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2010 Fiscal Year Report: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Report Run Date: 02/28/2024 10:12:20 AM
- 1. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2010
- 3. Committee or Subcommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.
207
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Term Date No 12/11/2008 12/11/2010 8a. Was Terminated During FiscalYear?
8b. Specific Termination Authority 8c. Actual Term Date No
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FiscalYear 10a. Legislation Req to Terminate?
10b. Legislation Pending?
Continue No
- 11. Establishment Authority Statutory (Congress Created)
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority
- 13. Effective Date
- 14. Commitee Type 14c.
Presidential?
42 U.S.C. Sect. 2039 & 2232 01/01/1957 Continuing No 16b. Reports Report DateReport Title 10/02/2009 Draft Digital System Research Plan for FY 2010-2014 10/14/2009 Withdrawl of Regulatory Guide 1.56 10/16/2009 Report on the 3-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Drywell Shell 10/20/2009 Report on the Draft Final Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide 1.189 (Dg-1214),
Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants 10/22/2009 Closure of Steam Generator Action Plan Items 3.1K, 3.4, 3.5, 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12 10/23/2009 NRC Staffs Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Regarding the North Anna, Unit 3 Combined License Application 10/23/2009 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 11/06/2009 Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guides 1.82 and 4.11 11/12/2009 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 5.71, Cyber Security Programs for Nuclear Facilities
11/13/2009 Westinghouse AP1000 Design Certification Amendment: Status of ACRS Review 12/10/2009 Draft Final Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.151, Instrument Sensing Lines 12/10/2009 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 12/15/2009 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.40 12/15/2009 Interim Staff Guidance Document 2 (ISG-2) Rev.1, Fuel Retrievability 12/15/2009 Proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.93 (DG-1244) 12/15/2009 Reg. Guide 1.205, Rev. 1, Risk-Infrmed, Prf-Bsd Fire Proc for Exstng LW Nuc. Pwr Plnts, & Stndrd Review Pln Sec. 9.5.1.2, Risk-Infrmed, Prf-Bsd Fire Proc Prg 02/17/2010 ACRS Review of Amendments to Previously Certified Reactor Designs 02/18/2010 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.217, Guidance for the Assessment of Beyond-Design-Basis Aircraft Impacts 02/22/2010 Draft Final NUREG-1520 Revision 1, Standard Review Plan for Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle Facility 03/11/2010 Draft Final Regulatory Guides 1.11, 1.126, 1.28, 1.65 and 3.39 03/11/2010 Final Interim Staff Guidance ESP/DC/COL-ISG-015, Post combined License Commitments 03/11/2010 Proposed Revision 2 toRegulatory Guide 1.54 03/11/2010 Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guides 1.152, 2.6, 4.20, 8.10, 8.19, 8.4, and DG-1216 03/11/2010 Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 8.6 03/18/2010 Status of Staff Rulemaking Efforts for Depleted Uranium and other Unique Waste Streams 03/25/2010 Dft Fnl Rev. 1 to Digital Instrumentation and Cntrl Interim Staff Guid. - 07:
Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Safety Apps at Fuel Cycle Fac.
03/25/2010 Draft Final Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.141, Containment Isolation Provisions for Fluid Systems 03/25/2010 Draft Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide 4.11 (DG-4016) Terrestrial Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power Plants 03/29/2010 Draft Final Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.62, Manual Initiation of Protective Actions 04/07/2010 Review and Evaluation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Safety Research Program 04/15/2010 Draft Final Regulatory Guides 1.147, 1.68.2, 1.84, 1.193, 6.9, and 8.40 04/15/2010 Final Interim Staff Guidance DC/COL-ISG-017 and DC/COL-020
04/15/2010 Proposed Interim Staff Guidance DC/COL-ISG-014 and DC/COL-ISG-021 04/15/2010 Proposed Regulatory Guides 1.127, 3.13, 8.2, DG-1240, and DG-1247 04/20/2010 Intrm Stf Gdnc DC/COL-ISG-016, Compl. w/10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2) and 10 CFR 52.80 (d) Loss of Lrg Areas of Plnt Du to Explosions/Fires Frm a Bynd-Dsg-Basis Evnt 04/21/2010 Chap. 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, and 17 of the Safety Evaluation Report w/ Open Items Assoc. w/ the U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor Design Certification Application 04/27/2010 Licensing Topical Report, NEDC-33173P, Supplement 3,Applicability of Ge Methods to Expanded Operating Domains - Supplement for GNF2 Fuel 05/12/2010 Comments Regarding Licensed Operator Training Standards 05/12/2010 Final Interim Staff Guidance ISG-25 05/12/2010 Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guides 3.67 and 7.3 05/12/2010 Proposed Standard Review Plan, Branch Technical Position 7-19 05/17/2010 Revised Standard Review Plan for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Systems (NUREG-1536) 05/19/2010 Dft Guid on Crediting Containment Accident Pressure in Meeting the Net Positive Suction Head Req to Demonstrate Sfty Systems can Mitigate Accidents as Designed 06/14/2010 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 2.5 06/14/2010 Proposed Regulatory Guides 1.93 and 7.7 06/16/2010 Response to the April 16, 2010, Edo Letter Rgrd Dft Fnl NUREG-1520, Revision 1, Stndrd Review Pln for Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle Facility 06/24/2010 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.216, Containment Structural Integrity Evaluation for Internal Pressure Loadings above Design-Basis Pressure 07/21/2010 Draft Final Regulatory Guides 3.13, 8.35, and 8.4 07/21/2010 Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guides 1.149, 1.179, and 3.71 07/21/2010 Withdrawal of Regulatory Guides 3.44 and 3.49 07/27/2010 Risk-Informed Regulatory Guidance for New Reactors 07/29/2010 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 3.74, Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility Change Processes 08/09/2010 Closure of Design Acceptance Criteria for New Reactors 08/09/2010 Interim Letter: Sfty Evaluation Rpt w/ Open Items Rlted to the South Texas Proj Combined Lic App Referencing the Certified Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Design 09/10/2010 Draft Final Interim Staff Guidance (ISG-23) 09/10/2010 Draft Final Revision to 10 CFR 50.55A, Codes and Standards 09/10/2010 Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guide 7.4
76 0
17 2
57 09/10/2010 Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guides 8.39 And 8.23 09/17/2010 Comments on Secy-10-0113, Closure Options for Generic Sfty Issue - 191, Assessment of Debris Accumulation in Pressurized Water Reactor Sump Performance 09/20/2010 Rpt on the Sfty Aspects of the South Texas Proj Nuc Operating Company App to Amend the Cert U.S. ABWR Design to Incorporate the Aircraft Impact Assessment Rule 09/22/2010 Long-Term Core Cooling for The Economic and Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) 09/27/2010 License Application for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility and the Associated Safety Evaluation Report Total Number of Reports: 62 17a. Open 17b. Closed 17c. Partially Closed Other Activities 17d. Total Meetings and Dates Purpose Start End AP 1000 Subcommittee Meeting 10/06/2009
- 10/07/2009 Planning and Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 10/07/2009
- 10/07/2009 566th Full Committee Meeting 10/08/2009
- 10/10/2009 ESBWR Subcommittee Meeting 10/20/2009
- 10/22/2009 Digital I & C Systems Subcommittee Meeting 10/23/2009
- 10/23/2009 EPR Subcommittee Meeting 11/03/2009
- 11/03/2009 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 11/04/2009
- 11/04/2009 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials Subcommittee Meeting 11/04/2009
- 11/04/2009 567th Full Committee Meeting 11/05/2009
- 11/07/2009 Reliability and PRA Subcommittee Meeting 11/12/2009
- 11/12/2009 Reliability and PRA Subcommittee Meeting 11/13/2009
- 11/13/2009 ESBWR Subcommittee Meeting 11/17/2009
- 11/18/2009 EPR Subcommittee Meeting 11/19/2009
- 11/19/2009 AP 1000 Subcommittee Meeting 11/19/2009
- 11/20/2009 Safeguards & Security Subcommittee Meeting 12/01/2009
- 12/01/2009 Regulatory Policies & Practices Subcommittee Meeting 12/01/2009
- 12/01/2009 Regulatory Policies & Practices Subcommittee Meeting 12/01/2009
- 12/01/2009 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 12/02/2009
- 12/02/2009 568th Full Committee Meeting 12/03/2009
- 12/05/2009 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials Subcommittee Meeting 12/16/2009
- 12/16/2009 Digital I & C Systems Subcommittee Meeting 12/17/2009
- 12/17/2009 AP 1000 Subcommittee Meeting 02/02/2010
- 02/03/2010 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 02/03/2010
- 02/03/2010 569th Full Committee Meeting 02/04/2010
- 02/06/2010 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials Subcommittee Meeting 02/17/2010
- 02/17/2010 EPR Subcommittee Meeting 02/18/2010
- 02/19/2010 ABWR Subcommittee Meeting 03/02/2010
- 03/02/2010 Power Uprates 03/03/2010
- 03/03/2010 EPR Subcommittee Meeting 03/03/2010
- 03/03/2010 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 03/03/2010
- 03/03/2010 Plant Operations and Fire Protection Subcommittee Meeting 03/03/2010
- 03/03/2010 570th Full Committee Meeting 03/04/2010
- 03/06/2010 ABWR Subcommittee Meeting 03/18/2010
- 03/18/2010 EPR Subcommittee Meeting 04/06/2010
- 04/06/2010 Reliability and PRA Subcommittee Meeting 04/07/2010
- 04/07/2010
$132,697.00
$120,634.00
$0.00
$0.00
$440,827.00
$400,752.00
$183,156.00
$179,564.00
$5,019,361.00
$4,769,962.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,096,459.00
$951,430.00 Next FY Current FY Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 04/07/2010
- 04/07/2010 571st Full Committee Meeting 04/08/2010
- 04/10/2010 EPR Subcommittee Meeting 04/20/2010
- 04/21/2010 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials Subcommittee Meeting 04/21/2010
- 04/21/2010 AP 1000 Subcommittee Meeting 04/22/2010
- 04/22/2010 Power Uprates Subcommittee Meeting 04/23/2010
- 04/23/2010 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Meeting 05/05/2010
- 05/05/2010 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 05/05/2010
- 05/05/2010 572nd Full Committee Meeting 05/06/2010
- 05/08/2010 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials Subcommittee Meeting 05/18/2010
- 05/18/2010 ESBWR Subcommittee Meeting 05/18/2010
- 05/19/2010 Regulatory Policies & Practices Subcommittee Meeting 05/19/2010
- 05/19/2010 ABWR Subcommittee Meeting 05/20/2010
- 05/20/2010 EPR Subcommittee Meeting 05/21/2010
- 05/21/2010 US-APWR Meeting 06/07/2010
- 06/07/2010 ABWR Subcommittee Meeting 06/08/2010
- 06/08/2010 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Meeting 06/08/2010
- 06/08/2010 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 06/08/2010
- 06/08/2010 573rd Full Committee Meeting 06/09/2010
- 06/11/2010 Regulatory Policies & Practices Subcommittee Meeting 06/21/2010
- 06/21/2010 ESBWR Subcommittee Meeting 06/22/2010
- 06/22/2010 ABWR Subcommittee Meeting 06/23/2010
- 06/23/2010 Digital I & C Systems Subcommittee Meeting 06/23/2010
- 06/23/2010 AP 1000 Subcommittee Meeting 06/24/2010
- 06/25/2010 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 07/13/2010
- 07/13/2010 ESBWR Subcommittee Meeting 07/13/2010
- 07/13/2010 574th Full Committee Meeting 07/14/2010
- 07/16/2010 AP 1000 Subcommittee Meeting 07/21/2010
- 07/22/2010 Plant Operations and Fire Protection Subcommittee Meeting 07/29/2010
- 07/29/2010 ESBWR Subcommittee Meeting 08/16/2010
- 08/17/2010 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Meeting 08/18/2010
- 08/18/2010 Siting Subcommittee meeting.
08/19/2010
- 08/20/2010 ABWR Subcommittee Meeting 08/19/2010
- 08/20/2010 T-H Phenomena Subcommittee Meeting 09/07/2010
- 09/07/2010 Digital I & C Systems Subcommittee Meeting 09/08/2010
- 09/08/2010 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Meeting 09/08/2010
- 09/08/2010 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Meeting 09/08/2010
- 09/08/2010 575th Full Committee Meeting 09/09/2010
- 09/11/2010 AP 1000 Subcommittee Meeting 09/20/2010
- 09/21/2010 Regulatory Policies & Practices Subcommittee Meeting 09/22/2010
- 09/22/2010 ESBWR Subcommittee Meeting 09/23/2010
- 09/24/2010 Total Number of Meetings: 76 18a(1). Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2). Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(3). Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 18a(4). Personnel Pmts to Non-Member Consultants 18b(1). 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
39.00 39.00
$7,671,286.00
$7,181,086.00
$737,495.00
$703,025.00
$61,291.00
$55,719.00 18b(4). Travel and Per Diem to Non-member Consultants 18c. Other(rents,user charges, graphics, printing, mail, etc.)
18d. Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years (FTE) 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
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-licensed 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 agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available for downloading or viewing on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/#acrs. The ACRS and its Subcommittees held 76 meetings during FY 2010, including 10 Full Committee meetings that were attended by all ACRS members and 2 closed meetings. 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 self-assessments to improve its effectiveness and efficiency. The focus of the ACRS work during FY 2010 includes review of: license renewal applications, design certification applications for the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR), Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (APWR) and the Evolutionary Power Reactor, amendments to the certified designs for the AP1000 and Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR), digital instrumentation and control matters, quality assessment of selected NRC research projects, pressurized water reactor sump performance issues, license application for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, closure of Design acceptance Criteria for new reactors, 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 2010, 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; health physics; 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 76 meetings during FY 2010, 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 normally 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. 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 information 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 amendments, new reactor designs, and rules and regulatory guidance) are dictated by statute or regulation. In addition, functional arrangements exist wherein, upon request, the ACRS provides advice to the Department of Energy and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 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 the 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 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 closed committee meetings?
During FY 2010, the Committee held 3 meetings which were closed. Meetings were closed to discuss security information and proprietary information that involves stakeholders and/or contractors.
- 21. Remarks None Designated Federal Officer Guita Irani DFO Members Committee Members Start End Occupation Member Designation Abdel-Khalik, Said 09/07/2010 09/06/2014 Southern Nuclear Distinguished Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Apostolakis, George 06/04/2007 06/03/2010 Korea Electric Power Corporation, professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and a professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Armijo, Joseph 03/09/2010 03/08/2014 Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Banerjee, Sanjoy 07/26/2010 07/25/2014 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 Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
Bley, Dennis 08/30/2007 08/29/2011 President of Buttonwood Consulting,Inc.
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Bonaca, Mario 01/06/1999 01/05/2011 Retired Director, Nuclear Engineering Department, Northeast Utilities Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Brown, Charles 04/28/2008 04/27/2012 Senior Advisor for Electrical Systems, BMT Syntek Technologies, Inc.
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Corradini, Michael 09/07/2010 09/06/2014 Professor and Chairman of Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Maynard, Otto 01/30/2006 01/29/2010 Retired Chief Executive Officer, Wolf Creek Generating Station Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Powers, Dana 06/06/2010 06/05/2014 Senior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Ray, Harold 06/23/2008 06/22/2012 Retired Executive Vice President, Southern California Edison Company Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Ryan, Michael 07/06/2008 07/05/2012 Principal, Michael T. Ryan and Associates, LLC Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Shack, William 08/01/2009 07/31/2013 Retired Associate Director, Energy Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Sieber, John 07/12/2007 07/11/2011 Retired Senior Vice-President, Nuclear Power Division, Duquesne Light Company Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Stetkar, John 09/05/2007 09/04/2011 Principal, Stetkar & Associates Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Total Number of Committee Members: 15 Narrative Description The ACRS develops an Operating Plan each year which describes the accomplishments of the Committee for the past fiscal year and planned activities for the current fiscal year and beyond. The ACRS staff provides feedback on the Agencys draft Strategic Plan and its goals. The mission of the ACRS is to support the NRCs mission in the area of reactor
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies safety.
What are the most significant program outcomes associated with this committee?
Improvements to health or safety Trust in government Major policy changes Advance in scientific research Effective grant making Improved service delivery Increased customer satisfaction Implementation of laws or regulatory requirements Other Outcome Comments NA What are the cost savings associated with this committee?
None Unable to Determine Under $100,000
$100,000 - $500,000
$500,001 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
$5,000,001 - $10,000,000 Over $10,000,000 Cost Savings Other Cost Savings Comments NA What is the approximate Number of recommendations produced by this committee for the life of the committee?
59 Number of Recommendations Comments The Committee issued 62 reports to the Commission and the Executive Director for Operations. Several of these reports contained multiple recommendations.
Checked if Applies What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Fully implemented by the agency?
85%
% of Recommendations Fully Implemented Comments NA What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Partially implemented by the agency?
15%
% of Recommendations Partially Implemented Comments NA Does the agency provide the committee with feedback regarding actions taken to implement recommendations or advice offered?
Yes No Not Applicable Agency Feedback Comments The Memorandum of Understanding between ACRS Executive Director and the NRC Executive Director for Operations states that NRC Office Directors should ensure consideration of ACRS comments by the NRC staff. The Executive Director for Operations typically responds to each ACRS report by describing how each of the committees recommendations were addressed.
What other actions has the agency taken as a result of the committee's advice or recommendation?
Reorganized Priorities Reallocated resources Issued new regulation Proposed legislation Approved grants or other payments Other Action Comments NA
Checked if Applies Is the Committee engaged in the review of applications for grants?
No Grant Review Comments NA How is access provided to the information for the Committee's documentation?
Contact DFO Online Agency Web Site Online Committee Web Site Online GSA FACA Web Site Publications Other Access Comments N/A
Next FY Current FY 2
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2010 Fiscal Year Report: Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes Report Run Date: 02/28/2024 10:12:20 AM
- 1. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2010
- 3. Committee or Subcommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.
1102
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Term Date No 03/16/2010 03/16/2012 8a. Was Terminated During FiscalYear?
8b. Specific Termination Authority 8c. Actual Term Date No 42 U.S.C. 2201
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FiscalYear 10a. Legislation Req to Terminate?
10b. Legislation Pending?
Continue No
- 11. Establishment Authority Agency Authority
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority
- 13. Effective Date
- 14. Commitee Type 14c.
Presidential?
42 U.S.C. 2201 07/01/1958 Continuing No 16b. Reports Report Date Report Title 10/19/2009 October 19, 2009 Transcript 10/20/2009 October 19-20, 2009 Agenda 10/20/2009 October 20, 2009 Transcript 05/24/2010 May 24, 2010 Transcript 05/24/2010 May 24-25, 2010 Agenda 05/25/2010 May 25, 2010 Transcript Total Number of Reports: 6 17a. Open 17b. Closed 17c. Partially Closed Other Activities 17d. Total Meetings and Dates Purpose Start End To discuss issues related to the implementation of the medical regulations in 10 CFR Part 35,Medical Use of Byproduct Material.
10/19/2009 - 10/20/2009 To discuss issues related to the implementation of the medical regulations in 10 CFR Part 35, Medical Use of Byproduct Material.
05/24/2010 - 05/25/2010 Total Number of Meetings: 2
1.10 1.10
$315,000.00
$299,916.00
$0.00
$0.00
$3,500.00
$3,510.00
$6,500.00
$6,407.00
$0.00
$0.00
$30,000.00
$28,752.00
$0.00
$0.00
$175,000.00
$165,814.00
$0.00
$0.00
$100,000.00
$95,433.00 18a(1). Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2). Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(3). Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 18a(4). Personnel Pmts to Non-Member Consultants 18b(1). 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
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years (FTE) 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
The NRC staff believes that licensees, the general public, and medical professionals benefit when recognized 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 staff's ability to continue to regulate effectively.
20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially closed 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 Officer Christian E Einberg DFO Members Committee Members Start End Occupation Member Designation Eggli, Douglas 03/03/2003 03/03/2010 Nuclear Medicine Physician Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Fisher, Darrell 05/01/2007 05/01/2011 Patients' Rights Advocate Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Gilley, Debbie 05/28/2008 05/28/2012 State Government Representative Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Guiberteau, Milton 06/01/2008 12/31/2010 Diagnostic Radiologist Representative Member Langhorst, Susan 09/28/2009 09/28/2013 Radiation Safety Officer Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Malmud, Leon 05/20/2002 05/20/2012 Health Care Administrator Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Mattmuller, Steven 03/30/2008 03/30/2012 Nuclear Pharmacist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Suleiman, Orhan 01/01/2004 01/01/2014 Food and Drug Administration Representative Regular Government Employee (RGE)
Member Thomadsen, Bruce 10/15/2007 10/15/2011 Medical Physicist - Therapy Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Van Decker, William 10/03/2005 10/03/2013 Nuclear Cardiologist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Welsh, James 02/25/2007 02/25/2011 Radiation Oncologist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Zanzonico, Pat 03/08/2010 03/08/2014 Nuclear Medicine Medical Physicist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Total Number of Committee Members: 12
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies Narrative Description The Committee provides input from the regulated medical community and the public that helps guide the NRC regulatory program.
What are the most significant program outcomes associated with this committee?
Improvements to health or safety Trust in government Major policy changes Advance in scientific research Effective grant making Improved service delivery Increased customer satisfaction Implementation of laws or regulatory requirements Other Outcome Comments NA What are the cost savings associated with this committee?
None Unable to Determine Under $100,000
$100,000 - $500,000
$500,001 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
$5,000,001 - $10,000,000 Over $10,000,000 Cost Savings Other Cost Savings Comments Cost savings from improved regulations save medical institutions and patients, but totals can not be calculated.
What is the approximate Number of recommendations produced by this committee for the life of the committee?
Checked if Applies 103 Number of Recommendations Comments Recommendations from 2007 to 2010 are included in the current count.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Fully implemented by the agency?
91%
% of Recommendations Fully Implemented Comments Since 2007, 94 of 103 recommendations have been implemented or have a pending status.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Partially implemented by the agency?
4%
% of Recommendations Partially Implemented Comments Since 2007, 4 of 103 recommendations have been or will be partially implemented.
Does the agency provide the committee with feedback regarding actions taken to implement recommendations or advice offered?
Yes No Not Applicable Agency Feedback Comments NRC staff provides feedback at subsequent meetings by updating the Committee on the status of the list of recommendations.
What other actions has the agency taken as a result of the committee's advice or recommendation?
Reorganized Priorities Reallocated resources Issued new regulation Proposed legislation Approved grants or other payments Other
Checked if Applies Action Comments NA Is the Committee engaged in the review of applications for grants?
No Grant Review Comments NA How is access provided to the information for the Committee's documentation?
Contact DFO Online Agency Web Site Online Committee Web Site Online GSA FACA Web Site Publications Other Access Comments http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/advisory/acmui.html
$3,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$7,000.00
$0.00
$1,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,000.00
$500.00
$6,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00 Next FY Current FY 0
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2010 Fiscal Year Report: Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel Report Run Date: 02/28/2024 10:12:20 AM
- 1. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2010
- 3. Committee or Subcommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.
1104
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Term Date No 12/05/2008 12/05/2010 8a. Was Terminated During FiscalYear?
8b. Specific Termination Authority 8c. Actual Term Date No 42 U.S.C. 2201
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FiscalYear 10a. Legislation Req to Terminate?
10b. Legislation Pending?
Continue No
- 11. Establishment Authority Agency Authority
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority
- 13. Effective Date
- 14. Commitee Type 14c.
Presidential?
42 U.S.C. 2201 01/19/1975 Continuing No No Reports 16b. Reports 17a. Open 17b. Closed 17c. Partially Closed Other Activities 17d. Total Meetings and Dates No Meetings 18a(1). Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2). Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(3). Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 18a(4). Personnel Pmts to Non-Member Consultants 18b(1). 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.)
0.01 0.01
$23,000.00
$500.00 18d. Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years (FTE) 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
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-2010. Document addition continued during FY-2010, 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. During FY 2010 DOE asked to withdraw the Yucca Mountain License Application pending before the NRC. At the close of the year the matter was under active litigation at the NRC and before the DC Circuit Court.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
The membership of the LSNARP is balanced by being drawn from among the full spectrum of parties to NRC's 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?
The full LSNARP did not meet in FY-2010. The LSN Administrator holds training sessions as needed for users of the LSN and meets with individual representatives of the parties to the HLW proceeding to assist in their setting up local document repositories that can be accessed by the LSN. 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.
20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially closed committee meetings?
The LSNARP did not hold any closed meetings in FY 2010.
- 21. Remarks NONE Designated Federal Officer Andrew L Bates DFO Members Committee Members Start End Occupation Member Designation Bates, Andrew 06/15/2000 09/30/2011 US Nuclear Regulatory CommissionRegular Government Employee (RGE)
Member Brandt, Joy 10/01/2000 09/30/2011 Lander County, Nevada Representative Member Clark, Ray 07/01/1999 09/30/2011 US EPA Ex Officio Member Frishman, Steve 07/01/1999 09/30/2011 State Of Nevada Representative Member Holden, Robert 07/01/1999 09/30/2011 National Congress of American Indians Representative Member Johnson, Abby 10/15/2003 09/30/2011 Eureka County, Nevada Representative Member Kall, Alan 07/01/1999 09/30/2011 Churchill County, Nevada Representative Member Kraft, Steven 01/01/1998 09/30/2011 Nuclear Energy Institute - Energy Coalition Representative Member Leake, Harry 06/01/2002 09/30/2011 US Departmant of Energy Regular Government Employee (RGE)
Member Mathias, Linda 10/01/2001 09/30/2011 Mineral County, Nevada Representative Member McCorkell, George 10/01/2000 09/30/2011 Esmeralda County, Nevada Representative Member Murphy, Malachy 12/18/1989 09/30/2011 Nye County, Nevada Representative Member Pitts, Jason 10/01/2001 09/30/2011 Lincoln County, Nevada Representative Member Remus, Andrew 10/01/2001 09/30/2011 Inyo County, Nevada Representative Member Simom, Mike 10/15/2003 09/30/2011 White Pine County Nevada Representative Member Swanson, David 10/01/2009 09/30/2011 Nye County, Nevada Representative Member Treichel, Judy 01/01/1998 09/30/2011 Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force Representative Member von Tresenhausen, Engelbrech 07/01/2001 09/30/2011 Clark County, Nevada Representative Member
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies Total Number of Committee Members: 18 Narrative Description Under the Nuclear waste Policy Act the NRC is responsible for Licensing a High Level Radioactive Waste facility. The Committee supports the Commission in providing advice on making all of the relevant documants electronically available to the parties and/or potential parties to the licensing proceeding. The comprehensive document collection is intended to expedite the adjudicatory process by providing an easily searchable document collection.
What are the most significant program outcomes associated with this committee?
Improvements to health or safety Trust in government Major policy changes Advance in scientific research Effective grant making Improved service delivery Increased customer satisfaction Implementation of laws or regulatory requirements Other Outcome Comments NA What are the cost savings associated with this committee?
None Unable to Determine Under $100,000
$100,000 - $500,000
$500,001 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
$5,000,001 - $10,000,000 Over $10,000,000 Cost Savings Other
Checked if Applies Cost Savings Comments The Nuclear industry estimated in Congressional testimony in 1999 that the cost of adding waste storage at reactors was roughly $537 million per year. The LSN is intended to enable an expedited discovery process. The exact time savings is unknown, but even several months will save a considerable ammount.
What is the approximate Number of recommendations produced by this committee for the life of the committee?
0 Number of Recommendations Comments No meetings were held this year.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Fully implemented by the agency?
0%
% of Recommendations Fully Implemented Comments Data not available.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Partially implemented by the agency?
0%
% of Recommendations Partially Implemented Comments Data not available.
Does the agency provide the committee with feedback regarding actions taken to implement recommendations or advice offered?
Yes No Not Applicable Agency Feedback Comments Feedback has been provided through follow up meetings and/or written reports.
What other actions has the agency taken as a result of the committee's advice or recommendation?
Checked if Applies Reorganized Priorities Reallocated resources Issued new regulation Proposed legislation Approved grants or other payments Other Action Comments Issuance of Guidelines, procedures, regulations for operation of the LSN and electronic submittal of documents to the NRC.
Is the Committee engaged in the review of applications for grants?
No Grant Review Comments NA How is access provided to the information for the Committee's documentation?
Contact DFO Online Agency Web Site Online Committee Web Site Online GSA FACA Web Site Publications Other Access Comments All Committee documents are in the NRC Public Documents Collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html