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105662 1 (1978-04-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxyw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OCCUEIIT RESUME 05662 - [B12261891 Licensing Practices if the Nuclear Requlatcry Cosmigsion. April 18, 1978. 6 pp. + 3 enclosures (34 pr.). Testimony before the Senate Committee on Environment and :ublic Works: Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee; ky Monte Cacfielo, Jr., Director, Energy and Minersls Div. Contact: Energy &ad Nicerals Div. Organization Concerned: Nuclear Regulatory Comhissic. Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee cn Environment and Public works: Nuclear Reguletion Irbcousittee. Authority: Atomic Energy Act of .954. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 requires the Nuclear Requlatory Commission (NRC) to hold a Fublic hearing before it issues a license to construct a nuclear poverplant. ThIs gives the public an opportunity to intervene or question licassing decisions and to resolve technical or environmental questions relating to the proposed constructicn. A recent report discussing the NRCs procedures for subnitting information to the Licensing Boards described: how the Licensing Boards receive infoL.'tion, how the NBC's staff submits information to tgA Boards, and ihether proposed changes in procoda res will improve the level of communication between the Boards and the NBC at~ff. The report n'ted that instances wiere the Boards had not been notified ct !mportant information by the licensing staff appeared to have been caused by the sitaff who handled the information rather than by specific c eficiencies in the Commission's procedures. No efforts have ever been made by the NRC to evaluate the Board aembers' perforrance, estatlish minimum qualifications for persons arcinted to the Loards, or determine if a more formal training proqram is needed. To improve the licensinq review process, the Chairman ci the NRC should: require training of all technical staff members on the role and activities of the Licensing Eoards and their responsibilities for keeping the Boards informed, establish minimum qualifications for persons appointed to the Licensing Boards, and develop an open and competitive selection system for filling Board vacancies. (RRS)

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