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2011 Fiscal Year Report: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Report Run Date: 02/28/2024 10:15:29 AM
- 1. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2011
- 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 12/10/2010 12/10/2012 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 10/14/2010 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 8.18 10/14/2010 Proposed Regulatory Guides DG-7007 and DG-1250 10/20/2010 Draft Final Digital Instrumentation and Control Interim Staff Guidance - 06 Licensing Process 10/20/2010 Draft Final Rule for Risk Informed changes to Loss of Coolant Accident Technical Requirements (10CFR 50.46a) 10/20/2010 Report on the Safety Aspects of the General Electric-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) Application for Certification of the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor 10/26/2010 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Cooper Nuclear Station 10/26/2010 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Duane Arnold Energy Center 11/09/2010 Response to the October 7, 2010, EDO Letter Regarding Closure of Design Acceptance Criteria for New Reactors 11/09/2010 Withdrawl of Regulatory Guides 1.39, 1.81, and 1.154
11/15/2010 ACRS Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research Projects - FY 2010 11/16/2010 Standard Review Plan for Renewal of Spent Fuel Dry Cask Storage System Licenses and Certificates of Compliance (NUREG-1927) 11/17/2010 Draft Final Revisions to Generic License Renewal Guidance Documents 12/08/2010 Draft Final Regulatory Guides 3.12, 3.71, 4.16, and 5.80 12/13/2010 Report on the Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with the Amendment to the AP1000 Design Control Document 12/15/2010 ACRS Review of Updates to 10 CFR 50.55a, Codes and Standards 12/15/2010 Safety Culture Policy Statement 12/20/2010 Long-Term Core Cooling for the Westinghouse AP1000 Pressurized Water Reactor 01/07/2011 Report of the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Kewaunee Power Station 01/19/2011 Report on the Safety Aspects of the Aircraft Impact Assessment for the Westinghouse Electric Company AP1000 Design Certification Rule Amendment Application 01/24/2011 Draft Final Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide 1.177 01/24/2011 Draft Final Rule 01/24/2011 Report on the Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with Southern Nuclear Operating Company Combined License Application For Vogtle Electric Generating Plan 01/31/2011 Review of RAMONA5-FA for Use in BWR Stability Calculations.
02/17/2011 Comparison of Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA) to Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) 02/17/2011 Comparison of Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA) to Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) 02/17/2011 NFPA Standard 805 02/17/2011 Proposed Regulatory Guide DG-1254 02/17/2011 Report on the Safety Aspects of the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Combined License Application for V.C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3 02/17/2011 SECY-11-0014, "Use of Containment Accident Pressure in Analyzing Emergency Core Cooling System and Containment Heat Removal System Pump Performance in Postulate 02/24/2011 Draft Final Regulatory Guides 1.34, 1.43, 1.44, and 1.50 02/28/2011 Response to the January 21, 2011, EDO Letter Regarding the Safety Culture Policy Statement
03/01/2011 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 03/10/2011 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.149 03/10/2011 Draft Final Revision to 10 CFR 50.55a, CODES AND STANDARDS 03/10/2011 Supplement 2 to NUREG-1907, "Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Docket No.
50-271" 03/10/2011 Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 8.5 03/16/2011 Use of Risk Insights to Enhance the Safety Focus of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Reviews 03/23/2011 Point Beach Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Extended Power Uprate Application 03/23/2011 Status of Groundwater Protection Task Force Efforts 04/12/2011 Additional Information Regarding the Safety Evaluation Report for the License Renewal of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.
04/12/2011 Draft Final Regulatory Guides 8.2, 8.24, and 3.67.
04/12/2011 Draft Revision 3 to NUREG-1022, "Event Reporting Guidelines 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73."
04/12/2011 Proposed Regulatory Guides DG-1264, DG-1206, DG-1207, DG-1208, DG-1209, DG-1210, and DG-1267.
04/19/2011 Chapters 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17 and 19 of the Safety Evaluation Report With Open Items Associated With the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 Com 04/19/2011 Response to the March 22, 2011, EDO Letter Regarding Comparison of Integrated Safety Analysis and Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Fuel Cycle Facilities 04/20/2011 Final Draft Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide 1.152, "Criteria for Use of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants" 05/17/2011 Supplement 1 to NUREG-1960, "Safety Eval Report Related to the Lic Renewal of Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 & 2, Doc No 50-282 and 50-306 05/18/2011 Response to the March 1, 2011, EDO Letter Regarding Draft Final Rule, "Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness," and Related Regualtory Guidance Documents 05/19/2011 Response to the April 5, 2011, EDO Letter Regarding Draft Final Regulatory Guides 1.34, 1.43, 1.44, and 1.50 05/19/2011 Response to the February 5, 2011, EDO Letter Regarding the Final Safety Evaluation Report Associate with the Amendment to the AP1000 Design Control Document
05/20/2011 High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) NRC Research Plan 05/24/2011 Human Factors Considerations Associated with Emerging Technologies in Nuclear Power Plants 05/25/2011 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 06/09/2011 Draft Final Regulatory Guides 1.107 and 1.179 06/13/2011 NRC Bulletin 2011-01, "Mitigating Strategies" 06/16/2011 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Hope Creek Generating Station 06/22/2011 Draft Regulatory Guides DG-1261, DG-1262, and DG-1263 06/22/2011 Draft SECY Paper, "Options for Proceeding with Future Level 3 Probabilistic Risk Assessment Activities" 07/20/2011 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.156 07/20/2011 Information Requested During the April 7, 2011, ACRS Meeting 07/20/2011 Proposed Regulatory Guide DG-1270 07/20/2011 Request for Waiver of ACRS Review of Final Rule: U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Aircraft Impact Design Certification Amendment (RIN 3150 AI84) 07/20/2011 Supplement 2 to NUREG-1891 08/11/2011 Response to June 8, 2011, EDO Ltr Regarding Draft Fin Rev 3 of Reg Guide (RG) 1.152, Criteria for Use of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants 08/11/2011 Review of Topical Report NEDC-33173P, Supplement 2, Part 1, 2, and 3, Analysis of Gamma Scan Data and Removal of Safety Limit Minimum Critical Power Ratio (SLMC 08/16/2011 TOPICAL REPORT NEDC-33173P, SUPPLEMENT 2, PART 1, 2, AND 3, "ANALYSIS OF GAMMA SCAN DATA AND REMOVAL OF SAFETY LIMIT MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO (SLMCPR) MARGI 09/19/2011 ACRS Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research Projects - FY 2011 09/19/2011 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.115, Revision 2, "Protection Against Turbine Missiles" 09/19/2011 Revision 19 to the AP1000 Design Control Document and the AP1000 Final Safety Evaluation Report 09/20/2011 Draft Final Regulatory Guides 1.159, 1.221, AND 1.218 09/20/2011 Supplement 1 to NUREG-1930, "Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 And 3" 09/21/2011 Proposed Regulatory Guide DG-1278
102 0
15 4
83 09/22/2011 Chapters 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 16 of the Safety Evaluation Report With Open Items For Certification Of the US-APWR Design 09/22/2011 Proposed Rulemaking to Introduce A Site-Specific Performance Assessment and Human Intrusion Analysis Requirement to 10 CFR Part 61 09/23/2011 Final Rule - AP1000 Design Certification Amendment Total Number of Reports: 75 17a. Open 17b. Closed 17c. Partially Closed Other Activities 17d. Total Meetings and Dates Purpose Start End Regulatory Policies and Practices 10/04/2010
- 10/04/2010 AP 1000 10/05/2010
- 10/05/2010 ESBWR 10/06/2010
- 10/06/2010 Plant Operations and Fire Protection 10/06/2010
- 10/06/2010 Planning and Procedures 10/06/2010
- 10/06/2010 576th FC 10/07/2010
- 10/09/2010 Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena 10/18/2010
- 10/18/2010 Reliability and PRA 10/18/2010
- 10/18/2010 Joint Subcommittee (TH/ABWR/Mat & Met) 10/19/2010
- 10/19/2010 ABWR 10/20/2010
- 10/20/2010 Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels 10/21/2010
- 10/21/2010 Future Plant Designs 10/21/2010
- 10/21/2010 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 10/22/2010
- 10/22/2010 Plant License Renewal 10/22/2010
- 10/22/2010 Plant Operations and Fire Protection 11/01/2010
- 11/01/2010 AP 1000 11/02/2010
- 11/03/2010 Reliability and PRA 11/03/2010
- 11/03/2010 Planning and Procedures 11/03/2010
- 11/03/2010 Plant License Renewal 11/03/2010
- 11/03/2010 577th FC 11/04/2010
- 11/06/2010 Reliability and PRA 11/16/2010
- 11/16/2010 Power Uprates 11/17/2010
- 11/17/2010 Reliability and PRA 11/17/2010
- 11/17/2010 AP 1000 11/17/2010
- 11/19/2010 US APWR 11/29/2010
- 11/29/2010 ABWR 11/30/2010
- 11/30/2010 EPR 11/30/2010
- 11/30/2010 Siting 11/30/2010
- 11/30/2010 Planning and Procedures 12/01/2010
- 12/01/2010 AP 1000 12/01/2010
- 12/01/2010 Plant License Renewal 12/01/2010
- 12/01/2010 578th FC 12/02/2010
- 12/04/2010 Reliability and PRA 12/13/2010
- 12/14/2010 AP 1000 12/15/2010
- 12/16/2010 AP 1000 01/10/2011
- 01/11/2011 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 01/11/2011
- 01/11/2011 Plant License Renewal 01/12/2011
- 01/12/2011 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 01/12/2011
- 01/12/2011 US EPR 01/12/2011
- 01/12/2011 Planning and Procedures 01/12/2011
- 01/12/2011 579th FC 01/13/2011
- 01/14/2011 US EPR 02/07/2011
- 02/08/2011 ABWR 02/08/2011
- 02/08/2011 Plant License Renewal 02/09/2011
- 02/09/2011
Future Plant Designs 02/09/2011
- 02/09/2011 Planning and Procedures 02/09/2011
- 02/09/2011 580th FC 02/10/2011
- 02/12/2011 Digital I&C 02/23/2011
- 02/23/2011 Plant Operations and Fire Protection 02/24/2011
- 02/24/2011 Power Uprates 02/24/2011
- 02/25/2011 ABWR 03/08/2011
- 03/09/2011 Planning and Procedures 03/09/2011
- 03/09/2011 581st FC 03/10/2011
- 03/12/2011 US EPR 03/23/2011
- 03/23/2011 EPR 04/05/2011
- 04/05/2011 Future Plant Designs 04/05/2011
- 04/05/2011 Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels 04/06/2011
- 04/06/2011 ABWR 04/06/2011
- 04/06/2011 Planning and Procedures 04/06/2011
- 04/06/2011 582nd FC 04/07/2011
- 04/09/2011 Reliability and PRA 04/20/2011
- 04/20/2011 ABWR 04/21/2011
- 04/21/2011 US ABWR 04/22/2011
- 04/22/2011 Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels 05/10/2011
- 05/10/2011 Reliability and PRA 05/11/2011
- 05/11/2011 Planning and Procedures 05/11/2011
- 05/11/2011 583rd FC 05/12/2011
- 05/14/2011 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 05/25/2011
- 05/25/2011 ESBWR 05/26/2011
- 05/26/2011 Fukashima 05/26/2011
- 05/26/2011 US APWR 05/27/2011
- 05/27/2011 Planning and Procedures 06/06/2011
- 06/06/2011 Power Uprates 06/07/2011
- 06/07/2011 Digital I&C 06/07/2011
- 06/07/2011 584th FC 06/08/2011
- 06/10/2011 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 06/20/2011
- 06/20/2011 ABWR 06/21/2011
- 06/21/2011 Digital I&C 06/22/2011
- 06/22/2011 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 06/23/2011
- 06/23/2011 Fukashima 06/23/2011
- 06/23/2011 Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels 06/23/2011
- 06/23/2011 Plant Operations and Fire Protection 07/12/2011
- 07/12/2011 Planning and Procedures 07/12/2011
- 07/12/2011 Fukashima 07/12/2011
- 07/12/2011 585th FC 07/13/2011
- 07/15/2011 Plant Operations and Fire Protection 07/28/2011
- 07/28/2011 Fukashima 08/16/2011
- 08/16/2011 AP 1000 08/16/2011
- 08/16/2011 US APWR 08/17/2011
- 08/17/2011 Radiation Protection & Nuclear Materials 08/17/2011
- 08/17/2011 Regulatory Policies and Practices 08/18/2011
- 08/18/2011 EPR 08/18/2011
- 08/18/2011 Digital I&C 09/07/2011
- 09/07/2011 Regulatory Policies and Practices 09/07/2011
- 09/07/2011 Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena 09/07/2011
- 09/07/2011 Planning and Procedures 09/07/2011
- 09/07/2011 586th FC 09/08/2011
- 09/10/2011 Reliability and PRA 09/20/2011
- 09/20/2011 Materials, Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels 09/21/2011
- 09/21/2011 Reliability and PRA 09/21/2011
- 09/21/2011 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 09/22/2011
- 09/22/2011 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 09/23/2011
- 09/23/2011
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$6,131,736.00
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$63,897.00
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$983,532.00 Next FY Current FY Total Number of Meetings: 102 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 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 102 meetings during FY 2011, including 11 Full Committee meetings that were attended by all ACRS members and 4 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 2011 includes review of: license renewal applications; design certification applications for the AP 1000 Reactor, the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR),the Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (APWR) and the Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR); amendments to the certified designs for the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR), digital instrumentation and control matters, pressurized water reactor sump performance issues, license application for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, license applications for New Reactors, Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Fire Protection, Safety Culture, and events at the Fukushima Dai-ichi.
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 do not have fixed terms.
However, absent unusual circumstances, they do not serve more than three, four year terms. Members are reappointed in excess of this period 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 2011, 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 102 meetings during FY 2011, of which 11 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 2011, the Committee held 4 meetings which were closed and 15 which were partially closed. Meetings were closed to discuss safeguards, security and/or proprietary information, as well information provided in confidence by a foreign source.
- 21. Remarks None Designated Federal Officer Jamila Perry 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
- 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 08/30/2011 08/29/2015 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
- 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 Rempe, Joy 10/07/2010 10/06/2014 Directorate Fellow, Idaho National Laboratory 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 07/12/2011 07/11/2015 Retired Senior Vice-President, Nuclear Power Division, Duquesne Light Company Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Skillman, Gordon 08/21/2011 08/20/2015 President and Principal, Skillman Technical Resources Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies Stetkar, John 09/05/2011 09/04/2015 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 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?
41 Number of Recommendations Comments The Committee issued 75 reports to the Commission and the Executive Director for Operations. Of these reports, 41 identified recommendations with several of these reports containing multiple recommendations.
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.
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies 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 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
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$125,000.00
$124,283.00 Next FY Current FY 6
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2011 Fiscal Year Report: Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes Report Run Date: 02/28/2024 10:15:29 AM
- 1. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2011
- 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 10/20/2010 Permanent Implant Brachytherapy Interim Report 12/13/2010 Patient Release Report Total Number of Reports: 2 17a. Open 17b. Closed 17c. Partially Closed Other Activities 17d. Total Meetings and Dates Purpose Start End October 20-21, 2010 ACMUI Meeting & Commission Meeting 10/20/2010
- 10/21/2010 December 12, 2010 Teleconference 12/13/2010
- 12/13/2010 January 5, 2011 Teleconference 01/05/2011
- 01/05/2011 January 12, 2011 Teleconference 01/12/2011
- 01/12/2011 April 11-12, 2011 ACMUI Meeting 04/11/2011
- 04/12/2011 September 22-23, 2011 ACMUI Meeting 09/22/2011
- 09/23/2011 Total Number of Meetings: 6 18a(1). Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2). Personnel Pmts to Federal Members
1.63 1.63
$428,400.00
$426,816.00
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$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$5,400.00
$5,366.00
$0.00
$0.00
$50,000.00
$49,174.00
$0.00
$0.00
$248,000.00
$247,993.00 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 Fisher, Darrell 05/01/2007 05/01/2011 Patients' Rights Advocate Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Gilley, Debbie 05/28/2008 07/15/2011 State Government Representative Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Guiberteau, Milton 01/10/2011 01/10/2015 Diagnostic Radiologist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Langhorst, Susan 09/28/2009 09/28/2013 Radiation Safety Officer Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Malmud, Leon 05/20/2002 05/20/2013 Health Care Administrator Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Mattmuller, Steven 03/30/2008 03/30/2012 Nuclear Pharmacist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Palestro, Christopher 09/22/2011 09/22/2015 Nuclear Medicine Physician Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Suh, Jon 10/18/2010 10/17/2014 Radiation Oncologist 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 Weil, Laura 08/29/2011 08/29/2015 Patients' Rights Advocate Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Welsh, James 02/25/2007 02/25/2015 Radiation Oncologist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Zanzonico, Pat 03/08/2010 03/08/2014 Nuclear Medicine Medical Physicist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies Total Number of Committee Members: 14 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.
Checked if Applies What is the approximate Number of recommendations produced by this committee for the life of the committee?
138 Number of Recommendations Comments Recommendations from 2007 to 2011 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?
83%
% of Recommendations Fully Implemented Comments Since 2007, 114 recommendations have been or will be fully implemented.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Partially implemented by the agency?
11%
% of Recommendations Partially Implemented Comments Since 2007, 16 of 114 recommendations have been or will be partially implemented or have pending status.
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
Checked if Applies Other 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
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2011 Fiscal Year Report: Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel Report Run Date: 02/28/2024 10:15:29 AM
- 1. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2011
- 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 12/03/2010 12/03/2012 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 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.)
0.00 0.00
$0.00
$0.00 18d. Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years (FTE) 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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 contained electronic copies of all of the material that was used by parties in the NRC's licensing proceeding for a high level radioactive waste repository. The LSN was loaded with more than 3 million documents begining in FY-2004 and continuing through FY-2011. Document addition continued during FY-2011, 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 during this period. During FY 2010 DOE asked to withdraw the Yucca Mountain License Application pending before the NRC. In FY-2011, Congress did not appropisate any funds for DOE or NRC for the Licenseing of the Yucca Mountain Application. NRC worked to shut down the licensing review and preserve the record of the proceeding. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that presided over the application hearing ordered the parties to submit their LSN document collections to the NRC Secretary for preservation. The LSN system was decomissioned at the close of FY-2011. At the close of the year litigation continued before the DC Circuit Court.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
The membership of the LSNARP was 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 included the nuclear industry, the potential licensee (DOE) and the licensing agency (NRC). Input by these representatives was 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-2011. 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. The need for additional meetings of the LSNARP will be determined based upon the outcome of Court action and Congressional appropiations.
20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
The Committee was formed as part of a negotiated 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 was not available from other existing committees or within the NRC itself.
NRC considered 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 2011.
- 21. Remarks In FY-2011, Congress did not appropisate any funds for DOE or NRC for the Licenseing of the Yucca Mountain Application. At the close of the FY-2011 year, the House has appropiated funds for FY-2012 but the Senate has not. Litigation continues before the DC Circuit Court and the future need for the Committee remains uncertain.
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
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies 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 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 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 enabled an expedited discovery process. The exact time savings is unknown, but even several months saved 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.
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies 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 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