ML19248D731
| ML19248D731 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/03/1979 |
| From: | Levine S NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555
%.,,,, J' JUL 3 1979 MEMORANDUM FOR: RES Technical Staff FROM:
Saul Levine, Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
SUBJECT:
GUIDELINES FOR RES STAFF PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH REVIEW GROUPS As you know, RES has established and encouraged the use of Research Review Groups to enhance communication and bring to the RES program management a wide range of technical viewpoints, including views from representatives of NRC organizations that use the research resul ts. As we gain more experience with the use of Research Review Groups and as their number increases, it is useful to amplify past guidelines from RES staff participation in Research Review Groups.
The enclosed guidelines are intended to clarify the functions of research review groups and the responsibilities of RES members, and I request they be implemented upon receipt of this memorandum.
Saul Levine, Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
Enclosure:
Guidelines for RES Staff Participation in Research Review Groups cc: Harold Denton, NRR William Dircks, NMSS Robert Minogue, SD John Davis, IE Raymond F. Fraley, ACRS Distribution Services Branch 7 9 08170 7c
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GUIDELINES FOR RES STAFF PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH REVIEW GROUPS A.
PURPOSE CF RESEARCH REVIEW GROUPS Research review groups provide a broad base of technical expertise to aid RES management in reviewing research in defined technical areas.
These groups review and comment on:
Research plans and predicted results of major experiments; The validity and applicability of researen results; Possible redirection of research projects; New research projects formulated by RES to meet defined needs; Priorities within the technical areas covered by the research review group.
Research review groups enhance comunication among technical specialists in the research area covered by the group.
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ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH REVIEW GROUPS RES Divisions and ^.he Probabilistic Analysis Staff establish research review groups in defined technical areas. Membership of research review groups is limited to NRC staff members only.
RES Divirinns and the Probabilistic Analysis Staff designate the research review group chaiman and other members from their Division, as appropriate.
RES management should encourage other program offices to designate members to research review groups in technical areas of mutual concern.
Management should encourage research review group members to take time to prepare for meetings, to report review group activities, and to raise unresolved issues tr management for resolution.
Research review group chairmen may invite individuals who are not NRC employees to attend specific meetings. These invitees may include reoresentatives from research contractors, universities, EPRI, vendors, 00E and other agencies, and any others who may contribute. However, (1) these invitees should offer cnly individual views for consideration by the group; (2) these invitees should vary fron meeting to meeting; and (3) such invitees should not participate either officially or un-officially in the deliberations or recnamendations of the group.
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Guidelines for RES Staff Participation in Research Review Groups C.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESEARCH REVIEW GROUP CHAIRMAN Research review group chaimen arrange for periodic review group meet:ngs. Usually these groups meet quarterly. The chairman arranges for research contractors to present for review group evaluation their research plan and predictd results of major exceriments. The chairman also arranges for the group to review and comment on the validity and applicability of the research results and other subjects (listed above in Section A) as appropriate.
In conducting research review group meetings, the cnairman encourages participants to be open and candid in expressing their views of the research program. At the conclusion of review group meetings, the chaiman obtains summary views from each review group member.
Within approximataly two weeks after a research review group meeting, the chairman issues sumary minutes representing the views e', pressed, including dissenting views. The minutes should clearly note how the dissenting views are to be addressed and should suggest ways to resolve these issues.
In distributing the minutes, the chairman sends two copies to Distri-bution Services Branch, who will place the minutes in the Public Document Room. Chairmen of reactor safety research review groups also send three copies of the minutes to Raymond F. Fraley, Executive Director, ACRS.
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RESPCNSIBILITIES OF RESEARCH REVIEW GRCUP MEMBERS (INCLUDING CHAIRMAN)
Research review group members serve as individual technical specialists with an understanding of their Office interests and concerns in the area covered by the review group. Members are expected to be knowledge-able of fomal positions taken by their Office in that area. Furthemore,
members are responsible to state their own technical opinions if different from their Office position on the subject and to clearly indicate that such views are their own.
In preparing for research review group meecings, members are expected to read the technical reports issued by research contractors under the cognizance of their research review group. Members should review the agenda and be prepared to discuss their Office's position as they understcnd it on matters to be discussed, r' U E 1, D E io s
Guidelines for RES Staff Participation in Research Review Groups In order to assure continuity of representation at research review group meetings, members should attend each meeting or else send an al ternate.
Research review group members should try to resolve among themselves technical issues that arise. If some issues are not resolved in the research review group, members are responsible to promptly raise these issues to their respective higher management for resolution.
Research review group members are expected to take relevant assignments from the chairman. For example, if requested by the chairman, a member would be expected to find out his other Division's position on a particular issue and communicate it to the chairman in writing.
Research review group members are expected to advise their management (and other interested staff) of major activities, recommendations of the review groups, and results of each meeting. Supervisors are respons.ible for determining the appropriate level for additional briefir.gs of higher management and for assisting the Review Gicup Chairmen in obtaining suitable and time.ly office management feedback to the program effort. Please note that one of the functions of the Research Review Group is to provide a link between the research and user
- unctions as outlined in SECY-77-130, " Procedures for Processing User Office Research Requirements." Important research results are conveyed to user offices by Research Information Letters (RIL's) which are sonatimes the subject of special review group meetings. Procedures for review of RIL's by NRR are attached for information and mention (on p. 2) that the pHncipal NRR point of contact for review of RIL's is usually a member of the appropriate Research Review Group.
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RECORD-KEEPING Research review group chairmen keep records of their group's membership, summary meeting minutes, and pertinent correspondence.
The Technical Assistant to the Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, periodically puolishes a list of research review groups, including their scopes and membership.
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