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2002 Annual Report - Review of Federal Advisory Committee

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~ nnual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as I of 4 Committee Menu 2002 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee....._ _____ __.

11/26/200210:27:25 PM I. Department or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission

3. Committee or SubCommittee Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?

No Sa. Was Terminated During FY?

No

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue

11. Establishment Authority

12. Specific Establishment Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201

15. Description of Committee 16a. Total Number of Reports 13 16b. Report Titles and Dates

5. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date 7/17/2002 7/17/2004 Sb. Specific Termination Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201 I0a.Legislation Req to Terminate?

No Agency Authority

13. Effective Date 1/6/1988 Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

14. Committee Type Continuing Risk-Informed Activities in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Total System Performance Assessment and Conservatism

2. Fiscal Year 2002 3b. GSA Committee No.

1100

7. Expected Term Date 5/23/2004 Sc.Actual Termination Date I Ob.Legislation Pending?

14c. Presidential?

No Review and Evaluation of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Waste Safety Research Program Response to Letter dated March 6, 2002 Concerning Risk-Informed Activities in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 1/14/2002 1/17/2002 3/22/2002 4/29/2002 Proposed Amendment to 10 CFR Part 63, "Specification of a Probability for Unlikely Features, Events, and Processes Draft FY 2002 and FY 2003 Action Plan for the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste FY 2002 and FY 2003 Action Plan for the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste Proposed Package Performance Study Test Protocols The High-Level Waste Program Risk Insights Initiative Igneous Activity Issues at the Proposed Yucca Mountain Repository Yucca Mountain Review Plan, Revision 2 Performance of Waste Packages at the Proposed Yucca Mountain Repository High-level Waste Performance Assessment Sensitivity Studies 5/6/2002 5/16/2002 6/27/2002 6/28/2002 7/2/2002 8/1/2002 8/2/2002 8/5/2002 8n12002 17aOpen:

11 17b. Closed:

0 17c. Partially Closed:

0 17d. Total Meetings 11 Meeting Purposes and Dates 11/26/2002 5:25 PM

2 of 4 130th Full Committee 131st Full Committee 132nd Full Committee Planning & Procedures and Retreat Meeting Planning & Procedures Meeting 134th Full Committee Planning & Procedures Meeting 135th Full Committee 136th Full Committee Meeting Planning & Procedures Meeting 137th Full Committee 18a(I) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members I 8a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 18a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants 18b(I) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members 18b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members 18b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff 18b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants 18c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)

18d Total

19. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?

ll/27/200111/29/2001 1/8/2002 1/9/2002 2/7/2002 2/8/2002 2/27/2002 3/1/2002 4/16/2002 4/16/2002 4/16/2002 4/18/2002 6/18/2002 6/18/2002 6/18/2002 6/20/2002 7/23/2002 7/23/2002 9/23/2002 9/23/2002 9/25/2002 9/26/2002 Current Fiscal Year

$139,169

$0

$598,047

$36,566

$45,871

$0

$25,228

$8,043

$46,096

$899,020 4.5 http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as Next Fiscal Year

$192,748

$0

$610,007

$5,136

$61,221

$0

$26,444

$3,324

$53,500

$952,380 5.5 The Committee reports to and provides the Commission with independent review of and advice on technical matters related to nuclear waste management. The bases of ACNW reviews include 10 CFR Parts 61, 63, 71, and 72, and other applicable regulations and legislative mandates. The ACNW undertakes studies and activities related to the transportation, storage, and disposal of high-and low-level radioactive waste, including the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel; materials safety; decommissioning; application of risk-informed and performance-based regulations; and evaluation of licensing documents, rules, regulatory guidance, and other issues, as requested by the Commission. The Committee interacts with representatives of the public, NRC, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, other Federal agencies, State and local agencies, Native American Nations, and private, international, and other affected organizations as appropriate to fulfill its responsibilities. The Committee issues written reports, providing advice on matters within its scope of responsibility and meets periodically with the Commissioners in public meetings to discuss issues of mutual interest. The focus of the ACNW work during FY 2002 has been on the proposed waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, and on issues related to the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. The ACNW members are chosen for their technical expertise relevant to waste management issues important to the Commission. Consultants are used on occasion to augment the expertise of the A CNW members in specific areas. The Committee has a full-time staff that provides technical support, administrative services, and assures compliance with FACA requirements. ACNW working groups, comprised of the ACNW members and consultants with the appropriate expertise, are used on occasion to address specific technical issues in depth. These working groups meet in public meetings and their activities are also conducted under FACA requirements. Stakeholder participation in ACNW meetings is encouraged and routinely occurs.

ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available for downloading or viewing on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW. The ACNW issues an Action Plan for Commission approval and conducts a self assessment which includes the use of extensive stakeholder input. The ACNW conducts ongoing reviews of its plans and schedules to assure that it properly addresses regulatory matters within its scope of responsibility and on schedules that are consistent with the needs of its stakeholders. Input from the Commission, the NRC staff, and affected stakeholders is used in this process. A Memorandum of Understanding with the NRC staff provides a framework for interactions between the ACNW and the staff.

11/26/2002 5:25 PM

Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 3 of 4 20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?

The Commission appoints ACNW members with the scientific and engineering expertise needed to address the waste management issues of importance to the Commission. Members are sought who can provide an independent perspective on waste management issues, and who possess outstanding scientific and technical ability, balanced and mature judgment, and a willingness to devote the time required to carry out the timely completion of the Committee's work. Members are appointed for 4-year terms and, absent unusual circumstances, do not serve more than two terms. Members are reappointed at the end of a 4-year term only if there is a compelling continuing need for their expertise. Vacancies in the A CNW membership are filled from the pool of applicants which exists after solicitations of interest are published in the Federal Register, trade and professional society publications, and the press. Recommendations to the Commission as to the selection of qualified candidates from this pool are made by the ACNW Member Candidate Screening Panel. The ACNW members normally provide input to this Panel. The diversity of viewpoints represented by current members is based on special fields of interest, professional experience, and technical expertise. These member attributes provide the Committee with the balance of highly qualified technical expertise and diverse perspectives necessary to effectively carry out the Committee's statutory requirements. At the end of FY 2002, the Committee included two members from academia, one member from a national laboratory, and two members from private industry. During FY 2002, the ACNW included members experienced in radioactive waste management, chemistry, health physics, nuclear engineering, risk assessment, environmental engineering, performance assessment, hydrology, research, and technical management. There has been a systematic effort to obtain members with backgrounds that can address the difficult and diverse questions associated with radioactive waste management. This concentration of the relevant scientific proficiency within the Committee, together with a diversity of viewpoints and perspectives, provides assurance that adequate, independent, and open discussion and analysis of the potential hazards associated with the management of nuclear waste can take place.

20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?

Normally, all ACNW members meet 8 times a year for 2-3 days in Committee meetings. In FY 2002, the ACNW held 9 Committee meetings. The number of meetings held is directly related to the scope of NRC's efforts on the high-level waste geologic repository and other issues involving waste management, the number of criteria, guides, and technical positions referred to the ACNW for review and comment, the number of special reviews requested by the NRC staff, and the number of important topics of concern to the Committee and its stakeholders. The ACNW Action Plan for CY 2002 formed the basis for the selection of issues to be addressed during its 2002 meetings. The Committee intends to meet once each year in the vicinity of Yucca Mountain in Nevada to provide an opportunity for local stakeholders to participate in its meetings. Such a meeting was held on September 23, 25, and 26, 2002. The written reports that contain the ACNW's advice are issued during Committee meetings. When resources are available, the ACNW holds working group meetings on particularly complex issues. At these meetings, additional time and expertise can be brought to bear on an issue and the subject developed for the Committee consideration. Reviews are conducted during each Committee meeting to assess the relevance of proposed meetings and review topics, resource needs, and the priority of each activity. These assessments have the benefit of input from the Commission, NRC's Executive Director for Operations (EDO), and other stakeholders.

The ACNW also conducts a self assessment once every 2 years. These self assessments involve collection of input from a variety of stakeholders. This information is used to assess the relevance of ACNW activities. All ACNW meetings for this reporting period addressed either matters delineated in the ACNW's Action Plan, specific requests from either the Commission or the EDO, or other important regulatory matters within the ACNW's scope of responsibility.

11/26/2002 5:25 PM

1.,nnual R~ ort http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 4 of 4 20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?

The ACNW is an independent body of recognized experts in the field of nuclear waste management whose mandate is to provide the Commission with independent advice. The ACNW provides the public assurance that an independent technical review and evaluation of nuclear waste safety issues is accomplished and an opportunity for public input is assured. Decisions relating to waste management that are expected to be before the Commission include the licensing of the proposed Yucca Mountain high-level waste repository, West Valley Demonstration Project and West Valley Site and other site decommissionings, nuclear reactor decommissioning, and low-level waste management. The Commission has its own expert staff of NRC employees on whom it relies in its day-to-day operations. However, the Commission has no other advisory committee with the broadly based expertise of the ACNW that could be called upon for independent and informed assessment of safety issues related to high-and low-level waste management. In addition, since members are part-time advisors with other interests and activities in related fields, they provide a breadth of experience, an independent perspective on issues, and technical knowledge that is not duplicated by the NRC staff. The ACNW provides the Commission with both an independent, critical review of high-level regulatory issues under consideration by the NRC and independent technical insights as to important matters needing Commission attention. In addition, a standing committee such as the ACNW, supported by a technical staff, remains currently informed with respect to nuclear waste issues of importance to the Commission, including NRC-sponsored safety research, and provides an informed, collegial judgment regarding these issues that would not be obtained by use of individual part-time consultants on a case-by-case basis.

20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?

During this period, the Committee held 9 Full Committee meetings. All portions of these meetings were open to public attendance.

21. Remarks NONE Designated Federal Official: Michele Kelton DFO Committee Members Garrick, Dr. B. John Start End Occupation 3/6/1994 6/30/2003 Consultant Hornberger, Dr. George 9/23/1996 6/30/2004 Professor, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia M.

Levenson, Mr. Milton 5/17/2000 5/25/2004 Consultant Ryan, Dr. Michael T.

6/26/2002 6/25/2006 Consultant Wymer, Dr. Raymond G. 10/11/1997 6/30/2005 Retired, Distinguished Scientist in the International Technology Programs Division of Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.

Total Count of Committee Members 5

11/26/2002 5:25 PM

Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as I of 3 Committee Menu 2002 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee,_ _____ _,

12/18/2002 10:54:18 AM I. Department or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission

3. Committee or Subcommittee Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?

No Sa. Was Terminated During FY?

No

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue I I. Establishment Authority

12. Specific Establishment Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201

15. Description of Committee 16a. Total Numberof Reports 2

16b. Report Titles and Dates

5. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date 3/20/2002 3/20/2004 Sb. Specific Termination Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201

!Oa.Legislation Req to Terminate?

No Agency Authority

13. Effective Date 7/1/1958 Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

14. Committee Type Continuing

2. Fiscal Year 2002 3b. GSA Committee No.

1102

7. Expected Term Date 3/20/2004 Sc.Actual Termination Date I Ob.Legislation Pending?

14c. Presidential?

No ACMUI-Results of the October 29, 2001, and the February 20, 2002 Meetings SECY-02-0173-Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes-Update on Committee Activities 7/8/2002 9/24/2002 17aOpen:

3 I 7b. Closed:

0 Meeting Purposes and Dates Discussion of issues related to the revision of 10 CFR Part 35, "The Medical Use of Byproduct Material" Provide briefing to Commission and discuss issues related to the revision of 10 CFR Part 35, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material" Discussion of Subcommittee recommendations to amend the training & experience requirements in the revised 10 CFR Part 35, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material" Teleconference discussion of Subcommittee recommendations to amend the training and experience requirements of the revised 10 CFR 35, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material"

!Sa(!) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members I Sa(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members I Sa(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff I Sa(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants

!Sb(!) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members I Sb(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members I Sb(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff I Sb(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants 1 Sc.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)

ISd Total

19. Federal Staff Support Years 17c. Partially Closed:

10/29/2001 10/29/2001 2/19/2002 2/20/2002 6/21/2002 6/21/2002 7/8/2002 7/8/2002 Current Fiscal Year

$25,387

$0

$112,000

$0

$10,812

$0

$0

$0

$0

$148,199 1.5 1

17d. Total Meetings 4 Next Fiscal Year

$26,656

$0

$116,000

$0

$11,353

$0

$0

$0

$0

$154,009 1.5 12/18/2002 10:53 AM

Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 2 of 3 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?

The NRC staff believes that both licensees, the general public, and medical professionals benefit when recognized experts provide advice to the staff on medical issues in which NRC's standards appear to be unclear, inapplicable, or conflicting. These experts provide consultation on health and safety considerations, and advice on rulemaking, during critical stages in its development. The Staff provides a summary of issues to be addressed during meetings.

The ACMUI discusses the issues and makes recommendations to the Staff. Furthermore, working groups and subcommittees are formed when necessary to discuss certain issues in more depth than can be accomplished during regular meetings.

20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?

The Commission ensures balanced membership on the Committee by placing professionals with diverse areas of expertise on the Committee. Committee members consist of professionals who routinely use NRC's regulations during the course of medical practice, but also consists of members who represent patients' interests, medical institutions' interests, and local government's interests. For instance, the Committee is currently comprised of the following: a physician representing nuclear cardiology, one physician practicing nuclear medicine, a medical physicist in diagnostics, a medical physicist in therapy, a physician specializing in health care administration, one patients' rights advocate, a food and Drug Administration representative, a State government representative, a nuclear pharmacist, and a radiation safety officer. Committee membership may be adjusted from time to time to address emerging medical technologies and issues.

20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?

Committee meetings are generally held semi-annually, although their frequency may be increased when important issues emerge. For example, the Committee created a subcommittee that met on June 21, 2002, to discuss and form proposed changes to amend the training and experience requirements of 10 CFR Part 35, Medical Use of Byproduct Material. Meetings such as this one directly address issues of relevance and interest to stakeholders, including patients, medical professionals, and medical institutions 20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?

NRC continues to strive to achieve its goal of creating risk-informed, performance-based regulations that provide for the health and safety of the public while imposing no unnecessary burden on licensees. Particularly in this post 9/11 environment where public health and safety are intensely important, NRC must be able to balance effective regulations with sound safety practices. Also, as new technologies continue to emerge, NRC has no choice but to rely on stakeholders' expertise to assist in its regulatory function. The Committee continues to be the best source of advice regarding the practicality and effectiveness of NRC's regulations. The type of advice NRC receives from the Committee cannot be obtained from NRC staff, because the staff does not consist of professionals from a broad spectrum of medical specialties who routinely use NRC's regulations.

20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?

Meetings are closed to conduct annual ethics briefings, conduct reviews of paperwork of a personal and confidential nature, and to discuss administrative matters that are purely internal to Committee business. It would be inappropriate to conduct these types of meetings openly. They must be conducted privately to allow Committee members the freedom to ask and answer personal questions and to protect individuals' privacy.

21. Remarks None Designated Federal Official: Mr. Thomas H Essig DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Brinker M.D., Dr. Jeffrey A.

4/11/2002 4/11/2005 Interventional Cardiologist Cerqueira M.D., Dr. Manuel D.

5/13/1998 9/30/2004 Nuclear Cardiologist Diamond M.D., Dr. David A.

11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Radiation Oncologist Eggli M.D., Dr. Douglas F.

4/11/2002 4/11/2005 Nuclear Medicine Physician Hobson, Ms. Nekita 5/13/1998 9/30/2004 Patient Advocate Leedham, CAPT R. K.

1/1/1998 6/25/2005 Food and Drug Administration Representative Lieto, Mr. Ralph P.

9/27/2001 9/27/2004 Medical Physicist-Nuclear Medicine Malmud M.D., Dr. Leon S.

9/27/2001 9/27/2004 Hospital Administrator McBurney, Ms. Ruth 5/13/1998 9/30/2004 State Representative Nag M.D., Dr. Subir 11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Radiation Oncologist Schwarz M.S., Ms. Sally W.

11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Nuclear Pharmacist Vetter Ph.D., Dr. Richard J.

11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Radiation Safety Officer Williamson Ph.D., Dr. Jeffrey F.

11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Therapy Physicist 12/18/2002 10:53 AM

Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as Total Count of Committee Members 13 3 of 3 12/18/2002 10:53 AM

Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 1 of6 Committee Menu 2002 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee,___ _____ ____,

11/26/2002 9:40:01 PM I. Department or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission

3. Committee or SubCommittee Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

2. Fiscal Year 2002 3b. GSA Committee No.

207

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?

5. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date

7. Expected Term Date No 12/20/2000 12/20/2002 8a. Was Terminated During FY?

8b. Specific Termination Authority Sc.Actual Termination Date No

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue IOa.Legislation Req to Terminate?

I Ob.Legislation Pending?

11. Establishment Authority No Statutory(Congress Created)

12. Specific Establishment Authority

13. Effective Date

14. Committee Type Continuing 14c. Presidential?

42 U.S.C. Sect. 2039 & 2232 1/1/1957

15. Description of Committee 16a. Total Number of Reports 30 16b. Report Titles and Dates Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board The Revised Reactor Oversight Process Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue (GSI)-173A, "Spent Fuel Storage Pool for Operating Facilities" Duane Arnold Energy Center Extended Power Uprate NRC Action Plan to Address the Differing Professional Opinion Issues on Steam Generator Tube Integrity EPRI Report on Resolution ofNRC Generic Letter 96-06 Waterhammer Issues No 10/12/2001 10/15/2001 10/17/2001 10/18/2001 10/23/2001 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, 1111612001 Units 1 and 2 Proposed Rulemaking for Risk-Informed Revisions to 10 CFR 50.44, "Standards for Combustible Gas Control System in Light-Water-Cooled Power Reactors" 12/12/200.1 Core Power Uprates for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 and Quad Cities Nuclear Power 1211212001 Station, Units 1 and 2 Proposed Steam Generator Program Guidelines and Associated Generic License Change Package The Revised Reactor Oversight Process Review and Evaluation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Safety Research Program Reevaluation of the Technical Basis for the Pressurized Thermal Shock Rule Core Power Uprate for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 Core Power Uprate for Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Phase 2 Pre-Application Review for APlO00 Passive Plant Design Confirmatory Research Program on High-Burnup Fuel Proposed Rulemaking and Associated Guidance for Risk-Informing the Special Treatment Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 (Option 2)

GE Nuclear Energy Licensing Topical Report, NEDE-33004P, "Constant Pressure Power Uprate" Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4 PHEBUS-FP Program Core Power Uprate for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 Policy Issues Related to Advanced Reactor Licensing 12/14/2001 2/13/2002 2/14/2002 2/14/2002 3/14/2002 3/14/2002 3/14/2002 3/14/2002 3/19/2002 4/17/2002 4/19/2002 5/8/2002 5/10/2002 6/17/2002 I 1/26/2002 4:38 PM

Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 2 of6 Proposed Revision to 10 CFR 50.48 Endorsing NFPA-805, "Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants" Proposed Technical Assessment of Generic Safety Issue-168, "Environmental Qualification of Low-Voltage Instrumentation and Control Cables" Recommendations by Office of Research for Resolving GSI-189, Susceptibility of Ice Condenser &

Mark III Containments to Early Failure fm Hydrogen Combustion Vessel Head Penetrations Cracking and Vessel Head Degradation Draft Advanced Reactor Research Plan 6/17/2002 6/17/2002 6/17/2002 6/20/2002 7/18/2002 Risk Metrics and Criteria for Reevaluating the Technical Basis of the Pressurized Thermal Shock Rule 7/18/2002 Draft Final Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.174 and to Chapter 19 of the Standard Review Plan 7/23/2002 Human Factors and Human Reliability Analysis Research Plans 17aOpen:

48 17b. Closed:

4 Meeting Purposes and Dates 486th Full Committee Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Naval Reactors Subcommittee and Tour Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 487th Full Committee ACRS and ACNW Joint Subcommittee Joint Materials & Metallurgy, Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena, and Reliability and Probabilisitc Risk Assessment Subcommittees Reactor Fuels Subcommittee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Materials & Metallurgy Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee 488th Full Committee Materials & Metallurgy Subcommittee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Naval Reactors Subcommittee Tour Planning & Procedures Subcommittee and Retreat Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 489th Full Committee Joint Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena and Future Plant Designs Subcommittees Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 490th Full Committee Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Joint Materials & Metallurgy and Plant Operations Subcommittees Reactor Fuels Subcommittee 491st Full Committee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 492nd Full Committee 17c. Partially Closed:

5 10/4/200110/6/2001 10/25/200110/25/2001 10/25/200110/26/2001 11/6/2001 lln/2001 11m200111n12001 ll/8/200111/10/2001 11/14/200111/14/2001 11/15/200111/15/2001 11/16/200111/16/2001 ll/28/200111/28/2001 11/29/200111/29/2001 12/4/200112/4/2001 12/4/200112/4/2001 12/5/2001 12/8/2002 1/15/2002 1/16/2002 1/16/2002 1/18/2002 1/23/2002 1/23/2002 1/24/2002 1/26/2002 2/6/2002 2/6/2002 2n /2002 2/8/2002 2/13/2002 2/15/2002 2/22/2002 2/22/2002 3/6/2002 3/6/2002 3/6/2002 3/6/2002 3n 12002 31912002 3/13/2002 3/13/2002 4/9/2002 4/9/2002 4/9/2002 4/9/2002 4/10/2002 4/10/2002 4/11/2002 4/13/2002 4/23/2002 4/23/2002 5/1/2002 5/1/2002 5/2/2002 5/4/2002 9/24/2002 17d. Total Meetings 57 11/26/2002 4:38 PM

Annual Report 3 of6 Safeguards & Security Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Joint Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Plant Operations Subcommittee Joint Materials & Metallurgy, Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena, and Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittees Fire Protection Subcommittee Joint Materials & Metallurgy and Plant Operations Subcommittees 493rd Full Committee Joint Plant Operations and Fire Protection Subcommittees and Watts Bar Site Visit Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Advanced Reactor Designs Subcommittee Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 494th Full Committee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Naval Reactors Subcommittee Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommmittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Plant Operations Subcommittee Human Factors Subcommittee Fire Protection Subcommittee 495th Full Committee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Tour of General Electric and Framatome ANP Facilities Framatome ANP Facilities Tour 18a(I) Personnel Prnts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(3) Personnel Prnts to Federal Staff 18a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants 18b(I) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members 18b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members I 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff 18b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants J 8c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)

18d Total

19. Federal Staff Support Years 5/8/2002 5/8/2002 5/30/2002 5/30/2002 5/30/2002 5/30/2002 5/31/2002 5/31/2002 6/4/2002 6/4/2002 6/5/2002 6/5/2002 6/6/2002 6/8/2002 6/18/2002 6/19/2002 6/26/2002 6/26/2002 7/8/2002 7/8/2002 7/9/2002 7/9/2002 7/9/2002 7/9/2002 7/10/2002 7/12/2002 7/17/2002 7/17/2002 8/27/2002 8/27/2002 9/9/2002 9/9/2002 9/9/2002 9/9/2002 9/9/2002 9/9/2002 9/9/2002 9/9/2002 9/10/2002 9/10/2002 9/11/2002 9/11/2002 9/12/2002 9/14/2002 9/23/2002 9/26/2002 9/25/2002 9/26/2002 Current Fiscal Year

$565,301

$0

$2,115,792

$45,584

$276,327

$0

$21,359

$24,756

$106,385

$3,155,504 21.3 http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as Next Fiscal Year

$576,607

$0

$2,158,108

$45,584

$294,261

$0

$25,282

$35,868

$107,000

$3,242,710 22.3 11/26/2002 4:38 PM

Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 4 of6 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?

The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) reports to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and provides the Commission with independent reviews of, and advice on, the safety of proposed or existing NRC licensed reactor facilities and the adequacy of applicable safety standards. The ACRS was established as a statutory committee by a 1957 amendment to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. With the enactment of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, the licensing functions of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) were transferred intact from the AEC to the NRC. The ACRS has continued in the same advisory role to the NRC with its work changing with the needs of the Commission. Some ACRS tasks are mandated by statute or regulation, some are in response to direction by the Commission, or requests from the NRC staff, or other stakeholders, and some are self initiated in response to ACRS concerns on important regulatory matters. The ACRS, upon request from the Department of Energy (DOE), provides advice on the safety of U.S. naval reactor designs. Upon request, the ACRS also provides technical advice to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. The ACRS and its subcommittees meet regularly in public, Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)-regulated meetings to work on matters within the scope of the ACRS responsibilities. ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available for downloading or viewing on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW. The ACRS and its subcommittees held 57 meetings during FY 2002, including 10 Full Committee meetings that were attended by all ACRS members.

The ACRS members are chosen for their technical expertise relevant to the safety issues important to the Commission. Consultants are used on occasion to augment the expertise of the ACRS members. The Committee has a full-time staff that provides technical support and administrative services in compliance with FACA requirements. ACRS subcommittees normally consist of three to six ACRS members with the expertise needed to review in detail the regulatory and safety issues and to formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full Committee. Stakeholder participation in ACRS meetings is encouraged and routinely occurs. The Committee's advice, in the form of written reports, is only produced by the Full Committee and reports on significant regulatory matters are discussed with the Commission in public meetings. The ACRS conducts an ongoing review of its plans and schedules to ensure that regulatory matters within its scope of responsibility are being properly addressed and within its resources, and on schedules that are consistent with the needs of its stakeholders. Input from the Commission, the NRC staff, and affected stakeholders is used in this process. A Memorandum of Understanding with the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) provides a framework for NRC staff interaction with the ACRS. The ACRS conducts formal self assessments to improve its effectiveness and efficiency. A report is provided to the Commission on the outcome of this process. The focus of the ACRS work during FY 2002 was on risk-informed and performance-based regulatory initiatives, license renewal applications, boiling water reactor extended core power uprates, differing professional opinion on steam generator tube integrity issues, spent fuel pool fire risk issues, policy issues related to advanced reactor licensing, reactor oversight process, reactor vessel head penetration cracking and reactor vessel head degradation, naval reactor submarine design, and the NRC safety research program.

20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?

The Commission appoints ACRS members with the scientific and engineering expertise needed to address the safety issues of importance to the Commission. Members are sought who can provide an independent perspective on nuclear safety issues, outstanding scientific and technical ability, balanced and mature judgment, and a willingness to devote the time required to the demanding work involved. Members are appointed for 4-year terms and, absent unusual circumstances, do not serve for more than three terms. Members are reappointed at the end of a 4-year term only if there is a compelling continuing need for their expertise. Vacancies in the ACRS membership are filled from the pool of applicants which exists after solicitations of interest are published in the Federal Register, trade and professional society publications, and the press. Recommendations to the Commission as to the selection of qualified candidates from this pool are made by the ACRS Member Candidate Screening Panel. The ACRS normally provides input to this Panel. During FY 2002, the membership was comprised of individuals with diverse employment backgrounds and included those experienced in the areas of nuclear power plant operations; probabilistic risk assessment; analysis of severe reactor accident phenomena; design of nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components; chemical engineering; materials and metallurgy; and thermal-hydraulics and computational fluid dynamics. The diversity of viewpoints represented by current members is based on special fields of interest, employment experience, and technical expertise. These member attributes provide the Committee with the balance of highly qualified technical expertise and diverse safety perspectives necessary to carry out the Committee's statutory responsibilities effectively.

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Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?

The ACRS and its subcommittees held 57 meetings during FY 2002, of which 10 were Full Committee meetings.

The number of meetings held in a reporting period is directly related to the number of nuclear safety matters to be reviewed as required by statute; the number of rules and regulatory guidance referred to the Committee for review and comment; the number of special reviews requested by the Commission, EDO, or other Federal Government organizations; and other safety issues of particular concern to the Committee and its stakeholders. All of the Committee members normally meet 10 times a year for 3 or 4 days in Full Committee meetings, to consider important safety-related nuclear issues, generic issues, significant regulatory matters, rules, and regulatory guidance. The ACRS subcommittees, which are normally comprised of three to six members with the relevant expertise, meet as necessary with stakeholders to conduct in-depth reviews of particular matters for later consideration by the full membership during Full Committee meetings. Although not required by the revised FACA, subcommittee meetings are conducted under the same FACA procedures as the Full Committee meetings to facilitate public participation and to provide a forum for stakeholders to express their views on regulatory matters bieng considered by the ACRS. These meetings are utilized to make efficient use of Committee resources. Reviews are conducted during each Full Committee meeting to assess the relevance of proposed review topics, resource needs, and the priority of each activity. These assessments have the benefit of input from the Commission, EDO, and other stakeholders. The self assessment conducted by the ACRS for its CY 2001 activities involved collection of input from a variety of stakeholders. This information was used to assess the relevance of ACRS activities. All ACRS meetings for this reporting period addressed either matters for which ACRS review was required by statute or regulation, specific requests from either the Commission or the EDO, or other important regulatory matters within the ACRS scope of responsibility.

20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?

The A CRS is an independent body of recognized experts in the field of nuclear reactor safety whose Congressional mandate is to provide the Commission with independent advice. Particular duties of the ACRS (e.g., review of operating reactor license renewal applications, core power uprates, advanced reactor designs, safeguards and security issues, and rules and regulations) are dictated by statute or regulation. In addition, functional arrangements exist wherein, upon request, the ACRS also provides advice to the U.S. Navy, the Department of Energy, and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. The Commission has its own expert staff on whom it relies in the day-to-day regulation of nuclear power facilities. The ACRS provides the Commission and the NRC staff with an independent, critical review of high-level regulatory issues under consideration by the NRC and independent technical insights as to important matters needing Commission attention. The ACRS members are part-time special government employees with other full-time interests and activities in related fields, and provide a breadth of experience, an independent perspective on issues, and technical knowledge that is not duplicated by the NRC's full-time government employees. A standing committee such as the ACRS remains current with respect to nuclear safety issues of importance to the NRC, including those related to reactor operating experience, regulatory reform, and NRC's needs for safety research, and provides an independent, collegial judgment regarding these issues that part-time consultants could not provide. The ACRS meetings provide an important forum to stakeholders to express freely their concerns on safety issues and regulatory process. A number of important safety initiatives have had their origins in ACRS deliberations. Through the ACRS, the public and the Congress are ensured of an independent technical review and evaluation of nuclear reactor projects and safety issues and of an opportunity for stakeholder input.

20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?

During this period, the Committee held 10 full Committee meetings, of these 10 meetings 5 meetings were partially closed to protect proprietary information (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 4 meetings were closed to discuss information classifed as national security (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(l).

21. Remarks None Designated Federal Official: Michele S Kelton DFO 5 of 6 11/26/2002 4:38 PM

Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 6 of6 Committee Members Start End Occupation Apostolakis, Dr. George 6/4/1995 6/2/2003 Professor, Nuclear Engineering Department, Massachusetts E.

Institute of Technology Bonaca, Dr. Mario V.

Ford, Dr. Peter F.

Kress, Dr. Thomas S.

1/6/1999 1/5/2003 Retired, Director, Nuclear Engineering Department, Northeast Utilities 3/23/2001 3/22/2005 Consultant and retired Program Manager, General Electric Research and Development Center 9/4/1991 9/3/2003 Retired, Head of Applied Systems Technology Section, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Leitch, Mr. Graham B.

7/10/2000 7/9/2004 Retired, Vice-President, Limerick Generating Station, PECO Energy; Retired Vice-President, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co.,

Member, Offisite Safety Review Committee, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Powers, Dr. Dana A.

Ransom, Dr. Victor H.

Rosen, Mr. Stephen L.

Shack, Dr. William J.

Sieber, Mr. John D.

Wallis, Dr. Graham B.

6/6/1994 6/5/2006 Senior Scientist, Nuclear Facilities Safety Department, Sandia National Laboratories 3/2/2002 3/6/2006 Professor Emeritus, Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering 6/12/2001 6/11/2005 Retired, Manager, Risk Management and Industry Relations, STP Nuclear Operating Company at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station 8/1/1993 7/31/2005 Associate Director, Energy Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory 7/12/1999 7/11/2003 Retired, Senior Vice-President, Nuclear Power Division, Duquesne Light Company 1/23/1998 1/22/2006 Retired, Professor, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College Total Count of Committee Members 11 11/26/2002 4:38 PM

Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 1 of2 Committee Menu 2002 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee-------

1112012002 2:38:48 PM I. Department or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission

3. Committee or Subcommittee Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?

No 8a. Was Terminated During FY?

No

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue I I. Establishment Authority S. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date 12/14/2000 12/14/2002 8b. Specific Termination Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201 I0a.Legislation Req to Terminate?

Agency Authority

12. Specific Establishment Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201

13. Effective Date 1/19/1975 Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

14. Committee Type Continuing IS. Description of Committee 16a. Total Number of Reports 1

16b. Report Titles and Dates Transcript of September 18 & 19, 2002 LSNARP Meeting 17aOpen:

1 17b.Closed:

0 Meeting Purposes and Dates 17c. Partially Closed:

0

2. Fiscal Year 2002 3b. GSA Committee No.

1104

7. Expected Term Date 12/14/2006 Sc.Actual Termination Date I Ob.Legislation Pending?

14c. Presidential?

No 9/19/2002 17d. Total Meetings 1 Review of Licensing Su port Network (LSN), 10 CFR Part 63 Revisions, Proposed changes to LSN Topical Guidelines, Document preperation for LSN, and process for small parties to connect to LSN 9/18/2002 8:00:00 AM 9/19/2002 1:00:00 PM 18a(l) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members I 8a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members I 8a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 18a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants 18b(l) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members l8b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members I 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff l8b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants I 8c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)

18d Total

19. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?

Current Fiscal Year

$0

$1,200

$2,000

$0

$0

$6,528

$0

$0

$2,777

$12,505 0.0 Next Fiscal Year

$0

$1,500

$2,500

$0

$1,000

$7,500

$3,000

$0

$3,000

$18,500 0.0 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission continues to rely upon the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) for advice and recommendations on the design and operation of the searchable electronic database for documents that will be pertinent to the licensing of a geologic repository for the storage of high level nuclear waste. This document repository will contain electronic copies of all of the material that will be used by parties in the NRC's licensing proceeding for a high level radioactive waste repository. The LSN must be in operation at the time The Department of Energy submits its site recommendation to the President, currently expected in December 2004. During this reporting period, the LSNARP provided feedback on the first release of the LSN, on revisions for the Topical Guidelines, issues associated with training, and document security.

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Annual Report http://www.facadatabase.gov/rptannualreport.as 2 of2 20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?

The membership of the LSNARP is balanced by being drawn from among the full spectrum of potential parties to NRC's anticipated licensing proceeding for the burial of high level radioactive waste. Since the burial site under review is in Nevada, the membership includes the State of Nevada, local county governments of both Nevada and California, Indian tribes, represented by the National Congress of American Indians and the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task force. It also includes the nuclear industry, the potential licensee (DOE) and the licensing agency (NRC). Input by these representatives is essential to the success of the LSN project.

20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?

The full LSNARP met once on September 18 - 19, 2002 in Las Vegas to review the first release of the software for the LSN and the NRC's use of Electronic Information Exchange (EIE) to submit electronic documents to the NRC under secure conditions. During the year, the LSN Administrator met with individual representatives of the potential parties to the HL W proceeding to assist in their setting up local document repositories that could be accessed by the LSN.

20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?

The advice provided by the state, county and tribal governmental units, together with other potential users of the LSN, is unique to this particular computer application. It is not available from other existing committees or within the NRC itself. NRC considers it essential that advice on the design of the software and hardware should come from representatives of the future hands-on users of the LSN. During this reporting period, the Licensing Support Network became fully operational and the Advisory Review Panel began to address implementational and operational issues.

20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?

The LSSARP did not hold any closed meetings in FY 2002

21. Remarks NONE Designated Federal Official: Dr. Andrew L Bates DFO Committee Members Start End Bates, Andrew L 6/15/2000 9/30/2003 Bradshaw, Les 1/15/1993 9/30/2003 Brandt,Joy 10/1/2000 9/30/2003 Clark, Ray 7/1/1999 9/30/2003 Fiorenzi, Leonard 7/1/1999 9/30/2003 Frishman, Steve 7/1/1999 9/30/2003 Gill, April 12/1/2000 6/1/2002 Graser, Daniel 10/1/1999 9/30/2003 Holden, Robert 7/1/1999 9/30/2003 Kalt, Alan 7/1/1999 9/30/2003 Kraft, Steven 1/1/1998 9/30/2003 Larson, Josie 10/1/2002 9/30/2003 Leake, Harry 6/1/2002 9/30/2003 Mathias, Linda 10/1/2001 9/30/2003 McCorkell, George 10/1/2000 9/30/2003 Murphy, Malachy 12/18/1989 9/30/2003 Pitts, Jason 10/1/2001 9/30/2003 Remus, Andrew 10/1/2001 9/30/2003 Treichel, Judy 1/1/1998 9/30/2003 von Tresenhausen, Engelbrech 7/1/2001 9/30/2003 Total Count of Committee Members 20 Occupation US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nye County, Nevada Lander County, Nevada US EPA Eureka County, Nevada State Of Nevada US Department of Energy US Nuclear regulatory Commission National Congress of American Indians Churchill County, Nevada Nuclear Energy Institute - Energy Coalition White Plan County, Nevada US Departmant of Energy Mineral County, Nevada Esmeralda County, Nevada Nye County, Nevada Lincoln County, Nevada Inyo County, Nevada Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force Clark County Nevada 11/20/2002 9:36 AM