[ RadSafe ] RadSafe Digest, Vol 359, Issue 1

[Clayton J Bradt]

Dr. Ring,

Can you name three specific criteria provided by NRC or the Commonwealth 
of  Massachusetts 
by which you distinguish the trustworthy and reliable applicants from the 
untrustworthy and unreliable? 


Clayton J. Bradt
Principal Radiophysicist
Laboratory for Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
NYS Dept. of Health
518-474-1993

> While I understand and agree some of the points raised in this
> discussion, I must add that lawyers do not see this as  unclear as the
> discussion. The lawyers I worked with thought the documents that we were
> given in prelimiinary discussion with NRC and in our Orders from MA,
> included some clear specifics and that we could go above those if we
> chose; and of course they did.  I would like to note that the HR
> managers thought that the NRC guidance was too specific and restrictive.
> In addition to the guidance provided in the initial program, some
> additional criteria have been added in subsequent orders requiring
> fingerprints. 
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> These 'rules' are different from what we are used to in radiation.
> Traditionally, our regulations have been very clear and specific.  As
> NRC works with performance based regulations the guidance becomes less
> clear giving us more lattitude. That is good on one side and not on the
> other.
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> Joe Ring
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> Joseph P. Ring, Ph.D., CHP
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