Press Release-01-006, NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Elects Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member-At-Large
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NRCNEWSU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONOfficeofPublicAffairsTelephone:301/415-8200Washington,DC20555-001E-mail:opa@nrc.govWebSite:http://www.nrc.gov/OPANo.01-006January25,2001NRCADVISORYCOMMITTEEONREACTORSAFEGUARDSELECTSCHAIRMAN,VICE-CHAIRMANANDMEMBER-AT-LARGETheNuclearRegulatoryCommission'sAdvisoryCommitteeonReactorSafeguards(ACRS)haselectedDr.GeorgeE.ApostolakisasChairman,Dr.MarioV.BonacaasVice-Chairman,andDr.
ThomasS.KressasMember-at-Large.TheirtermsrununtilDecember31,2001.TheACRS,establishedin1957,advisestheCommissiononthesafetyaspectsofnuclearfacilitiesandtheadequacyofsafetystandards.Dr.ApostolakisstudiedelectricalengineeringattheTechnicalUniversityinAthens,Greece.HereceivedhisPh.D.inengineeringscienceandappliedmathematicsfromtheCaliforniaInstituteof Technology,andiscurrentlyaprofessorofnuclearengineeringattheMassachusettsInstituteof Technology.PriortojoiningMITin1995,hespent21yearsonthefacultyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles.Inaddition,hehasorganizedthefirsttwoInternationalConferencesonProbabilistic SafetyAssessmentandManagementandpublishednumerouspapersonprobabilisticriskassessment methodologyandriskmanagement.Dr.BonacareceivedhisDoctorateinphysicsfromtheUniversityofFlorence,Italy,in1964.Hehasmorethan30yearsexperienceinthenuclearindustry,includingworkingwithnuclearsteam supplysystemdesignersengagedinreactoranalysisandplantdesignforU.S.andGermanprojects.He laterwasinvolvedinthemanagementofnuclearplantsupportintheareasofnuclearfuel,safety analysis,probabilisticriskassessment,radiologicalengineering,emergencyplanning,engineering programs,nuclearwaste,andnuclearsafetyandoversight.AfterreceivinghisB.S.andM.S.degrees,bothinmechanicalengineering,fromtheUniversityofTennesseein1956and1965,Dr.KressearnedhisPh.D.inEngineeringSciencein1971.He workedattheOakRidgeNationalLaboratoryinTennesseefrom1959untilhisretirementin1994,and hasbeeninvolvedinawiderangeofissuesincludingenergy,space,military,andenvironmental researchanddevelopment.
OtherMembersoftheACRSare
- Mr.GrahamM.Leitch,retiredVice-President,LimerickGeneratingStation,PECOEnergy;Vice-President,MaineYankeeAtomicPowerCo.;Member,Off-siteSafetyReviewCommittee,Calvert CliffsNuclearPowerPlant.Dr.DanaA.Powers,SeniorScientist,NuclearFacilitiesSafetyDepartment,SandiaNationalLaboratories,Albuquerque,NewMexico.Dr.RobertL.Seale,ProfessorEmeritusofNuclearandEnergyEngineering,DepartmentofNuclearandEnergyEngineering,CollegeofEngineeringandMines,UniversityofArizona,Tucson,Arizona.Dr.WilliamJ.Shack,AssociateDirector,EnergyTechnologyDivision,ArgonneNationalLaboratory,Argonne,Illinois.Mr.JohnD.Sieber,retiredSeniorVice-President,NuclearPowerDivision,DuquesneLightCompany,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.Dr.RobertE.Uhrig,DistinguishedProfessor,NuclearEngineeringDepartment,UniversityofTennessee,Knoxville,Tennessee,andDistinguishedScientist,I&CDivision,OakRidgeNational Laboratory,OakRidge,Tennessee.Dr.GrahamB.Wallis,Professor,ThayerSchoolofEngineering,DartmouthCollege,Hanover,NewHampshire.