ML19312D683
| ML19312D683 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/12/1980 |
| From: | Fraley R Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
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| ML19312D675 | List: |
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| REF-10CFR9.7, TASK-CC, TASK-SE SECY-80-082, SECY-80-82, NUDOCS 8003250190 | |
| Download: ML19312D683 (5) | |
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' h NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WAsHIN GTON, D. C. 20555 SECl-80-82 February 12, 1980 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM T0:
Chairman Ahearne Comissioner Gilinsky Comissioner Kennedy Commissioner Hendrie Commissioner Bradford FROM:
Raymond F. Fraley, Executive Director, ACRS
SUBJECT:
Reappointment of ACRS Member PURPOSE:
To Recommend the Reappointment of Dr. Chester P. Siess to the ACRS DISCUSSION:
Dr. Siess will complete his current appointment to the ACRS on April 1,1980 Dr. Siess, a civil engineer, received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Louisiana State University in 1936 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois in 1939 and 1948.
Presently, Dr. Siess is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois where he has been a faculty member since 1/41. He has served as a consultant to many government agencies, engineering firms, and industrial organizations during this period.
One of Dr. Siess' particular fields of interest is the design and construction of bridges, buildings, and other structures of reinforced and prestressed concrete.
Dr. Siess is a member or chairman of numerous committees of the American Concrete Institute, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Academy of Engineering, and other societies. He has been active in the preparation of structural design specifications and codes for both reinforced and pre-stressed ccncrete structures.
The American Concrete Institute awarded him the Wason Medal and the Turner Medal and he was made an Honorary Member of that organization in 1969.
He served as the Institute's Vice-President from 1973 to 1974 and President from 1974 to 1975.
Dr. Siess continued to serve on that organiza-tion's Board of Directors until 1978.
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. Dr. Siess has also received the Research Prize, the Howard Award, and the Reese Award of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Dr. Siess has served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards since 1968. He was Chairman of the Committee during calendar year 1972.
Currently, Dr. Siess is Chairman of the ACRS Architect / Engineer Balance of Plant Subcommittee, Concrete and Concrete Structures Subcommittee, the Improved Safety Systems Subcommittee, the Regulatory Activities Subcommittee, the Spent Fuel Storage Pool Design Subcommittee, and the Transportation of Radioactive Materials Subcomittee.
Demonstrating noted leadership qualities, Dr. Siess has organized the effort for the past three years in the preparation and sub-mittal of the ACRS Reactor Safety Research Report to the Congress.
With regard to Chairman Ahearne's comment on SECY 80-28 concern-ing the need for waste management exphrts on the ACRS, it should be noted that:
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The Committee presently has as a member Dr. Dade W. Moeller, Chairman of the Environmental Health Sciences Department, Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr. Moeller has spent his entire professional career (38 yrs) in areas related to the radiological effects of handling, storage and disposal of radioactive materials and effluents. He is currently an active and highly respected member of.the ICRP Committee which deals with application of ALARA principles to waste i
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standards and the NAS Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR).
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the NCRP and is Chairman of its Scientific Committee which is working to establish priorities for reduction of radiation exposure to the general population.
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Dr. Stephen Lawroski, a Chemical Engineer, has an extensive background in the spent fuel and radioactive waste processing fields. He is currently a member of a panel of the National Academy of Sciences Comittee on Radioactive Waste Management which is preparing reports on the handling of radioactive wastes at the Hanford and Savannah River nuclear facilities.
He is presently serving on the ACRS Subcommittee on Waste Management and Reactor Radiological Effects.
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The Comittee has available to it 13 expert consultants in the field of radiological waste management.
It also has a number of other consultants who can assist in allied fields such as geology and health physics.
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The Comittee plans to use one of the ten technical positions, requested to implement the recommendations of the Presidents Comission, to hire a full-time per-manent staff engineer who is expert in the field of waste management and disposal.
The Comittee believes that its present members and consultants plus the proposed full time staff engineer should provide the necessary expertise in waste management to meet the foreseeable needs of the ACRS.
In the event further strengthening is needed, it can be considered in connection with the appointment of a new ACRS member to replace Mr. Harold Etherington.
Mr. Etherington will complete his appointment as a Committee member on May 5,1980 and has indicated that he will not be available for reappointment to the Comittee.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Dr. Siess be reappointed to the ACRS for another four year term.beginning April 2,1980.
C0 ORDINATION:
The Members of the ACR$ have recomended that Dr. Siess be reappointed to the Comittee. 0GC has no legal objection.
Dr. Siess has expressed his willingness and availability for reappointment.
J R. F. Fraley Executive Director Attachment.
Proposed Letter of Appointment CONTACT R..F. Fraley (4-3265) l I
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-4 Commissioners' ~connents or consent should be provided directly to the Office of the
- Secretary by c.o.b. Thursday, February 28, 1980.
Commission Staff Office comments, if any, should be submitted to the Commissioners NLT February. 21,1980, with an information copy to the Office of the Secretary.
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If the paper is of such a nature that it requires additional time for analytical review and comment, the Commissioners andtthe Secretariat should be apprised of when comments may be expected.
This paper is tentatively scheduled for affirmation at an Open Meeting during the Week of March 3,'1980.-
Please refer to the appropriate Weekly Commission Schedule, when. published, for a specific date and time.
DISTRIBUTION Commissioners-Commission Staff Offices Exec.Dir for Operations ACRS Secretariat i
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- Dr. Chester P. Stess 805 Hamilton Drive
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Dear Dr. Siess,
I have been informed of your willingness to serve an additional four-year term 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 re-appointnent to the ACRS for a four-year term to begin April 2,1980.
Upon your acceptance of this re-appointment, a modification extending your letter of appointment will be sent1you.
I recognize that the demands entailed in service on the Committee involve
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some sacri fices 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 Chai rman l
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