ML20058K223

Requests Commission Approval for Proposed Members of Nuclear Safety Research Review Committee

ML20058K223
Person / Time
Issue date:	06/20/1990
From:	Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:
References
TASK-PINV, TASK-SE NACNSRRC, SECY-90-219, NUDOCS 9006260078
Download: ML20058K223 (8)

Text

-

'b

> );

'I 1'

..............e.....e...

{("'

LRELEASED TO THE PDR -

'g F/.2/90 datoL

ItMals a....,/

eeeeeeeeee.eeeeeeeeeeeee POLICY ISSUE (Notation Vote) y,,,,g, 3,,o SECY-90-219 For:

The Commissioners From:

James M. Taylor Executive Director.for Operations

Subject:

' ADDITIONS TO THF NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH REVIEW COMMITTEE

~

(kSRRC).

i

Purpose:

To request Commission approval for proposed members of the NSRRC.

Background:

There are now three vacancies on the NSRRC due to expirations 1

of terms.

To mainte.in the required balance on the NSRRC.and expertise in'huma~n factors, reactor design and nuclear operations as well as expand the base of experience in the.NSRRC in AdvanceLightWaterReactor(ALWR) design,Iwish_toreplace Mr. Cordell Reed with Mr. Edwin E. Kintner and Dr. Sheridan with Dr. David D. Woocs. A replacement for Dr. Hendrie is under review.

Discussion:

Attached are the biographical sketch of Mr. Edwin E. Kintner j

and the curriculum vitae of Dr. David D. Woods. Mr. Kintner, Executive Vice President of GPU Nuclear Corporation, is _widely known for.his work in the U.S. Nhyy's program for development of nuclear propulsion of ships.

He was Project Officer for the-world's 'irst nuclear powered submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus.

Mr. Kintner is past chairman of EPRI's Nuclear Power Division Advisory Committee and current member of the M.I.T. Corporation V"iting Committee for_ Nuclear Engineering. Dr. Woods, Associate Piefessor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Ohi: State University, is well known and highly respected for his research on enhancing human performance in work environments, 4

human-computer interaction and cooperative huiran achine problem

-Contact:

NOTE:

TO BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE R. L. Shepard, RES WHEN THE FINAL SRM IS MADE 492-3723 AVAILABLE

i ip i

/*u j

w :i The comissioners >

2' a

7 a

j

.p 6

p S

solving. He isTa'rember of the American Psychological Association,.

and the Editorial Boards of the-International Journal of-Man-Machine

. Studies and Journal of Applied. Psychology. Dr. Woods is a past member of;various-National Research Council and National Science

~

Foundation: committees to provide advice on research needs.

n In'accordanco with standard procedures,-the Office of the 3

General Counsel'(OGC) has reviewed the Confidential Statement.

of' Employment and Financial Interests (Form 443) submitted by-ftr.LKintner and Dr. Woods, and appropriate conflict of interest advice has been provided to Mr. Kintner, Dr. Woods and Mr. Beckjord..

This advice will not prevent Mr. Kintner nor Dr. Woods from acceptingL' mcobership on the Corrmittee.

NRC procedures also require that

-a

. vacancies on FACA committees be widely advertised so.that proposed t

m L'

members can be chosen from a broad base of highly qualified potential.

c candidates.. A Press Release was issued April 9, 1990 requesting nominations-for member vtp on the NSRRC. Mr. Kintner and Dr. Woods 1

m were chosen from a list c potential candidates based on the

~,

pe'rceived contribution and balance they can bring.to the.NSRRC.

TheLlist of nominees from which Mr. Kintner and Dr. Woods were chosen is-attached.

Recommendation:

It-is recommended the Commission approve the appointments of Mr. Kintner ano Dr. Woods to the Nuclear Safety Research l;

Review Committee.

L p

g

~

tames M. T ior l"

xecutive irector Q,;

for Operations O

/Attachmen's:

t y l4

. 1.

Bicgraphical Sketch (Kintner) h 2.

Curriculum Vitae-(Wcods) y 3._ List of Nominees f-hi l

L' 1;

i-s.

1

'a: ;

.1

.b$

• i3.

I

-:~ Commissioners' comments criconsent should be provided directly to the-Office'of:the-Secretary-by' COB Friday, July 6,:1990.

..y a

Commission = Staff Office comments,;if any,:should be submitted to-the Commissioners NLT. Friday, June 29, 1990, with an infor-c

- mation copy to the Office of the Secretary.

If the paper is

~ of such a nature that it~ requires additional time for analytical' review and' comment, the Commissioners and the' Secretariat should-be apprised of when, comments may be expected.

DICTRIBUTION:

Commissioners

- OGC.

" OIG LSS

~GPA l

. REGIONAL-OFFICES

' EDO SECY 1

.t'.

t

't 4

i

.J j

05/09/90 at:30 002 v..

1.E EDWIN E. KINTNER Eneoutive Vloe PresMerrt GPUN Edwin E Kintner, who's background includes many years of nuclear reactor experience both with the military and private industry, is Executive V dont of GPU Nuclear Corporation. He joined.the company in June 1983.

In his position, he asststs the Office of the President in providing uniform po cios and operational critena for the safe and effective operation of all system nuclear facdities.

He also is active in the Electne Power Reveerch institute (EPRO, where he past Chairman of the Nuclear Power Division Adv Light Water Reactor (ALWR) Utility Steering Committee.

In addition, he is a member of the M.I.. Corporation Visiting Committee for T

Nuclear Engineering. He also holds membership in the American Nuclear Society.

Before joining GPU Nuclear, Kintner was Assistant to the Vice President, Advanced Technologies, of TITAN Sptems, Inc. Previously be was, for five years, Director of the U.S. Magnetic Fusion Program in the Depar Energy and its piedecessor agency.

For five previous years. he was Assistant Director for Reactor Enginee then Deputy Director of the former Atomic Energy Commission's Reactor Development Division.

Kentner was one of the first officers to join the U.S. Navy's prograrn for opment of nuclear propulsion of ships, and served in various positions program, reporting directly to Mmiral Hyman G. Rickover for 14 yea such position was Proicct Officer for the world's first nuclear powered s marine, tne U.S.S. Nautilus.

He retired from the Navy after 21 years of service. having attained th Captain.

f Among awards granted to Kintner during his professional career are the retary of the Navy Commendation Medal, the title of Distinguished Alu Massachusetts institute of Technology, and the highest bonus award of the Senor Executive Service.

Kintner represented this country as Chairman of the U.SJU.S.S.R. Joint F Power Coordinating Committee and Chairman of tne U.S1 Government o Japan Fusion Power Coordinating Committee; U S. Representative to nationa! Fusion Research Council; U.S. Representative to the intemational Energy Agency's Fusion Power Coordinating Committee; and Cha U S. Fusion Power Coordinating Cornmittee.

Kintner received a Bache'or of Science Degree from the U.S. Naval Aca and two Master's Degrees one in Nuclear Physics and the other in Ma Engineering, both trom M.l?

Kintrer ano n!s wife. Ahce, have four children.

5/89 i

{f}

jty ym.,

99J,

. [; ' I p as ' ~~

~

4 i

K;, %

?, yr ' CURRICULUM. VITAE L;y

$, [

DAVID D. WOODS

• !c ' N Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering The Ohio State University

.1971 Neil Ave

~ "

Columbus,'OH 43210-a EDUCATION:

4 Ph.D. Purdue University,1979, Cognitive Psychology

,1 M.S. Purdue University,1977, Experimental Psychology B.A. (cum laude) Canisius College,1974, Psychology n

{

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

w 1988 to present:. Associate Pmfessor, The Ohio State University.

' Main appointment - Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

. Joint appointment - Department of Anesthesiology,1989 to present.

t Member - Center for Cognitive Science-Co-Director - Cognitive Systems Engineering Laboratory (5. affiliated faculty,1. full time research associate,6 part time support staff,5 PhD' candidates,1=MS candidate).

. Conducting research on enhancing human performance in work environments, human. computer -

interaction, human interaction with intelligent systems, coope:ative human machine prob-i lem solving. Sponsors include NASA Johnson Space Center, NASA Ames Research Center, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Anesthesia l

Patient Safety Foundation.

'1979 to 1988: Senior Resean h Psychologist, Westinghouse Research & Development'Cen-4-

f ter, Pittsburgh, PA.

L Created and managed a research program which studied human performan e and error, l;

1 i

P L.

Sc 4,

1

human computer interaction and the development of intelligent support systems. Principal ~

invectigator in external (sponsors included Electric Power Research Institute, Electricite de France, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and internal research projects. Project manager l

in'a three year research project sponsored by US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

From 1984 to 1988, directed the research and project activities of a team of four researchers-in a variety of human factors projects for both internal and external contracts.

l SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

Fellow, American Psychological A'ssociation (Division 21-Engineering Psychology).

Editorial Board, Intemational Journal of Man Machine Studies, Le % vail Humain and Journal of Applied Psychology.

Member, Administrative Committee of the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society.

Past member, various National Research Council and National Science Foundation commit-

, tees and panels that advised government agencies on research needs (Department of Energy, Nullear Regulatory Commission, NAS A).

Current Funded Research The Alann Problem in Aerospace Applications, Sponsor: NASA-Ames Research Center.

?

Cognitive Engineering in Aemspace Applications, Sponsor: NASA Ames Research Center.

l Cognitive ~Modeling of Nuclear Potver Plant Personnel, Sponsor: Nuclear Regulatory Com.

mission.

l

' Human Performance in Anesthesia: A Corpus of Cases Analyzed Using Cognitive Science Techniques, Sponsor: The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.

L Guidelines for Human-Intelligent Computer Intenction, Sponsor: NASA Johnson Space

~ Center.

t RECENT CONSULTING:

2

~

VQ

}

,i cn y4

}

~:

1( l' g3-

Atomic Energy of Canada - taught a 21/2 day course on Design of Computer Based Graphic-j

(

Display Systems for 21 participents.

]

Nationwide Insurance - consulting on human-computer interaction issues in the development

, l]

y lof high resolution graphic interactive acturial workstations, j

Crisp Automation - continuing consulting on the development of a general purpose high resolution graphic windowed workstation for the development of computer interfaces in in-dustrial process control.

j i

- Sprint International _ consulting on the development of advanced telecommunication net-work control center.

HONORS / FELLOWSHIPS:

David Ross Fellowship, Purdue University, 1977 1978

. Westinghouse Engineering Achievement Award,1984.

Outstanding Faculty Award-1990, voted by Alpha Pi Mu undergraduate industrial engineer-ing honorary society.

PATENTS:

i 3 patents and one patent disclosure pending.-

i 4

PUBLICATIONS:

t 1I 1

Co-editor of 2 books and author of 13 book'. chapters,-16 journal articles, and numerous

. papers in conference proceedings.

jI i

+

b 1

b

1..

m' g'.

~

i LIST OF NOMINEES FOR MEMBERSHIP ON NSRRC James 0. Cermak Lawrence R. Jacobi, Jr.

Cermak Fletcher Associates, Inc.

General Manager 4 Professional Drive, Suite 110 Texas Low-Level Radioactive Gaithersburg, MD 20879

. Waste Disposal Authority Suite 300 l

W. Anthony Holt

' Austin,.TX 78752 a

Marsh & McLennan, Inc.

.Three Embarcadero Center Colonel Richard S. Trandel P. O. Box 3080 Professor & Head San Francisco, CA 94119-3860 Mechanical Engineering Department Virginia Military Institute 1

Vincent P. !! anno Lexington, VA 24450

-Department of liechanical Engineering Tufts University Mr. John C. Brons 1

Medford, MA 02155 Executive Vice President i

Nuclear Generation-

. Peter A. Fleming, M.D.

New York Power Authority President, American Endocurietherapy Society 123 Main Street'

. Veterans Administration Medical Center White Plains New York 10001 Radiotherapy Service 1

2002 Holcombe Blvd.

Mr. Henry A. Harper, Jr..

c Houston, TX 77030 6330 Pinecone Drive l

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401

.Mr.-Gilbert M. Brown 1781 Royal Oak Placc West Manfred L. Goedecke

+

Dunedin, Floric6 34698 VP - Engineering i

+

Action Technology, 'ac.

1 Joseph R. Egan,.Esq.

P. O. Box 3589 1

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRao Richmond, VA' 23235 520 Madison Avenue

-e New-York tiY 10022 Edward C. Abbott, President ABZ, Incorporated A

Fred J. Zoepfl, Ph.D.

1175 Herndon Parkway, Suite 150 ABZ, Incorporated Herndon, VA' 22070 i

1175 Herndon Parkway, Suite 150

Herndon, VA 22070 John H. Murphy

President k

Action Technology, Inc.

i l

P. O. Box 3589 Richmond, VA 23235 l

L L

\\

I Il'