ML19295E169
| ML19295E169 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/30/1980 |
| From: | Fraley R Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
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| TASK-CC, TASK-SE SECY-80-489, NUDOCS 8011200233 | |
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s UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM SECY-80-489 T0 :
Chairman Ahearne Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Hendrie Commissioner Bradford FROM:
Raymond F. Fraley, Executive Director, ACRS 1
SUBJECT:
Reappointment of ACRS Member PURPOSE:
To Recommend the Reappointment of Dr. Dade W. Moeller to the ACRS D ISC'JSSION:
Dr. Moeller will complete his current term as an ACRS Member on December 31, 1980.
Dr. Moeller earned a Ph.D in nuclear angineering from Nort,1 Carolina State University and a B.S. in civil engineering and a M.S. in sanitary engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Presently, he is Head of the Environmental Health Sciences Department, School of Public Health at Harvard Univer-sity, a position he has held since 1968.
Since 1966, he has also served as Associate Director of Harvard's Kresge Center for Environmental Health.
From 1943 to 1966, Dr. Moeller served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, specializing in the radiation safety aspects of water reactor cooling systems, disposition of radioactive wastes, and environmental radiation surveillance.
Dr. Moeller is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, past president and a member of the Health Physics Society, the American Public Health Association, the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the American Nuclear Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
He is also a Registered Professional Engineer, a Certified Health Physicist, a Diplomate of the American Academy of Environ-mental Engineers, a Fellow of the American Public Health Association, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
A member of the ACRS since January 1973, Dr. Moeller was elected Chairman of the Committee for the calendar year 1976.
Currently, Dr. Moeller is serving as Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittees on Site Suitability and Containment, Reactor Radiological Effects, and Site Evaluation as well as Chairman of several project subcommittees.
He was Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee that reviewed LERs for the period of 1976-1978 at the Commissicn's request and culminated in NUREG-0572, Review of Licensee Event Reports (1976-1978).
Dr. Moeller also supervised 8011 goo gg
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. the preparation of NUREG-0678 on the Effects of Temperature, Moisture, Concentration, Pressure and Mass Transfer on the Adsorption of Krypton and Xenon on Activated Carbon by an ACRS Fellov:.
Dr. Moeller has recently caapleted an active role in the review of the effects on populations of exposure to lcw levels of ionizing radiation as a member of the well-known NAS/
NRC Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation which has just released its third report on this subject.
Dr.
Moeller is also a member of Committee 4 of the International Commission on Radiological Protection and is actively involved in revising ICRP standards on radiation protection to take into account the implications of ICRP Publication No. 26.
This pub-lication proposes new approaches to standard setting in radi-atioa protection which could have a significant impact on the work of the NRC.
Dr. Moeller is considered a key member of the ACRS especially in the areas of radiological health, the handling and disposal of radwaste, the behavior of radioactive materials in the environment, and the biological effects of radiation.
It would be difficult, if not impossible, to replace him with a scientist of comparable stature and dedication who is as knosledgeable in the field of radiological health and the specific problems related to nuclear power as well as the NRC regulatory program and ACRS activities.
RECOMMENDATION: That Dr. Moeller be reappointed to the ACRS for another four-year term beginning January 1,1931.
COORDINATION:
The members of the ACRS have recommended that Dr. Moeller be reappointed to the Committee. OGC has no legal objection.
Dr. Moeller has expressed his willingness and availability for reappointment.
R. F. Fral ey Executive Direct r
Attachment:
Proposed Letter of Apaointment CONTACT R.F. Fraley, 4-3265
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. Commissioners' conments or consent should be provided directly to the Office of the Secretary by c.o.b. Friday, November 14, 1980.
Commission Staff Office comnents, if any, should be submitted to the Commissioners NLT November 7,1980, with an infornation copy to the Office of the Secretary.
If the paper is of such a nature that it reouires additional time for analytical review and comment, the Commissioners and the Secretariat should be apprised of when comments may be expected.
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DISTRIBUTION Comnissioners Commission Staff Offices Exec Dir for Operations ACRS Secretariat
t Dr. Dade W. Moeller 27 Wildwood Drive Bedford, MA 01730
Dear Dr. Moeller:
I have been informed of your willingness to serve an additional four-year erm as a member of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
As you know, the Committee serves an important role in providing independent advice to the Commission with respect to the licensing of nuclear facilities, the adequacy of proposed reactor safety standards, and the NRC reactor safety research program.
Accordingly, the Commission is pleased to offer you reappointment to the ACRS for a four-year term to begin January 1,1981.
Upon your acceptance of this reappointment, a modification extending your Letter of Appointment will be sent you.
I recognize that the demands entailed in service on the Committee involve some sacrifices on your part.
We appreciate your willingness to give your time and energies to an effort which is so essential to the further progress of the Nation's nuclear regulatory program.
Sincerely, John F. Ahearne Chairman