ML19112A288

Renewed Charter for ACRS

ML19112A288
Person / Time
Issue date:	12/22/1978
From:	Hoyle J NRC/SECY
To:
Chazell, Russell - SECY
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Download: ML19112A288 (3)

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NUCLEAR REGu'I.A'IDRY CD.'-P.1ISSICN CHARIER FOR ADVISORY ill'-1MITI'EE ON RE..l\\CIOrt S..~""'EGUAP..DS

{Pursua.11t to Section 9 of the Federal Advisory O:mni ttee Act) 1.-

AdvisoryComrittee on Reactor Safe;uards

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The Ccmnittee's objectives and the duties are prescribed by statute.

Act of 1954, as amended, provides:

scope of its ac-"-t..i.vities and Section 29 of t:.11e Atcrric En""rgy "There is hereby established a..T1 P..dv--isor_y CO:wli ttee on Reactor Safeguards consisting of a :maxi..rm..u-n of fifteeI1 me.--rbers apF,Ointed by the CcmT1ission for terms of four yecrs each.

The Ccrnmittee shall review safety studies a.rid facility license applications referred to it arJ.d shall make repor'-c.S thereon, shall. advise t...1-ie Corrmission with regard to the hazards of p:to:;;:osed or existL.'19 reac-tor facilities a.T1d the adequacy* of pro_?Jsed reactor safety standards, and shall perform su.ch ot...l--i2r duties as t...he Camussion may request.

One merrtb"'J sh2.ll re designated. by the Comnittee as its Chairm2.n.

T.'1e m2c~--rs of the Ca.-rmittee shall receive a per die..rn COin?2T1sation for each day spc>,___nt ii.'1 meetings or conferences, or other work for the Carmittee, and all memb0.._.rs shall receive

• t...1-ieir necessary traveling or ot...her expenses while er1gaged in the work of the Cc:mnittee.

The provisions of Section 163 shall be applicable to the Committee.

In addition to its other duties under t...'l.is section, t.1-ie ca.,tti ttee, to its ot...her du.ties under t.'1is section, t.'l.e CO:'TIT'i ttee, waking use of all available sources, shall unde.rta..~e a study of reactor safety research and prepare a.n.d sub--

rrit a:-J.!1.ually to t.l'l.e Congress a re:EX)rt contain.mg tl-1e results of such study.

T'ne first such rep:>rt shall be subnitte::l. to t...1-ie Congress not later thai."1 Dece:--r.ber 31, 1977."

Also, Section 182 b. of the Atomic lliergy Act of 1954, as a-nended, p::::uv-ides :

"The Advisory Cormiittee on Reactor Safegu=rds shall re-view each application unde:: Section 10~ or Section 104 b.

for a construction perrrit or 2.r'! op-2rati_n.g lic-2.nse for a facility, any application u~der Section 104 c. for a ccns+-::u::tion pe._""?i. t er ru."'1 o~_r2::.iI1S lice.:c~se for a tc3tiri~

f2cilit.:*, any application un.::3.e::- Section 104 2. er c.

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specifically refe...rred to it by the Carr:ri.ssion, and any application for an amendme..Dt to a constru~~o~ p=,-Dnit or an a.'11endmo--nt to _an operating. licen.se under Section 103 or 104 a., b., or c. specifically refe.r::-e:i to it be the Corrmission, a.,.d shall sub:nit a refC)rt the::-eon wtiich shall be made part of the record of the application and available to tJ1e public except to the exte."lt that SeC'...rrit-y classifi cation prevents disclosure."

Section 6 of Public Law 95-:-209 added the ACP.S Fellowship Program providing that:

"To assist the ACRS :in canying out its fur1ction, the carrnittee shall establish a fellowship progrc::n u.i.'1der which persons having appropriate engi.Deeri.rig or scier1ti-f ic expo..rtise are assigned p....rticular tasks relating to the functions of the corrmittee.

such fellowships are

• for 2-years periods a.rid t.rie recipients of such f el-lowships shall be selected pursu2...rit to such criteria as may be established by the corrmittee."

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Ti.me period:

The Advisory Corrmittee on rteactor Safeguards is a continuting ccmmittee, as provided in the Ato:-:u.c Energ-y Act of 1954, as amo--ided (see Item 2, arove).

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Official to wham Carmittee refC)rts:

The Co:TIT.ittee y"'Jfo.r:m.s a.ri independent statutory function -pursuant to Sectio::, 182(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as auended, c...'1d rer::orts its findings to the* Nuclear Regulatory Comnission in accorc.ance '.-.:iti'1 t...'12 Act.

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The age..lcy responsible for providi.Dg the necessary suppJrt for the Co:tiruission:

1'.'ucle;:,r Regulatory Conmission.

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The duties of the Carmi ttee are as set for--h ir1 I ten 2 arove.

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• Estirr.a.ted total armual cost of Coill'tlittee:

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$2,600,000-2/

b.

51

{.Ma.11 yoars)

6.

E~....irnated number of meetings pa...r year: 113.

Frequency of meetings: Monthly plus special mee-cL""lgs as required

• (usually one per year) for the full Comnittee; ai.""':.d 2p2roxi--r..2.tely

_100 meetings_ of.ACRS subcarmittees and wDrk.ing groups.

9.

The COIT[Pittee' s tenninat.ion date, if less than two years from the date of es'""._ablisrnrtent:

Not applicable.

See Item 3. above.

10.

Date of filing December 22, 1978 ntef./ &.-

~~Hoy~

Advisory Canmittee

¥anage.ment Officer U.S. Nuclec..r Regulatory Ccrrmiss i c,n 1/

Total pay C-11d "other" allowed expenses, includir1g travel a.rd per dietn for consul tan ts.

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37 FTP + 3 Te.--np. + 8 !*1YS Me:--rJ:r......rs + 3 MYS Consul tents = 51

_(Does not include ACRS Fellowship PrO::;'""T2'.'T. - PL 95-209 - whose initiation is currently being irrple.--nented.)