ Uranium Solution 

Mining”

15. Regulatory Guide 3.63, “Onsite Meteorological Measurement Program for 

Uranium Recovery Facilities – Data Acquisition and Reporting”

16. Regulatory Guide 4.14, Rev. 1, “Radiological Effluent and Environmental 

Monitoring at Uranium Mills”

17. Regulatory Guide 4.15, “Quality Assurance for Radiological Monitoring 

Programs (Inception through Normal Operations to License Termination) –

Effluent Streams and the Environment”

18. Regulatory Guide 4.22, “Decommissioning Planning During Operations”

19. Regulatory Guide 8.22, Rev. 2, “Bioassay at Uranium Mills”

20. Regulatory Guide 8.30, Rev. 1, “Health Physics Surveys in Uranium 

Recovery Facilities”

21. Regulatory Guide 8.30, Rev. 1, “Information Relevant to Ensuring that 

Occupational Radiation Exposures at Uranium Recovery Facilities will be 

as low as is Reasonably Achievable”

22. Regulatory Issue Summary 2009-05, “Uranium Recovery Policy Regarding: 

(1) The Process for Scheduling Licensing Reviews of Applications for New

Uranium Recovery Facilities and (2) The Restoration of Groundwater at 

Licensed Uranium In Situ Recovery Facilities”

23. Regulatory Issue Summary 2009-12, “Uranium Recovery Policy Regarding 

Site Preparation Activities at Proposed, Unlicensed Uranium Recovery 

Facilities”

24. Regulatory Issue Summary 2009-14, “Licensing Approach for Uranium In 

Situ Recovery Facility Applications”

25. Regulatory Issue Summary 2011-11, “Regarding Long-Term Surveillance 

Charge for Conventional or Heap Leach Uranium Recovery Facilities 

Licensed Under 10 CFR Part 40”

26. Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-06, “NRC Policy Regarding Submittal of 

Amendments for Processing of Equivalent Feed at Licensed Uranium 

Recovery Facilities”

27. Regulatory Issue Summary 2014-08, Rev. 1 “Regulatory Requirements for 
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Transfer of Control (Change of Ownership) of Specific Materials Licenses”

28. Regulatory Issue Summary 2015-09, “Decommissioning Timeliness Rule 

Implementation and Associated Regulatory Relief”

29. Information Notice 1999-03, Rev. 1: “Exothermic Reaction Involving Dried 

Uranium Oxide Powder (Yellowcake)”

NOTE: Please note that the references above are subject to change and are 

provided for your convenience. You are responsible for locating the most current 

information. 

EVALUATION

CRITERIA: Upon completion of this activity, you will be asked to demonstrate your 

understanding of the NRC licensing process, distinguish between the 

different types of licenses issued by the NRC, demonstrate your ability to 

review applications and submit request for additional information, and be 

able to discuss how a materials license affects the inspection:

1. Discuss the NRC’s licensing process (i.e., what type of licenses 

should be issued for specific programs; discuss the internal NRC 

process from receiving an application, amendment, renewal, or 

termination; and internal metrics for issuing licensing actions).

2. Discuss the licensing actions that you reviewed regarding the 

applicant or licensee’s request as well as the request for additional 

information if necessary.

3. Describe how and in what instances you used the pre-licensing 

guidance. 

4. Describe the focus of the pre-licensing site visit (if any).

5. Discuss if any of the licensing actions required the licensee or 

applicant to implement the security requirements. 

6. Discuss how to develop and set licensing and regulatory action 

schedules and manage those reviews to meet the metrics. 

TASKS: 1. Work with a qualified PM, TR, or license reviewer to review licensing 

actions and develop licensing review schedules. Your immediate 

supervisor will determine the actual number and type of licensing 

actions.

2. You are responsible for reviewing the licensing actions and 

developing requests for additional information as necessary. The 

candidate should use the appropriate guidance documents as a 

reference as well as the qualified license reviewer designated by 

your immediate supervisor to be your resource during your training.
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NOTE: An individual who has already completed the requirements for the 

Materials or Decommissioning PM/TR, or is currently a qualified Materials or 

Decommissioning PM/TR, may take credit for the training or the experience he or 

she has had as a license reviewer as long as the above minimum criteria have 

been met.

3. You are responsible for keeping track of the licensing actions that 

you have worked on.

4. Meet with your immediate supervisor or the person designated to be 

your resource for this activity to discuss the items listed in the 

evaluation criteria section.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR On-the-Job Activity

TOPIC: (OJT-3) Uranium Recovery Process 

PURPOSE: The purpose of this activity is to (1) familiarize you, the PM/TR candidate, 

with the NRC uranium recovery process and (2) provide you with the 

opportunity as a PM/TR candidate to review and complete uranium 

recovery actions under the supervision of a qualified PM/TR. Whenever 

possible, the PM/TR candidate will work on actual uranium recovery

actions.

COMPETENCY

AREAS: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, LICENSING ACTIVITIES

REFERENCES:

1. 10 CFR Part 40, Appendix A.

2. NUREG-1569, “Standard Review Plan for In Situ Leach Uranium Extraction 

License Applications”

3. NUREG/CR-6870, “Consideration of Geochemical Issues in Groundwater 

Restoration at Uranium In-Situ Leach Mining Facilities”

4. NUREG-1620, Rev. 1, “Standard Review Plan for the Review of a 

Reclamation Plan for Mill Tailings Sites Under Title II of the Uranium Mill 

Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978”

5. NUREG-1748, “Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions 

Associated with NMSS Programs”

NOTE: Please note that the references above are subject to change and are 

provided for your convenience. You are responsible for locating the most current 

information. 

EVALUATION

CRITERIA: Upon completion of this activity, you will be asked to demonstrate your 

understanding of the NRC uranium recovery process, demonstrate your 

ability to review applications and submit request for additional information

1 Discuss the NRC’s uranium recovery licensing and oversight

process.

2 Discuss the uranium recovery actions that you reviewed, if any,

regarding the applicant or licensee’s request as well as the request 

for additional information if necessary.

3. Discuss if any of the licensing actions required the licensee or 
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applicant to implement the security requirements. 

TASKS: 1. Work with a qualified PM/TR to review uranium recovery actions.

Your immediate supervisor will determine the actual number and 

type of uranium recovery actions.

2. You are responsible for reviewing the uranium recovery actions and 

developing requests for additional information as necessary. The

PM/TR candidate should use the appropriate guidance documents 

as a reference as well as the qualified designated by your 

immediate supervisor to be your resource during your training.

3. You are responsible for keeping track of the uranium recovery

actions on which you have worked. 

4. Meet with your immediate supervisor or the person designated to be 

your resource for this activity to discuss the items listed in the 

evaluation criteria section.

NOTE: An individual who has already completed the requirements for the

Materials or Decommissioning PM/TR, or is currently a qualified Materials or 

Decommissioning PM/TR, may take credit for the training or the experience he or 

she has had as a license reviewer as long as the above minimum criteria have 

been met.

DOCUMENTATION: Complete a License Review Form for each action reviewed and 

obtain your immediate supervisor’s signature in the line item for

Qualification Journal Certification Signature Card Item OJT-3.
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Uranium Recovery PM/TR Signature Cards and Certification

Uranium Recovery Project Manager or Technical 

Reviewer’s Name: 

______________________________

Employee 

Initials/Date

Immediate Supervisor’s 

Signature/Date

A. Required and Specialized Training (Your supervisor will determine which specialized 

training apply)

Required: Site Access Training (H-100) (R)

Required: Health Physics Practices for Uranium 

Recovery Course (F-104) or 

Fundamental Health Physics I and II 

(H-122) (R)

Required: Environmental Monitoring for 

Radioactivity Course (H-111) (R)

Required: Introduction to National Environmental 

Policy Act (R)

Required: Fuel Cycle Processes (F-201S) or Fuel 

Cycle Processes (3-day seminar) (R)

Required: 

Specialized:

Specialized:

B. Individual Study Activities

ISA-1 History and Organization of the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Regulatory Commission ISA-2 Code of Federal Regulations

ISA-3 Generic Communications

ISA-4 NRC Inspection Manual Chapters (IMC)

ISA-5 Differing Views Programs

ISA-6 The NRC Response to an Emergency at a 

Nuclear Facility

C. On-the-Job Training Activities

OJT-1 Inspection Accompaniments

OJT-2 Licensing Case Work

OJT-3 Uranium Recovery Process

This signature card and certification must be accompanied by the appropriate Form 1, Uranium 

Recovery PM/TR Equivalency Justification, if applicable.
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Note: When a Technical Reviewer is certified, the term Technical Reviewer will replace Project 

Manager on the Signature Card above.

Uranium Recovery Project Manager/Technical Reviewer 

Certification

______________________________________

(name)

has successfully completed all of the requirements

to be certified as a

URANIUM RECOVERY 

PROJECT MANAGER/TECHNICAL REVIEWER

 Immediate Supervisor Signature:________________________ Date:_________
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Form 1: Uranium Recovery PM/TR Equivalency Justification

Uranium Recovery Project Manager or Technical 

Reviewer’s Name: ____________________________

Identify equivalent training and 

experience for which the Uranium 

Recovery PM/TR is to be given 

credit.

A. Required and Specialized Training (Your supervisor will determine which specialized 

training apply)

Required: Site Access Training (H-100) (R)

Required: General Health Physics Practices for 

Uranium Recovery Course (F-104) or 

Fundamental Health Physics I and II (H-122) 

(R)

Required: Environmental Monitoring for Radioactivity 

Course (H-111) (R)

Required: Introduction to National Environmental Policy 

Act (R)

Required: Fuel Cycle Processes (F-201S) or Fuel 

Cycle Processes (3-day seminar) (R)

Required:

Specialized:

Specialized:

B. Individual Study Activities

ISA-1 History and Organization of the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission

ISA-2 Code of Federal Regulations

ISA-3 Generic Communications

ISA-4 NRC Inspection Manual Chapters (IMC)

ISA-5 Differing Views Programs

ISA-6 The NRC Response to an Emergency at a 

Nuclear Facility

C. On-the-Job Training Activities

OJT-1 Inspection Accompaniments
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Form 1: Uranium Recovery PM/TR Equivalency Justification

Uranium Recovery Project Manager or Technical 

Reviewer’s Name: ____________________________

Identify equivalent training and 

experience for which the Uranium 

Recovery PM/TR is to be given 

credit.

OJT-2 Licensing Case Work

OJT-3 Uranium Recovery Process

Immediate Supervisor’s Recommendation Signature/Date____________________________

Division Director’s Approval Signature/Date____________________________
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INSPECTION COMPLETION FORM

Qualification Card #:

Licensee Name:

License No.:

Docket No.:

Program Code(s):

Inspection Type: Initial Routine Special Pre-Licensing

Security non-security

Inspection Date:

Program Scope:

Findings:

Candidate Inspector Signature:

Qualified Inspector Signature:

COMMENTS:
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LICENSE REVIEW COMPLETION FORM

Qualification Card #:

Licensee Name:

License No.:

Docket No.:

Mail Control No.:

Program Code(s):

Action Type: NEW AMENDMENT RENEWAL TERMINATION

Amendment No.:

Scope of Licensing Action:

Deficiencies and Other Issues:

Candidate Reviewer Signature:

Qualified Reviewer Signature:

COMMENTS:
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Attachment 1: Revision History Table for IMC 1248, Appendix I

Commitment 

Tracking 

Number

Accession 

Number

Issue Date

Change Notice

Description of Change Description of

Training Required

and Completion Date

Comment Resolution 

and Closed Feedback 

Form Accession Number 

(Pre-Decisional, NonPublic Information)

N/A ML112360177

10/26/11

CN 11-022

Revision history sheet added. Combined 

Appendix A13 with Appendix B13 and 

renamed as IMC 1246 Appendix E8. Added 

“training requirements” section from 

Appendix A13.

N/A ML112360186

N/A ML12240A158

04/19/13

CN 13-011

IMC 1248 Appendix I was created to replace 

IMC 1246 Appendix E8 and remove NMSS 

activities from the NMSS qualification journal 

IMC 1246 series. The qualification was 

originally published on January 5, 2001. No 

changes were made to the training 

requirements or qualification journal since 

they were published on 

January 5, 2001.

N/A N/A

N/A ML15294A423

07/02/19

CN 19-021

This is a major revision. IMC 1248, 

Appendix I was updated per IMC 0040 and 

to capture Uranium Recovery Project 

Manager and Technical Reviewer activities.

N/A ML15294A426