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Arh1:tual Report 2008 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee 11/12/2008 2:01:00 PM Page 1 of 6 Committee Menu I. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year 2008 Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- 3. Committee or SubCommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 207
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Term Date No 12/12/2006 12/12/2008 8a. Was Termi nated During FY?
8b. Specifi c Termination Authority Sc.Actual Termination Dale No
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue I Oa.Legislation Req to Terminate 0 No I Ob.Legislation Pending?
- 11. Establi shment Authority
- 12. Specific Establi shment Authority Statutory(Congress Created)
- 13. Effective Date
- 14. Committee Type Continuing 14c. Presidential?
42 U.S.C. Sect. 2039 & 2232 1/1/1957
- 15. Description of Committee 16a: Total Number of Reports 32 16b. Report Titles and Dates Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Project Plan and Interim Staff Guidance Draft Final Generic Letter 2007-XX, "Managing Gas Intrusion in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems" NRC Stafrs Safety Assessment of the Industry Study Related to Dissimilar Metal Weld Issues in Pressurizer Nozzles ACRS Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research Projects - FY 2007 Stafrs Implemantation of Lessons Learned from Reviews of Early Site Permit Applications Interim Letter: Southern Nuclear Operating Company Application for the Vogtle Early Site Permit and the Associated NRC Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Interim Letter: Chapters 2,5,8,11,12, and 17 of the NRC Stafrs Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Related to the Certification of the ESBWR Design Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 2 Extended Power Uprate Application Draft Final NUREG-1829, "Estimating LOCA Frequencies Through the Elicitation Process" & Draft NUREG-XXXX, Seismic Considerations for Transition Break Size....
AREVA Detect and Suppress Stability Solution and Methodology Final ACRS Review of the Vermont Yankee Licensee Renawal Application Draft Final Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.45, "Guidance on Monitoring and Responding to Reactor Coolant System Leakage" State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses (SOARCA) Project Cable Response to Live Fire (CAROLFIRE)) Testing and Fire Model Improvement Program Review and Evaluation of the NRC Safety Research Program Interim Letter: Chapters 9,10,13, and 16 of the NRC Stafrs Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Related to the Certification of the ESBWR Design No 10/16/2007 10/19/2007 10/19/2007 10/19/2007 11/19/2007 11/20/2007 11/20/2007 11/20/2007 11/20/2007 11/27/2007 2/19/2008 2/22/2008 2/25/2008 2/28/2008 3/6/2008 3/20/2008 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear 312012008 Power Plant Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Response to your April 7, 2008 Letter Regarding State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequences Analyses (SOARCA) Project Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Interim Staff Guidence Draft NUREG-1902, "Next Generation Nuclear Plant Licensing Strategy Report" Hope Creek Generating Station Extended Power Uprate Application https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp 3/20/2008 4/21/2008 4/29/2008 4/30/2008 5/2/2008 11 /1 2/2008
Annual Report Draft Report NUREG/CR-6962, "Approaches to Using Traditional Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods for Digital Systems," and Related Matters Interim Letter 3: Chapters 4,6,1518 and 21 of the NRC Stafrs Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Related to the Certification of the ESBWR Design PHEBUS Fission Product (PHEBUS-FP) Program 5/19/2008 5/23/2008 5/30/2008 Response to the January 17, 2008, EDO Letter Regarding Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Units 1 61312008 and 2 Extended Power Uprate ARTIST Test Program 6/13/2008 Security and Aircraft Impact Rulemaking for Nuclear Power Plants Interim Letter 4: Chapter 3 of the NRC Stafrs Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Related to the Certification of the ESBWR Design Stretch Power Uprate Application for the Millstone Power Station, Unit 3 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 Development of the TRACE Thermal-Hydraulic System Analysis Code 7/18/2008 7/21/2008 7/23/2008 9/17/2008 9/24/2008 17a Open:
39 17b. Closed:
4 17c. Partially Closed:
11 17d. Total Meetings 54 Meeting Purposes and Dates ESBWR Subcommittee Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 546th Full Committee Power Uprates Subcommittee (Susquehanna)
Early Site Permits Subcommittee ESBWR Subcommittee APlO00 Subcommittee Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 547th Full Committee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Power Uprates Subcommittee (Susquehanna)
ESBWR Subcommittee Regulatory Policies and Practices Subcommittee Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee ABWR Subcommittee Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 548th Fulll Committee Safety Research Program Subcommittee Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee ESBWR Subcommittee Joint Subcommittees on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena and Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Safety Research Program Subcommittee Future Plant Designs Subcommittee 549th Full Committee Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee Planning and Procedures Subcommittee Plant Licence Renewal Subcommittee (Wolf Creek) 550th Full committee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 10/2/2007 10/3/2007 10/2/2007 10/2/2007 10/3/2007 10/3/2007 10/4/2007 10/6/2007 10/9/2007 10/10/2007 10/24/2007 10/24/2007 10/25/2007 10/25/2007 10/31/2007 10/31/2007 10/31/2007 10/31/2007 11/1/2007 11/2/2007 11/14/2007 11/14/2007 11/14/2007 11/14/2007 11/15/2007 11/15/2007 ll/16/200711/16/2007 11/27/2007 11/27/2007 12/5/2007 12/5/2007 12/5/2007 12/5/2007 12/6/2007 12/7/2007 12/18/2007 12/18/2007 12/19/2007 12/19/2007 1/16/2008 1/17/2008 1/18/2008 1/18/2008 2/5/2008 2/5/2008 2/6/2008 2/6/2008 2/7/2008 2/9/2008 2/22/2008 2/22/2008 3/5/2008 3/5/2008 3/5/2008 3/5/2008 3/6/2008 3/8/2008 3/19/2008 3/19/2008 https :/ /www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp Page 2 of 6 11 /12/2008
Alli11ual Report Page 3 of 6 Digital Instrumentation & Control Systems Subcommittee 3/20/2008 3/20/2008 Power Uprades Subcommittee (Hope Creek) 3/20/2008 3/21/2008 ESBWR Subcommittee 4/9/2008 4/9/2008 Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 4/9/2008 4/9/2008 551st Full Committee 4/10/2008 4/12/2008 Digital Instrumentation & Control Systems Subcommittee 4/17/2008 4/17/2008 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee (Harris Nuclear Plant)
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 552nd Full Committee ESBWR Subcommittee Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 553rd Full Committee ESBWR Subcommittee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Planning and Procedures Subcommittee Power Uprates Subcommittee (Millstone Power Station) 554th Full Committee Plant Operations Subcommittee ESBWR Subcommittee Planning and Procedures Subcommittee Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels Subcommittee 555th Full Committee Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee 18a(I) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members I 8a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 18a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants 18b( I) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members 18b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members 18b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff 18b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants 18c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)
18d Total I 9. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
5/7/2008 5/7/2008 5/7/2008 5/7/2008 5/8/2008 5/10/2008 6/3/2008 6/3/2008 6/3/2008 6/3/2008 6/4/2008 6/6/2008 6/18/2008 6/19/2008 7/7/2008 7/7/2008 7/8/2008 7/8/2008 7/8/2008 7/8/2008 7/9/2008 7/11/2008 7/24/2008 7/24/2008 8/21/2008 8/22/2008 9/3/2008 9/3/2008 9/3/2008 9/3/2008 9/4/2008 9/6/2008 9/23/2008 9/23/2008 9/30/2008 9/30/2008 Current Fiscal Year
$700,534
$0
$3,967,365
$106,868
$202,101
$0
$44,057
$20,441
$389,150
$5,430,516 41.0 Next Fiscal Year
$720,849
$0
$4,082,418
$109,967
$202,101
$0
$44,057
$20,441
$400,435
$5,580,268 42.0 The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) reports to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and provides the Commission with independent reviews of, and advice on, the safety of proposed or existing NRC-Iicensed reactor facilities and the adequacy of applicable safety standards. The ACRS was established as a statutory committee by a 1957 amendment to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. With the enactment of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, the licensing functions of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) were transferred intact from the AEC to the NRC. The ACRS has continued in the same advisory role to the NRC with its responsibilities changing with the needs of the Commission. Some ACRS tasks are mandated by statute or regulation, some are in response to direction by the Commission, or requests from the NRC staff, or other stakeholders, and some are self initiated in response to ACRS concerns on important regulatory and safety-related matters. The ACRS, upon request from the Department of Energy (DOE), provides advice on the safety of U.S.
naval reactor designs. Upon request, the ACRS also provides technical advice to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. The ACRS and its Subcommittees meet regularly in public, Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)-regulated meetings, to review matters within the scope of its responsibilities. ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available for downloading or viewing on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. The ACRS and its https ://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp 11/12/2008
Annual Report Subcommittees held 54 meetings during FY 2008, including 10 Full Committee meetings that were attended by all ACRS members. The ACRS members are chosen for their technical expertise relevant to the safety issues important to the Commission. Consultants are used on occasion to augment the expertise of the ACRS members.
The Committee has a full-time staff that provides technical support and administrative services in compliance with FACA requirements. ACRS Subcommittees normally consist of three to six ACRS members with the expertise needed to review in detail the regulatory and safety issues and to formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full Committee. Stakeholders' participation in ACRS meetings is encouraged and routinely occurs. The Committee's advice, in the form of written reports, is only produced by the Full Committee, and reports on significant regulatory matters are discussed with the Commission in public meetings.
The ACRS conducts an ongoing review of its priorities and schedules to ensure that regulatory matters within its scope of responsibilities are being properly addressed and within its resources, and timely advice is provided to the Commission. Input from the Commission, the NRC staff, and affected stakeholders is used in this process. A Memorandum of Understanding with the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) provides a framework for NRC staff interaction with the ACRS. The ACRS conducts formal self-assessments to improve its effectiveness and efficiency. A report is provided to the Commission on the outcome of those assessments. The focus of the ACRS work during FY 2008 includes review of: license renewal applications, power uprate applications, an early site permit application, design certification application for the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor design, licensing strategy for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant, the state-of-the-art Reactor Consequence Analyses Project, and digital l&G matters, quality assessment of selected NRC research projects, pressurized water reactor sump performance issues, safeguards and security matters, thermal-hydraulic codes, and the NRC safety research program.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
The Commission appoints ACRS members with the scientific and engineering expertise needed to address the safety issues of importance to the Commission. Members are sought who can provide an independent perspective on nuclear safety issues, outstanding scientific and technical ability, balanced and mature judgment, and a willingness to devote the time required to the demanding work involved. Members are appointed for 4-year terms and, absent unusual circumstances, do not serve more than three terms. Members are reappointed at the end of a 4-year term only if there is a compelling continuing need for their expertise. Vacancies in the ACRS membership are filled from the pool of applicants which exists after solicitations of interest are published in the Federal Register, trade and professional society publications, and in the press. Recommendations to the Commission as to the selection of qualified candidates from this pool are made by the ACRS Member Candidate Screening Panel.
The ACRS provides input to this Panel. During FY 2008, the membership was comprised of individuals with diverse employment backgrounds and included those with expertise in the areas of nuclear power plant operations; probabilistic risk assessment; analysis of severe reactor accident phenomena; design of nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components; chemical engineering; digital instrumentation and control; materials and metallurgy; and thermal-hydraulics and computational fluid dynamics. The diversity of viewpoints represented by current members is based on special fields of interest, employment experience, and technical expertise. These member attributes provide the Committee with the balance of highly qualified technical expertise and diverse safety perspectives necessary to carry out the Committee's statutory responsibilities effectively.
20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings' The ACRS and its Subcommittees held 54 meetings during FY 2008, of which 10 were Full Committee meetings.
The number of meetings held in a reporting period is directly related to the number of nuclear safety matters to be reviewed as required by statute; the number of rules and regulatory guidance referred to the Committee for review and comment; the number of special reviews requested by the Commission, EDO, or other Federal Government organizations; and other safety issues of particular concern to the Committee and its stakeholders.
The Full Committee meets 10 times a year for 3 days to consider important safety-related nuclear issues, license applications, generic issues, significant regulatory matters, rules, and regulatory guidance. The ACRS Subcommittees, which are normally comprised of three to six members with the relevant expertise, meet as necessary with stakeholders to conduct in-depth reviews of particular matters for later consideration by the full membership during Full Committee meetings. Although not required by the revised FACA, Subcommittee meetings are conducted under the same FACA procedures as the Full Committee meetings to facilitate public participation and to provide a forum for stakeholders to express their views on regulatory matters being considered by the ACRS. Reviews are conducted during each Full Committee meeting to assess the relevance of proposed review topics, resource needs, and the priority of each activity. These assessments have the benefit of input from the Commission, EDO, and other stakeholders. The self-assessment conducted by the ACRS for its FY2008 activities involved collection of input from internal stakeholders. This information was used to assess the relevance of ACRS activities. All ACRS meetings for this reporting period addressed either matters for which ACRS review was required by statute or regulation, specific requests from either the Commission or the EDO, or other important regulatory and safety-related matters self-initiated in response to ACRS concerns.
20d. Why can't the advice or in fonnation this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
The ACRS is an independent body of recognized experts in the field of nuclear reactor safety whose Congressional mandate is to provide the Commission with independent advice. Particular duties of the ACRS (e.g., review of operating reactor license renewal applications, extended power uprate amendmends, new reactor designs, safeguards and security issues, and rules and regulatory guidance) are dictated by statute or regulation. In https ://www. fido. gov /facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp Page 4 of 6 11/12/2008
Annual Report addition, functional arrangements exist wherein, upon request, the ACRS provides advice to the Department of Energy, and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as well as on the proposed U.S. Naval reactor designs.
The Commission has its own expert staff on whom it relies in the day-to-day regulation of nuclear power facilities.
The ACRS provides the Commission and the NRC staff with an independent, critical review of high-level regulatory issues under consideration by the NRC and independent technical insights as to important matters needing Commission attention. The ACRS members are part-time special government employees with other full-time interests and activities in related fields, and provide a breadth of experience, an independent perspective on issues, and technical knowledge that is not duplicated by the NRC's full-time government employees. A standing Committee such as the ACRS remains current with respect to nuclear safety issues of importance to the NRC, including those related to reactor operating experience, regulatory reform, and NRC's needs for safety research, and provides an independent, collegial judgment regarding these issues that other part-time consultants could not provide. The ACRS meetings provide an important forum for stakeholders to express freely their concerns on safety issues and regulatory process. A number of important safety initiatives have had their origins in ACRS deliberations. Through the ACRS, the public and the Congress are ensured of an independent technical review and evaluation of the safety of NRC-licensed reactor facilities, proposed reactor designs, significant regulatory and safety issues, and of providing an opportunity for stakeholder input.
20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?
During FY2008, the Committee held 10 meetings of which 6 of them were partially closed. Meetings were closed to discuss National Security information and Proprietary information that involves stakeholders and/or contractors.
2 1. Remarks None Designated Federal Offici al: Michele S Kelton DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Abdel-Khalik, Dr. Said I.
Apostolakis,
Dr. George E.
9/7/2006 9/6/2010 Southern Nuclear Distinguished Professor, George W.
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 6/4/1995 6/3/2011 Korea Electric Power, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Professor of Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Member Designation Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Armijo, Dr.
Joseph S.
3/9/2006 3/8/2010 Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Special University of Nevada, Reno Government Banerjee, Dr.
Sanjoy Bley, Dr.
Dennis C.
Bonaca, Dr.
Mario V.
7/26/2006 7/25/2010 Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Technologies, The Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York 8/30/2007 8/29/2011 President of Buttonwood Consulting,Inc.
1/6/1999 1/5/2011 Retired Director, Nuclear Engineering Department, Northeast Utilities Brown Jr., Mr. 4/28/2008 4/27/2012 Senior Advisor for Electrical Systems, BMT Syntek Charles H.
Technologies, Inc.
Corradini, Dr.
Michael L.
9/7/2006 9/6/2010 Professor and Chairman of Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Maynard, Mr.
Otto L.
1/30/2006 1/29/2010 Retired Chief Executive Officer, Wolf Creek Generating Special Station Government Powers, Dr.
Dana A.
Ray,Mr.
Harold B Ryan, Dr.
- Michael T 6/6/1994 6/5/2010 Senior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories 6/23/2008 6/22/2012 Retired Executive Vice President, Southern California Edison Company 7/6/2008 7/5/2012 Principal, Michael T. Ryan and Associates, LLC https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Page 5 of 6 11/12/2008
Annual Report Shack, Dr.
William J.
Sieber, Mr.
John D.
Stetkar, Mr.
John W.
Employee (SGE) 8/1/1993 7/31/2009 Retired Associate Director, Energy Technology Division, Special Argonne National Laboratory Government 7/12/1999 7/11/2011 Retired Senior Vice-President, Nuclear Power Division, Duquesne Light Company 9/5/2007 9/4/2011 Principal, Stetkar & Associates Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Total Count of Committee Members 15 https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp Page 6 of 6 11/12/2008
A pnual Report 2008 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee 11/3/2008 3:30:02 PM Page 1 of 3 Committee Menu I. Department or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- 3. Committee or SubCommittee Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste
- 2. Fiscal Year 3b. GSA Committee No.
1100
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Term Date No 6/6/2007 8a. Was Termi nated During FY?
8b. Specific Termination Authority Be.Actual Termination Date Yes 42 u.s.c. 2201 7/14/2007
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Terminate I 0a. Legislation Req to Tenninate?
I Ob.Legislation Pending?
11. Establishment Authority
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201
- 15. Description of Committee 16a. Total Number of Reports 16b. Report Titles and Dates No Agency Authority
- 13. Effective Date 1/6/1988 Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board
- 14. Committee Type Continuing Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLW) Minimization Strategies and Views on Commercial LLW Managemet 14c. Presidential?
No 10/1/2007 NRC Plans for Monitoring Disposal Actions for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing at Dept. of Energy Facilities at the Idaho National Lab and Savannah River Sites 10/2/2007 10/11/2007 11/20/2007 Regulation of Advanced Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and Refabrication Facilities Purpose Rulemaking to Prevent Legacy Sites NUREG-1854, "NRC Staff Guidence for Activities Related to U.S. Department of Energy Waste Determinations - Draft Final for Interim Use" Review of Draft Regulatory Guide 4012 Regulatory Guide Revision Total System Performance Assessment Code Version 5.1 Seismic Design of Pre-closure Facilities at the Proposed Yucca Mountain Geologic Repository Operatins Area 11/26/2007 11/27/2007 11/30/2007 11/30/2007 1/8/2008 Postclosure Degrada~ion of Emplac~ment Drifts and its Impacts on Engineered Barrier Sys. Perf. at the 212612008 Prop. Yucca Mountam HLW Repository NRC Decommissioning Requirements and Guidence 2/28/2008 Waste Package and Drip Shield Corrosion, Juvenile Failure of Waste Packages, and Spent Fuel Dissolution 2007 Strategic Assessment of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Regulatory Program 2/29/2008 3/25/2008 Review of the ICRP Publication 103 - The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on 312712008 Radiological Protection (ICRP)
Burn up Credit for Design of Criticality Safety Systems in PWR Spent Nuclear Fuel Casks Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials Low-Activity Radioactive Waste Working Group Meeting of February 13-14, 2008 W~rking Group Meeting on the Effects of Low Radiation Doses 17a Open:
7 17b. Closed:
0 17c. Partially Closed:
Meeting Purposes and Dates 183rd Full Committee 184th Full Committee 18Sth Fulll Committee 186th Full Committee 10/16/2007 10/18/2007 11/13/2007 11/15/2007 12/17/200712/18/2007 2/12/2008 2/14/2008 https ://www. fido. gov /facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp 0
4/9/2008 4/30/2008 5/22/2008 17d. Total Meetings 7 11/03/2008
An.nual Report 187th Full Committee 188th Full Committee 189th Full Committee 3/19/2008 3/19/2008 4/8/2008 4/9/2008 5/20/2008 5/22/2008 Current Fiscal Year Next Fiscal Year I 8a(I) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members I 8a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members I 8a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff I 8a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants l 8b(I) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members I 8b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members I 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff I 8b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants I 8c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)
18d Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
$182,676
$0
$0
$0
$605,858
$0
$13,935
$0
$73,888
$0
$0
$0
$10,788
$0
$0
$0
$77,829
$0
$964,974
$0 7.0 0.0 The ACNW&M was in existence only during the 1st half of FY08. The ACNW&M was established in 1988 to provide independent technical advice to the Commission in the area of high level waste activities. In January of 2008, the Commission directed that the ACNW&M be merged into the ACRS. The Commission had concluded that the original objective of the ACNW &M had been fulfilled and that currently, the need for independent advice is in the area of nuclear materials and radiation protection related to licensing and certification reviews for new nuclear power reactors, MOX, and GNEP facilities. The last ACNW&M meeting was held in May 2008. The Committee reported to and provided the Commission independent review of and advice on technical matters related to nuclear waste and materials issues. The bases of ACNW&M reviews included 10 CFR Parts 20, 40, 50, 60, 61, 63, 71, and 72, and other applicable regulations and legislative mandates. The ACNW&M undertook studies and activities related to the transportation, storage, and disposal of high-and low-level radioactive waste, including the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel; materials safety; decommissioning; application of risk-informed and performance-based regulations; and evaluation of licensing documents, rules, regulatory guidance, and other issues, as requested by the Commission. The Committee interacted with representatives of the public, NRC, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, other Federal agencies, State and local agencies, Native American Nations, and private, international, and other affected organizations as appropriate to fulfill its responsibilities. The Committee issued written reports, provided advice to the Commission on matters within its scope of responsibilities and met periodically with the Commissioners in public meetings to discuss issues of mutual interest. The focus of the ACNW&M work during FY 2008 was on issues related to the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, on the proposed high-level waste repository at the Yucca Mountain, Nevada, site, and radiation protection. The ACNW&M members were chosen for their technical expertise relevant to waste and materials issues important to the Commission. Consultants were used on occasion to augment the expertise of the ACNW&M members in specific areas. The Committee had a full-time staff that providesd technical support and administrative services, and assured compliance with FACA requirements. ACNW&M working groups comprised of ACNW&M members and consultants with the appropriate expertise, were used on occasion to address specific technical issues in depth. These working groups held public meetings, and their activities are also conducted under FACA requirements. Stakeholder participation in ACNW&M meetings were encouraged and routinely occurred.
ACNW&M meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available for downloading or viewing on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/.
The ACNW&M issued an Action Plan for Commission approval and a self-assessment which was included in its Annual Operating Plan. The ACNW &M conducted ongoing reviews of its plans and schedules to ensure that it properly addressed regulatory matters within its scope of responsibilities and that its schedules were consistent with the needs of its stakeholders. Input from the Commission, the NRC staff, and affected stakeholders was used in this process. A Memorandum of Understanding with the NRC staff provided a framework for interactions between the ACNW&M and the staff.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
The Commission appointed ACNW&M members with the scientific and engineering expertise needed to address the waste and materials issues of importance to the Commission. Members were sought who could provide an independent perspective on these issues, and who possess outstanding scientific and technical ability, balanced and mature judgment, and a willingness to devote the time required to carry out the timely completion of the Committee's work. Members were appointed for 4-year terms and, absent unusual circumstances; and did not serve more than two terms. Members were reappointed at the end of a 4-year term only if there was a compelling continuing need for their expertise. Vacancies in the ACNW&M membership was filled from the pool of applicants which existed after solicitations of interest are published in the Federal Register, trade and professional society https:/ /www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp Page 2 of 3 11 /03/2008
Apnual ~eport publications, and the press. Recommendations to the Commission as to the selection of qualified candidates from this pool were made by the ACNW&M Member Candidate Screening Panel. The ACNW&M members normally provide input to this Panel. The diversity of viewpoints represented by current members was based on special fields of interest, professional experience, and technical expertise. These member attributes provided the Committee with the balance of highly qualified technical expertise and diverse perspectives necessary to effectively carry out the Committee's statutory requirements. By the time of its merger with ACRS, the Committee included one member from academia, two members from a national laboratory (one retired), and one member from private industry. The ACNW&M included members experienced in radioactive waste and materials, chemistry, health physics, decommissioning, risk assessment, earth sciences, environmental engineering, and performance assessment. There was a systematic effort to obtain members with backgrounds that could address the difficult and diverse questions associated with radioactive waste and materials management. This concentration of the relevant scientific proficiency within the Committee, together with a diversity of viewpoints and perspectives, provides assurance that adequate, independent, and open discussion and analysis of the potential hazards associated with the management of nuclear waste and materials took place.
20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?
Normally, all ACNW&M members met 8 times a year for 2-3 days in Committee meetings. In FY 2008, the ACNW&M held 7 Committee meetings. The number of meetings held was directly related to the scope of NRC's efforts on the high-level waste geologic repository and other issues involving waste and materials ; the number of criteria, guides, and technical positions referred to the ACNW &M for review and comment; the number of special reviews requested by the NRC staff; and the number of important topics of concern to the Committee and its stakeholders. Status Plan for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 formed the basis for the selection of issues to be addressed during its 2008 meetings. The written reports that contain the ACNW &M's advice were issued during Committee meetings. When resources were available, the ACNW&M held working group meetings on particularly complex issues. At these meetings, additional time and expertise was used in support of understanding the technical details of any issues under the Committee's consideration. Reviews were conducted during each Committee meeting to assess the relevance of proposed topics, resource needs, and the priority of each activity.
These assessments had the benefit of input from the Commission, NRC's Executive Director for Operations (EDO),
and other stakeholders. All ACNW&M meetings for this reporting period addressed matters delineated in the ACNW&M's Action Plan, specific requests from either the Commission or the EDO, or other important regulatory matters within the scope of the responsibilities.
20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
The ACNW&M was in existence only during the 1st half of FY08. The ACNW&M was established in 1988 to provide independent technical advice to the Commission in the area of high level waste activities. In January of 2008, the Commission directed that the ACNW&M be merged into the ACRS. The Commission had concluded th~t the original objective of the ACNW &M had been fulfilled and that currently, the need for independent advice is *. in the area of nuclear materials and radiation protection related to licensing and certification reviews for new nudear power reactors, MOX, and GNEP facilities. The last ACNW&M meeting was held in May 2008. The ACNW &M was a body of recognized experts in the field of nuclear waste and materials whose mandate was to provide independent advice to the Commission. The ACNW&M provided the public assurance that an independent technical review and evaluation of nuclear waste and materials safety issues was accomplished and that there was an opportunity for public input.
20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?
During FY 2008, the Committee held 7 Full Committee meetings, all of which were open to public attendance..
- 21. Remarks NONE Designated Federal Official: Michele Kelton DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Clarke, Dr. James 1/25/2005 1/24/2009 Professor, Vanderbilt University H.
Croff, Mr. Allen G. 7/12/2004 7/11/2008 Retired, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Hinze, Dr. William 1/11/2005 12/31/2007 Professor Emeritus, Purdue J.
University Ryan, Dr. Michael 6/26/2006 6/25/2010 Consultant T.
Weiner, Dr. Ruth F.
9/15/2007 9/15/2011 Consultant, Sandia National Laboratories Total Count of Committee Members 5
https :/ /www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp Member Designation Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
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Annual Report 2008 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee 10/27/2008 2:44:08 PM Page 1 of 2 Committee Menu I. Department or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- 3. Committee or SubCommittee Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date No Sa. Was Tenninated During FY?
No
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue
- 11. Establishment Authority
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201
- 15. Description of Committee 12/6/2006 12/6/2008 Sb. Specific Termination Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201 I 0a. Legislation Req to Tenninate?
No Agency Authority I 3. Effective Date 1/19/1975 Non Scientific Program Advisory Board
- 14. Committee Type Continuing
- 2. Fiscal Year 2008 3b. GSA Committee No.
1104
- 7. Expected Tenn Date 12/1/2010 Sc.Actual Termination Date
!Ob.Legislation Pending?
14c. Presidential?
No 16a. Total Number of Reports 17d. Total Meetings No Reports for this Fiscal Year.
18a( I) Personnel Pmts to *Non-Federal Members I 8a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members I 8a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff No Meetings for this Fiscal Year.
I 8a(4.) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants I 8b( I) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members I 8b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members I 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff I 8b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants I 8c.Other(rcnts,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)
I 8d Total I 9. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
Current Fiscal Year Next Fiscal Year
$0
$0
$0
$6,000
$500
$4,000
$0
$0
$0
$1,000
$0
$7,000
$0
$2,000
$0
$0
$0
$3,000
$500
$23,000 0.0 0.0 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has relied on the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) for advice and recommendations on the design and operation of the searchable electronic database (Licensing Support Network (LSN)) for documents that are relevant to the licensing of a geologic repository for the storage of high level nuclear waste as defined in 10 CFR 2.1003. The document collection contains electronic copies of all of the material that will be used by parties in the NRC's licensing proceeding for a high level radioactive waste repository. The LSN is in operation, it has been loaded with more than 3 million documents begining in FY-2004 and continuing through FY-2008. Documents addition continued during FY-2008, however, no committee meetings have been held since December 2003. DOE had planned on submitting an application to build a high level waste disposal facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in December 2004, however delays occured and in the spring of 2006 DOE issued a revised schedule. DOE certified their LSN document collection in late 2007 and submitted a License application to the NRC in June 2008. The delay in DOE's program negated any need for LSN meetings at this time, it is expected that the Comittee will be needed when the LSN needs to moderinize its computer system in FY-2010.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
The membership of the LSNARP is balanced by being drawn from among the full spectrum of potential parties to NRC's anticipated licensing proceeding for the burial of high level radioactive waste. Since the burial site under review is in Nevada, the membership includes the State of Nevada, local county governments of both Nevada and California, Indian tribes (represented by the National Congress of American Indians), and an environmental group {the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force). It also includes the nuclear industry, the potential licensee (DOE) and the licensing agency (NRC). Input by these representatives is essential to the success of the LSN project.
20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?
https :/ /www. fido. gov /facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp 10/27/2008
Annual Report The full LSN ARP did not meet in FY-2008. The LSN Administrator held several training sessions for users of the LSN and met with individual representatives of the potential parties to the HLW proceeding to assist in their setting up local document repositories that could be accessed by the LSN. Members of the Committee were solicited to determine if they believed a meeting was necessary. It is expected that meetings of the full LSNARP will be held when moderinization plans are developed for the computer software and hardware and for guidance on the operation of the Electronic Hearing Docket (EHD) during the Licensing Proceeding.
20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
The Committee was formed as part of a negociated rulemaking to oversee the operation of the LSN. The advice provided by the state, county and tribal governmental units, together with other potential users of the LSN and EHD, was unique to this particular computer application. It is not available from other existing committees or within the NRC itself. NRC considers it essential that advice on the design of the software and hardware should come from representatives of the future hands-on users of the LSN.
20c. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?
The LSNARP did not hold any closed meetings in FY 2008.
21. Remarks NONE Designated Federal Official: Dr. Andrew L Bates DFO Committee Members Bates, Andrew L Bradshaw, Les Brandt, Joy Clark, Ray Frishman, Steve Holden, Robert Start End Occupation 6/15/2000 9/30/2010 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1/15/1993 9/30/2010 Nye County, Nevada 10/1/2000 9/30/2010 Lander County, Nevada 7/1/1999 9/30/2010 US EPA 7/1/1999 9/30/2010 State Of Nevada 7/1/1999 9/30/2010 National Congress of American Indians Member Designation Regular Government Employee (RGE)
Representative Representative Ex Officio Representative Representative Johnson, Abby Kall, Alan 10/15/2003 9/30/2010 Eureka County, Nevada Representative Kraft, Steven Leake, Harry Mathias, Linda Mccorkell, George Murphy, Malachy Pitts, Jason Remus, Andrew Simom, Mike Treichel, Judy von Tresenhausen,
Engelbrech Total Count of Committee Members 7/1/1999 9/30/2010 Churchill County, Nevada Representative 1/1/1998 9/30/2010 Nuclear Energy Institute - Energy Representative Coalition 6/1/2002 9/30/2010 US Departmant of Energy 10/1/2001 9/30/2010 Mineral County, Nevada 10/1/2000 9/30/2010 Esmeralda County, Nevada 12/18/1989 9/30/2010 Nye County, Nevada 10/1/2001 9/30/2010 Lincoln County, Nevada 10/1/2001 9/30/2010 Inyo County, Nevada 10/15/2003 9/30/2010 White Pine County Nevada 1/1/1998 9/30/2010 Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force 7/1/2001 9/30/2010 Clark County, Nevada 18 Regular Government Employee (RGE)
Representative Representative Representative Representative Representative Representative Representative Representative https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp Page 2 of 2 10/27/2008
Annual Report 2008 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee 10/27/2008 2:16:51 PM Page 1 of 2 Committee Menu I. Department or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- 3. Committee or SubCommittee Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date No 8a. Was Tenninated During FY?
No
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue 11. Establishment Authority 3/17/2008 3/17/2010 8b. Specific Tennination Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201 I0a.Legislation Req to Terminate?
No Agency Authority
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201
- 13. Effective Date 7/1/1958 Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board
- 14. Committee Type Continuing
- 15. Description of Committee 16a. Total Number of Reports
- 8. '
16b. Report Titles and Dates Meeting Transcript Meeting Transcript Meeting Transcript A(;MUI Comments on NAS Report Meeting Transcript Meeting Transcript Meeting Transcript Fingerprinting Subcommittee Report 17a Open:
Meeting Purposes and Dates ACMUI Meeting ACMUI Teleconference ACMUI Meeting ACMUI Teleconference I 8a(J) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members i 8a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members l8a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 2
I 8a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants i 8b( I) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members i 8b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members I 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff i 8b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants I 8c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)
18d Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
17b. Closed:
0 17c. Partially Closed:
10/22/2007 10/23/2007 12/12/2007 12/12/2007 4/28/2008 4/29/2008 7/21/2008 7/21/2008 Current Fiscal Year
$0
$65,000
$140,000
$0
$0
$16,500
$6,200
$0
$0
$227,700 1.0 2
- 2. Fiscal Year 2008 3b. GSA Committee No.
1102
- 7. Expected Term Date Sc.Actual Termination Date I Ob.Legislation Pending?
14c. Presidential?
10/22/2007 10/23/2007 12/12/2007 2/15/2008 4/28/2008 4/29/2008 7/21/2008 8/1/2008 No 17d. Total Meetings 4 Next Fiscal Year
$0
$68,000
$145,000
$0
$0
$18,000
$6,500
$3,000
$0
$240,500 1.0 The NRC staff believes that licensees, the general public, and medical professionals benefit when recognized https ://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp 10/27/2008
Annual Report experts provide advice to the staff. This advice enables staff to develop rules that will maintain public safety, while not inappropriately intruding upon the practice of medicine. The Staff provides a summary of issues to be addressed during meetings, and the ACMUI discusses the issues and gives advice and makes recommendations to the Staff. Furthermore, the ACMUI keeps staff abreast of new developments. This ongoing communication helps ensure that staff is aware of important issues during critical stages rule development. When issues that need special emphasis arise, working groups and subcommittees are formed.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
Membership is balanced by placing individuals of diverse specialty on the committee. For instance, there are members who represent both diagnostic and therapeutic applications of medicine. There are members who have a regulatory function within their specialties. There is a member who represents medicine from an administrative standpoint, and there is a patient advocate member, who represents patients' interests. ACMUI members also perform regular self-evaluations, in which they give feedback on the appropriateness of the committee's composition.
20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?
Committee meetings are generally held semi-annually. The committee will hold more frequent meetings when important issues emerge or when issues need timely resolution.
20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
NRC continues to strive to achieve its goal of creating risk-informed, performance-based regulations that provide for the health and safety of the public while imposing no unnecessary burden on licensees. Furthermore, the medical profession continues to see regular advances that create unique regulatory challenges. The advice and recommendations from medical professionals who are exposed to these advances is crucial to the NRC staffs ability to continue to regulate effectively.
20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?
Meetings are closed to conduct annual ethics briefings, conduct reviews of paperwork of a personal and confidential nature, and to discuss administrative matters that are purely internal to Committee business. It would be inappropriate to conduct these types of meetings openly. They must be conducted privately to allow Committee members the freedom to ask and answer personal questions and to protect individuals' privacy.
- 21. Remarks Designated Federal Official: Mr. Christian E Einberg DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Eggli, Dr. Douglas F.
3/3/2003 3/3/2010 Nuclear Medicine Physician Fisher, Dr. Darrell R. 5/1/2007 5/1/2011 Patients' Rights Advocate Gilley, Ms. Debbie B.
5/28/2008 5/28/2012 State Government Representative Lieto, Mr. Ralph P.
5/20/2002 5/20/2009 Medical Physicist-Nuclear Medicine Malmud, Dr. Leon S.
5/20/2002 5/20/2009 Health Care Administrator Mattmuller, Mr.
3/30/2008 3/30/2012 Nuclear Pharmacist Steven R.
Nag, Dr. Subir 11/8/2000 9/30/2009 Radiation Oncologist Schwarz, Ms. Sally W. 11/8/2000 9/30/2008 Nuclear Pharmacist Suleiman, Dr. Orhan 1/1/2004 1/1/2010 Food and Drug Administration H.
Representative Thomadsen, Dr. Bruce 10/15/2007 10/15/2011 Medical Physicist - Therapy R.
Van Decker, Dr.
10/3/2005 10/3/2013 Nuclear Cardiologist William A.
Vetter, Dr. Richard J. 11/8/2000 9/30/2009 Radiation Safety Officer Welsh, Dr. James S.
2/25/2007 2/25/2011 Radiation Oncologist Toial Count of Committee Members 13 https :/ /www. fido. gov /facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp Member Designation Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Regular Government Employee (RGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
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Annual R~ort 2008 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee 11/12/2008 2:07:45 PM Page 1 of 2 Committee Menu I. Department or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- 3. Committee or SubCommittee Independent External Review Panel To Identify Vulnerabilities In The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission"s Material Licensing Program
- 4. ls this New During Fiscal Year0 Yes 8a. Was Tenninated During FY9 Yes
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Terminate
- 11. Establishment Authority
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date 10/2/2007 10/2/2009 8b. Specific Tennination Authority I 0a. Legislation Req to Terminate" No Agency Authority
- 2. Fiscal Year 2008 3b. GSA Committee No.
33449
- 7. Expected Term Date 10/2/2009 Sc.Actual Termination Date 6/3/2007 I Ob.Legislation Pending" Enacted
- 12. Specific Establi shment Authority
- 13. Effective Date
- 14. Committee Type 14c. Presidential ?
Sec 9 ofFACA, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.2),
as a discretionary committee.
10/6/1972
- 15. Description of Committee 16a. Total Number of Reports 1
16b. Report Titles and Dates Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board Ad Hoc No Final Report of the Independent External Review Panel to Identify Vulnerabilities In the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Materials Licensing Program 3/11/2008 17a Open:
4 17b. Closed:
0 17c. Partially Closed:
3 Meeting Purposes and Dates Orginize Committee and initiate review of NRC Materials 1013012007 1013012007 Licensing Program Gather information for Committee's report.
Gather information for Committee's report.
Gather information for Committee's report.
Gather information for Committee's report.
Gather information and comments on draft for Committee's final report.
Gather information and finalize Committee's report.
I 8a(I) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members I 8a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members I 8a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff I 8a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants 18b(!) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members I 8b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members
! 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff
! 8b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants I 8c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)
18d Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose" 11/27/2007 11/30/2007 1/8/2008 1/11/2008 1/14/2008 1/18/2008 2/8/2008 2/8/2008 2/19/2008 2/21/2008 3/5/2008 3/7/2008 Cun ent Fiscal Year
$36,400
$0
$26,400
$0
$18,000
$300
$300
$1,600
$0
$83,000 0.0 17d. Total Meetings 7 Next Fiscal Year
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0 0.0 Committee met with NRC staff, State officials, members of the regulated community and the public to gather https ://www. fido. gov /facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp 11/12/2008
Annual Report information to respond to the Committee's charge to review the NRC's Material Licensing Program and the security aspects associated with it.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership7 Members included an former Director of a State Licensing Program, an expert in security, and an expert in the use of radioactive materials.
20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings7 Seven meetings were held in a period of 6 months to produce the Committee's report.
20d. Why can't the advice or in formation this committee provides be obtained elsewhere7 The Committee was a part of the Commission's commitment to Congress to provide a comprehensive review of the NRC's Materials Licensing Program following a GAO audit that revealed deficiencies in the Agency's program.
20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings7 Meetings were closed to discuss safeguarded information and security associated with use and licensing of radioactive material.
2 I. Remarks Designated Federal Official: Mr. Aaron T McCraw DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Hill, Mr Thomas E
10/2/2007 6/3/2008 Retired from Georgia Dept of Natural Resources Rad Mat Program Nerud, Mr Benjamin W 10/2/2007 6/3/2008 DOD - Defense Threat Reduction Agency Ryan, Dr Michael 10/2/2007 6/3/2008 consultant T
Total Count of Committee Members 3
https: / /www. fido. gov /facadatabase/rptannualreport. asp Member Designation Special Government Employee (SGE)
Regular Government Employee (RGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
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