ML24059A212

2004 Annual Report - Review of Federal Advisory Committee

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Annua1 Kepon Pagel or 2 2004 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee 12/7/2004 2:11:28 PM Colil1mitte.e Melilu I. Depanment or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission

3. Committee or SubCommittee Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel

4. ls this New During Fiscal Year?

No 8a. Was Terminated During FY?

No

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue 11. Establishment Authority

5. Current Chaner

6. Expected Renewal Date 12/12/2002 12/12/2004 8b. Specific Termination Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201 I 0a.Legislation Req to Terminate?

Agency Authority

12. Specific Establishment Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201 I 3. Effective Date 1/19/1975 Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

14. Committee Type Continuing

15. Description of Committee 16a. Total Number of Reports 1

16b. Report Titles and Dates Transcript of 12/9/2003 Meeting 17a Open:

Meeting Purposes and Dates 1

17b. Closed:

0 17c. Panially Closed:

0

2. Fiscal Year 2004 3b. GSA Committee No.

1104

7. Expected Term Date 12/1/2010 Sc.Actual Termination Date 1 Ob.Legislation Pending?

14c. Presidential?

No 12/9/2003 17d. Total Meetings 1 Review of Proposed Rule changes to 10 CFR Part 2 SubpartJ 12/9/2003 8:30:00 AM 12/9/2003 3:00:00 PM I 8a(1) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members l 8a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members l 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 l 8b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members l 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff 18b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants I 8c. Other(rents,user charges,graphics, pri nting,mail etc.)

18d Total

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

Current Fiscal Year

$0

$4,000

$4,000

$0

$0

$4,086

$0

$0

$1,424

$13,510 0.0 Next Fiscal Year

$0

$8,000

$8,000

$0

$1,000

$7,000

$2,000

$0

$3,000

$29,000 0.0 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission relies on the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) for advice and recommendations on the design and operation of the searchable electronic database (Licensinf Support Network (LSN)) for documents that will relevant to the licensing of a geologic repository for the storage of high level nuclear waste. The document collection contains 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 is in operation and wasloaded with more than 1 million documents during FY -2004. In December 2003, the Committee provided recommendations on proposed rule changes to 10 CFR Part 2 and assiciated guidelines for the electronic transmittion of large and complex documents to the NRC during the High Level Waste Licensing Proceeding.

20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?

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Annual Kepon 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 an environmental group (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 December 9, 2003 in Las Vegas to review proposed rule changes to 10 CFR Part 2 and guidelines for electronic submittals of adjudicatory material to the HL W proceeding when it starts. During the year, the LSN Administrator also met with individual representatives of the potential parties to the HLW 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 Advisory Review Panel addressed implementational and operational issues and rule changes the were necessary to accomidate the state of the electronic document processing capabilities of the NRC and potential parties.

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

The LSSARP did not hold any closed meetings in FY 2003.

21. Remarks NONE Designated Federal Official: Dr. Andrew L Bates DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Bates, Andrew L 6/15/2000 9/30/2006 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bradshaw, Les 1/15/1993 9/30/2006 Nye County, Nevada Brandt, Joy 10/1/2000 9/30/2006 Lander County, Nevada Clark, Ray 7/1/1999 9/30/2006 US EPA Fiorenzi, Leonard 7/1/1999 10/15/2003 Eureka County, Nevada Frishman, Steve 7/1/1999 9/30/2006 State Of Nevada Graser, Daniel 10/1/1999 5/31/2003 US Nuclear regulatory Commission Holden, Robert 7/1/1999 9/30/2006 National Congress of American Indians Johnson, Abby 10/15/2003 9/30/2006 Eureka County Kall, Alan 7/1/1999 9/30/2006 Churchill County, Nevada Kraft, Steven 1/1/1998 9/30/2006 Nuclear Energy Institute - Energy Coalition Larson, Josie 10/1/2002 10/15/2003 White Plan County, Nevada Leake, Harry 6/1/2002 9/30/2006 US Departmant of Energy Linehan, John 6/1/2003 9/30/2006 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mathias, Linda 10/1/2001 9/30/2006 Mineral County, Nevada McCorkell, George 10/1/2000 9/30/2006 Esmeralda County, Nevada Murphy, Malachy 12/18/1989 9/30/2006 Nye County, Nevada Pitts, Jason 10/1/2001 9/30/2006 Lincoln County, Nevada Remus, Andrew 10/1/2001 9/30/2006 Inyo County, Nevada Simom, Mike 10/15/2003 9/30/2006 White Pine County Nevada Treichel, Judy 1/1/1998 9/30/2006 Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force von Tresenhausen, Engelbrech 7/1/2001 9/30/2006 Clark County Nevada Total Count of Committee Members 22 http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp Page 'Lot 'L 12/7/2004

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.Page l ot 4 2004 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee 12/6/2004 11:23:03 AM Committee Menu I. Department or Agency

2. Fiscal Year 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission

3. Committee or SubCommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste 1100

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?

5. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date

7. Expected Term Date No 7/15/2004 7/15/2006 8a. Was Terminated During FY?

8b. Specific Termination Authority Sc.Actual Termination Date No 42 u.s.c. 2201

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue

!Oa.Legislation Req to Terminate?

I Ob.Legislation Pending?

No 11. Establishment Authority Agency Authority I 2. Specific Establishment Authority I 3. Effective Date

14. Committee Type Continuing 14c. Presidential?

42 u.s.c. 2201 1/6/1988 Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board No

15. Description of Committee 16a. Total Number of Reports 15 16b. Report Titles and Dates Working Group Session on Performance Confirmation for Yucca Mountain Comments on Selected NRC-Sponsored Technical Assistance Programs of the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses Instability of Emplacement Drifts of the Proposed Yucca Mountain High-Level Waste Repository January 7-8, 2004, ACNW Member Meeting with the Commissioners and NRC Managers (Official Use Only)

Risk Insights Baseline Report Working Group Session on Biosphere Dose Calculations Observations from the 147th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste in Las Vegas, Nevada Review and Evaluation of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Radionuclide Transport Waste Safety Research Program Decommissioning the West Valley Site and the Application of Performance Assessment to Demonstrate Compliance With the License Termination Rule Comments on the Activities of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Task Group on Risk-Informed Regulation (Official Use Only)

CNWRA Proposed Experimental Program on Spent Nuclear Fuel Dissolution Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Package Performance Study - Demonstration Test Review the L TR Analysis - Intentional Mixing of Contaminated Soil Working Group Meeting on Geosphere Transport at Yucca Mountain Research on Model Uncertainty 10/1/2003 3/4/2004 3/4/2004 3/4/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/5/2004 6/9/2004 6/9/2004 7/6/2004 7/30/2004 7/30/2004 8/3/2004 8/4/2004 17a Open:

13 17b. Closed:

1 17c. Partially Closed:

2 17d. Total Meetings 16 Meeting Purposes and Dates Planning & Procedures 146th Full Committee Planning & Procedures 147th Full Committee 10/21/2003 10/21/2003 10/21/2003 10/23/2003 11/19/2003 11/19/2003 11/19/2003 11/20/2003 http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp 12/6/2004

Annual Keport 148th Full Committee Planning & Procedures Planning & Procedures 149th Full Committee Planning & Procedures 150th Full Committee Planning & Procedures 151st Full Committee Planning & Procedures 152nd Full Committee 153rd Full Committee Planning & Procedures 18a(l) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(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 l 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff 18b(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?

2/24/2004 2/27/2004 2/26/2004 2/26/2004 4/20/2004 4/20/2004 4/20/2004 4/22/2004 5/25/2004 5/25/2004 5/25/2004 5/27/2004 6/22/2004 6/22/2004 6/22/2004 6/24/2004 7/20/2004 7/20/2004 7/20/2004 7/22/2004 9/22/2004 9/23/2004 9/24/2004 9/24/2004 Current Fiscal Year

$154,852

$0

$506,179

$21,482

$60,750

$0

$37,223

$16,518

$62,847

$859,851 5.5 Next Fiscal Year

$170,271

$0

$523,895

$21,482

$66,825

$0

$40,945

$18,118

$108,798

$950,334 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 A CNW reviews include 10 CFR Parts 20, 40, 50, 60, 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 2004 has been on the proposed high-level 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 ACNW 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 A CNW 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/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. 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.

Wb. How does the Committee balance its membership?

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Annual Keport The Commission appoints A CNW 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 ACNW 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 2004, the Committee included two members from academia, two members from a national laboratory, and one member from private industry. During FY 2004, 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 2004, 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 Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004 formed the basis for the selection of issues to be addressed during its 2004 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 November 19 and 20, 2003 and September 22 and 23, 2004. 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 much more technically developed for 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 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.

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

The A CNW 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, the 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. Moreover, 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 on 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-http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp Page 3 of 4 12/6/2004

Annual Report 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, of these 3-day meetings were 1-to 2-day embedded working group discussions. One meeting was partially closed to discuss information classified as national security information as well as unclassified safeguards information (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(l)and 3).

21. Remarks NONE Designated Federal Official: Michele Kelton DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Croff, Mr. Allen G.

7/12/2004 7/12/2008 Consultant Garrick, Dr. B. John 3/6/1994 9/14/2004 Consultant (retired from ACNW September 2004)

Hornberger, Dr.

9/23/1996 9/14/2004 Professor, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia George M.

(Retired from ACNW September 2004)

Ryan, Dr. Michael T. 6/26/2002 6/25/2006 Consultant Weiner, Dr. Ruth 9/15/2003 9/14/2007 Consultant Total Count of Committee Members 5

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Annual Keport Page I of 6 2004 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee 12/6/2004 11:31:14 AM Colillmittee Menu I. Department or Agency

2. Fiscal Year 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission

3. Committee or SubCommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 207

4. ls this New During Fiscal Year?

5. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date

7. Expected Term Date No 12/19/2002 12/19/2004 8a. Was Terminated During FY?

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

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Continue 1 Oa.Legislation Req to Terminate?

lOb.Legislation Pending?

No 11. Establishment Authority

12. Specific Establishment Authority Statutory(Congress Created)

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 32 16b. Report Titles and Dates Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board No Draft Final Reg. Guide 1.168, Rev. 1, Verification, Validation, Reviews, & Audits for Digital Computer 101812003 Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Fort Calhoun, Station, Unit 1 Safeguards and Security Matters (Official Use Only)

ACRS Review of Routine Update to 10 CFR 50.55a, Codes and Standards Prop. Resolution of GSI 189, Susceptibility of Ice Condenser & Mark III Containments to Early Failure from Hydrogen Combustion During a Severe Accident Draft Final Rev. 3 of Reg. Guide 1.32, Criteria for Power Systems for Nuclear Power Plants Regulatory Effectiveness of Unresolved Safety Issue A-45, Shutdown Decay Heat Removal Requirements Safeguards and Security Matters (Official Use Only)

Draft NUREG-0800, Standard Review Plan (SRP), Chapter 18.0, Human Factors Engineering Drf. Final Rule Revising 10 CFR 50.48, Fire Protection, to Permit Licensees to Voluntarily Adopt Fire Protection Requirements Contained in NFPA 805 10/9/2003 10/27/2003 11/13/2003 11/17/2003 11/17/2003 11/18/2003 11/24/2003 12/12/2003 12/12/2003 Draft 10 CFR Part 52 Construction Inspection Program Framework Document 12/12/2003 Safeguards and Security Matters (Secret) 12/15/2003 Draf~ Sa!ety Ev~luation Report for the Economic and Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) Pre-211212004 Apphcahon Review NUREG-1635, Vol. 6, Review and Evaluation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Safety Research 212812004 Program, A Report to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station ACRS Reviews of the Westinghouse Electric Company Application for Certification of the APlO00 Plant Design - Interim Letter 3/17/2004 3/17/2004 Report o~ the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the H.B. Robinson Steam Electric 311812004 Plant, Umt 2 Draft Final Rev. 3 to Reg. Guide 1.82, Water Sources for Long-Term Recirculation Cooling Following a Loss-of-Coolant Accident (LOCA)

Options and Recommendations for Policy Issues Related to Licensing Non-Light Water Reactor http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptann ualreport.asp 3/18/2004 4/22/2004 12/6/2004

Annual Kepon Designs Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Proposed Apporach to Assess the Quality of NRC Research Projects Draft Plan for Implementation of the Commission's Phased Approach to PRA Quality SECY-04-0037, Issues Rel to Prop Rulemkg to Risk-Inform Reqmnts Rel to LBLOCA Break Size &

Plans for Rulemkg on LOCA w/Coincidental Loss of Offsite Power Use of Mixed Oxide Lead Test Assemblies at the Catawba Nuclear Station Good Practices for Implementing Human Reliability Analysis Resolution of Certain Items Identified by the ACRS in NUREG-1740, Voltage-Based Alternative Repair Criteria Digital Instrumentation and Controls Research Program Safeguards and Security Matters (Secret)

Draft Final 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors Proposed Draft Final Generic Letter on Potential Impact of Debris Blockage on Emergency Recirculation During Design Basis Accidents at PWRs Report on the Safety Aspects of the Westinghouse Electric Company Application for Certification of the APlO00 Passive Plant Design Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Dresden 2 & 3 and Quad Cities 1 & 2 Nuclear Power Stations 4/23/2004 4/26/2004 4/27/2004 4/27/2004 5/7/2004 5/13/2004 5/21/2004 6/9/2004 6/10/2004 6/15/2004 7/19/2004 7/20/2004 9/16/2004 17a Open:

41 17b. Closed:

2 17c. Partially Closed:

6 17d. Total Meetings 49 Meeting Purposes and Dates Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 506th Full Committee 10/1/2003 10/1/2003 10/1/2003 10/4/2003 Joint Human Factors and Reliability & Probabilistic Risk 101912003 101912003 Assessment Subcommittees Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee 10/10/2003 10/10/2003 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 507th Full Committee Safeguards & Security Subcommittee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Joint Regulatory Policies & Practices and Reliability &

Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittees Human Factors Subcommittee Plant License Renewal Subcommittee 508th Full Committee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Future Plant Designs Subcommittee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Joint Materials & Metallurgy and Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittees Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 509th Full Committee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 11/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/5/2003 11/5/2003 11/5/2003 11/8/2003 11/12/2003 11/14/2003 11/19/2003 11/20/2003 11/20/2003 11/21/2003 12/2/2003 12/2/2003 12/3/2003 12/3/2003 12/3/2003 12/6/2003 12/3/2003 12/3/2003 1/13/2004 1/13/2004 1/14/2004 1/15/2004 1/29/2004 1/30/2004 2/3/2004 3/4/2003 2/4/2004 2/4/2004 2/5/2004 2/7/2004 2/10/2004 2/11/2004 Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee 2/19/2004 2/19/2004 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 3/3/2004 3/3/2004 http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp Page 2 of 6 12/6/2004

Annual Report 510th Full Committee Joint Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Plant Operations Subcommittees 3/3/2004 3/6/2004 3/25/2004 3/25/2004 Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee 3/25/2004 3/25/2004 Plant Operations Subcommittee Regulatory Policies & Practices Subcommittee Joint Materials & Metallurgy and Plant Operations Subcommittees Joint Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Plant Operations Subcommittees Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Plant License Renewal Subcommittee 511th Full Committee Reactor Fuels Subcommittee Joint Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Human Factors Subcommittees Fire Protection Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 512th Full Committee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee Materials & Metallurgy Subcommittee 513th Full Committee Plant Operations Subcommittee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee Future Plant Designs Subcommittee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 514th Full Committee Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 515th Full Committee Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee I Sa( I) 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(1) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members I 8b(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 I 8c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)

18d Total

19. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose0 3/26/2004 3/26/2004 4/1/2004 4/1/2004 4/2/2004 4/2/2004 4/14/2004 4/14/2004 4/14/2004 4/14/2004 4/14/2004 4/14/2004 4/15/2004 4/17/2004 4/21/2004 4/21/2004 4/22/2004 4/22/2004 4/23/2004 4/23/2004 5/5/2004 5/5/2004 5/5/2004 5/8/2004 6/1/2004 6/1/2004 6/1/2004 6/1/2004 6/2/2004 6/4/2004 6/9/2004 6/10/2004 6/22/2004 6/23/2004 6/24/2004 6/25/2004 7/6/2004 7/6/2004 7/7/2004 7/9/2004 9/8/2004 9/8/2004 9/9/2004 9/11/2004 9/22/2004 9/23/2004 Current Fiscal Year

$572,523

$0

$2,031,017

$21,213

$259,682

$0

$12,626

$8,359

$365,359

$3,270,779 25.5 Next Fiscal Year

$592,561

$0

$2,102,102

$21,213

$285,650

$0

$13,889

$9,159

$347,995

$3,372,569 25.5 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 http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptann ualreport.asp Page 3 of 6 12/6/2004

Annual Report responsibility changing with the needs of the Commission. Some A CRS 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 and safety-related 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/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. The ACRS and its subcommittees held 49 meetings during FY 2004, 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 timely advice is provided to the Commission. 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 2004 was on risk-informed and performance-based regulatory initiatives, license renewal applications, framework for advanced reactor licensing, certification of the APIO00 passive plant design, pre-application review of the Economic and Simplified Boiling Water Reactor design, fire protection issues, human factors, steam generator tube integrity, resolution of certain generic safety issues, regulatory guidance, pressurized water reactor sump performance, safeguards and security matters, probabilistic risk assessment quality, 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 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 2004, 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.

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

The ACRS and its subcommittees held 49 meetings during FY 2004, 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 http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannual report.asp Page 4 of 6 12/6/2004

Annual Report to facilitate public participation and to provide a forum for stakeholders to express their views on regulatory matters. 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 2002 and CY 2003 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 ACRS 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 other 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 processes. 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 the safety of NRC-Iicensed reactor facilities, proposed reactor designs, significant regulatory issues, and other significant 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, 1 meeting was partially closed to protect proprietary information 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 7 meetings were partially closed to discuss information classified as national security information and safeguards information (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(l) and (3).

21. Remarks None Designated Federal Official:

Michele S Kelton DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Apostolakis, Dr. 6/4/1995 6/3/2007 Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Professor of Engineering Systems, George E.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bonaca, Dr.

MarioV.

Denning, Dr.

Richard S.

Ford, Dr. Peter F.

Kress, Dr.

Thomas S.

Leitch, Mr.

Graham B.

Powers, Dr.

Dana A.

Ransom, Dr.

1/6/1999 1/5/2007 Retired, Director, Nuclear Engineering Department, Northeast Utilities 9/29/2004 9/28/2008 Senior Research Leader, Battelle Memorial Institute, and Adjunct Professor, the Ohio State University 3/23/2001 3/22/2005 Retired Program Manager, General Electric Research and Development Center 9/4/1991 9/3/2007 Retired, Head of Applied Systems Technology Section, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 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 (Retired from ACRS July 2004) 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 http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp Page 5 of 6 12/6/2004

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Rosen, Mr.

Stephen L.

Shack, Dr.

WilliamJ.

Sieber, Mr.

JohnD.

Wallis, Dr.

GrahamB.

6/12/2001 6/11/2005 Retired Vice President of Nuclear Engineering and Manager of Risk Management, 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 7/11/2007 Retired Senior Vice-President, Nuclear Power Division, Duquesne Light Company 1/23/1998 1/22/2006 Retired, Sherman Fairchild Professor Emeritus, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College Total Count of Committee Members 12 http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp Page 6 of 6 12/6/2004

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l. Department or Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission

3. Committee or SubCommittee Peer Review Committee For Source Term Modeling

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?

5. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date No 10/10/2002 10/10/2004 Sa. Was Terminated During FY?

Sb. Specific Termination Authority Yes 42 u.s.c. 2201 Page 1 of 2 Committee Menu

2. Fiscal Year 2004 3b. GSA Committee No.

13888

7. Expected Term Date 9/30/2004 Sc.Actual Termination Date 9/30/2004

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Terminate 1 0a.Legislation Req to Terminate?

1 Ob.Legislation Pending?

11. Establishment Authority

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

15. Description of Committee No Agency Authority

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

14. Committee Type Continuing 16a. Total Number of Reports 17a Open:

No Reports for this Fiscal Year.

0 17b. Closed:

3 Meeting Purposes and Dates The Committee reviewed Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) activities associated with the development of guidance documents for estimating source terms resulting from sabotage attacks on radioactive material sources other than spent nuclear fuel and the development of a report on the radiological assessments for the NRC.

The Committee reviewed Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)activities associated with the development of guidance documents for estimating source terms resulting from sabotage attacks on radioactive material sources other than spent nuclear fuel and the development of a report on the radiological assessments for the NRC.

The Committee reviewed Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) activities associated with the development of guidance documents for estimating source terms resulting from sabotage attacks on radioactive material source transportation packages other than spent nuclear fuel and the development of a letter report on the radiological assessments for the NRC.

!Sa(!) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members I Sa(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members I 8a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Srnff I 8a( 4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants ISb(l ) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members l Sb(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members I 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff I 8b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants I 8c.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)

17c. Partially Closed:

0 10/29/2003 10/31/2003 1/7/2004 1/9/2004 6/16/2004 6/18/2004 Current Fiscal Year

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$0

$29,540

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$0

$0

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$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0 12/7/2004

Annual.Report 18d Total

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

$232,774 0.3 The Committee develops guidance documents that assists the NRC in evaluating the impact of specific terrorist activities targeted at a range of spent fuel storage casks and radioactive material (RAM) transport packages, including spent fuel. The guidance developed provides the NRC with the bases for improving the allocation of resources for protecting radioactive materials and for responding to terrorist attacks.

20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?

$0 0.0 Membership on the committee is balanced to obtain the range of scientific and technical expertise needed to calculte and develop guidelines for radioacctive source terms (radiation doses and contamination). The expertise needed includes individuals with experience in structural, nuclear, and thermal engineering, fuel performance and source term evaluations, consequence analyses, weapons and explosives, and transportation of radioactive material.

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

The Committee meet 3 times during the year.

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

The range of expertise needed by the committee in explosives, military weapons, structural, nuclear, and thermal engineering, fuel performance and source term evaluations, and consequence analyses is not available within the NRC.

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

Meetings were closed to discuss classified material related to national security.

21. Remarks Committee terminated 9/30/2003 Designated Federal Official: Dr Charles Interrante Committee Members Stan End Occupation Anderson, Charles 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 SwRI Baker, Ernie 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 ARDEC Beyer, Carl 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 PNNL Darrough, Elizabeth 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 USEC Einziger, Robert E 10/10/2003 9/30/2004 Independent Consultant Haschke, John 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 LLNL Holm, Judith 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 DOE Interrante, Charles 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 NRC Tinkler, Charles 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 NRC Total Count of Committee Members 9

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3. Committee or SubCommittee Peer Review Committee For Source Term Modeling

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?

5. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date No 10/10/2002 10/10/2004 Sa. Was Tem1inated During FY?

Sb. Specific Tennination Authority Yes 42 u.s.c. 2201 Page 1 of 2 Committee Menu

2. Fiscal Year 2004 3b. GSA Committee No.

13888

7. Expected Tenn Date 9/30/2004 Sc.Actual Termination Date 9/30/2004

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY Terminate

!0a.Legislation Req to Tenninate?

!Ob.Legislation Pending?

I I. Establishment Authority

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

15. Description of Committee No Agency Authority I 3. Effective Date 7/1/1958 Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

14. Conunittee Type Continuing I Ga. Total Number of Reports 17a Open:

No Reports for this Fiscal Year.

0 17b. Closed:

3 Meeting Purposes and Dates The Committee reviewed Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) activities associated with the development of guidance documents for estimating source terms resulting from sabotage attacks on radioactive material sources other than spent nuclear fuel and the development of a report on the radiological assessments for the NRC.

The Committee reviewed Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)activities associated with the development of guidance documents for estimating source terms resulting from sabotage attacks on radioactive material sources other than spent nuclear fuel and the development of a report on the radiological assessments for the NRC.

The Committee reviewed Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) activities associated with the development of guidance documents for estimating source terms resulting from sabotage attacks on radioactive material source transportation packages other than spent nuclear fuel and the development of a letter report on the radiological assessments for the NRC.

I Sa(!) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members

! Sa(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members

!Sa(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff I 8a(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 l Sb(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff I 8b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants I Sc.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)

17c. Partially Closed:

0 10/29/2003 10/31/2003 1/7/2004 1/9/2004 6/16/2004 6/18/2004 Current Fiscal Year

$153,234

$50,000

$0

$0

$29,540

$0

$0

$0

$0 http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp 14c. Presidential?

No 17d. Total Meetings 3 Next Fiscal Year

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

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$0

$0 12/14/2004

Annual Report 18d Total

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

$232,774 0.3 The Committee develops guidance documents that assists the NRC in evaluating the impact of specific terrorist activities targeted at a range of spent fuel storage casks and radioactive material (RAM) transport packages, including spent fuel. The guidance developed provides the NRC with the bases for improving the allocation of resources for protecting radioactive materials and for responding to terrorist attacks.

20b. How does the Comminee balance its membership?

$0 0.0 Membership on the committee is balanced to obtain the range of scientific and technical expertise needed to calculte and develop guidelines for radioacctive source terms (radiation doses and contamination). The expertise needed includes individuals with experience in structural, nuclear, and thermal engineering, fuel performance and source term evaluations, consequence analyses, weapons and explosives, and transportation of radioactive material.

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

The Committee meet 3 times during the year.

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

The range of expertise needed by the committee in explosives, military weapons, structural, nuclear, and thermal engineering, fuel performance and source term evaluations, and consequence analyses is not available within the NRC.

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

Meetings were closed to discuss classified material related to national security.

21. Remarks Committee terminated 9/30/2003 Designated Federal Official: Dr Charles Interrante Committee Members Start End Occupation Anderson, Charles 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 SwRI Baker, Ernie 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 ARDEC Beyer, Carl 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 PNNL Darrough, Elizabeth 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 USEC Einziger, Robert E 10/10/2003 9/30/2004 Independent Consultant Haschke, John 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 LLNL Holm, Judith 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 DOE Interrante, Charles 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 NRC Tinkler, Charles 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 NRC Total Count of Committee Members 9

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1. 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?

5. Current Charter

6. Expected Renewal Date No 8a. 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 I

16b. Report Titles and Dates 3/18/2004 3/18/2006 Sb. Specific Termination Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201 10a.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 2004 3b. GSA Committee No.

1102

7. Expected Tem1 Date 9/30/2012 Sc.Actual Termination Date

!Ob.Legislation Pending?

14c. Presidential?

No Meeting Summaries contain recommendations of Committee 12/3/200310:01:03 AM 17a Open:

Meeting Purposes and Dates Routine public meeting.

Routine public meeting.

18a(1) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members J 8a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 1 Sa(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 0

18a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants

!8b(1) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members J Sb(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members l Sb(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff

!8b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Member Consultants 1 Sc.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)

!Sd Total

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

17b. Closed:

0 17c. Partially Closed:

2 17d. Total Meetings 2 11/12/2003 8:00:00 AM 11/13/2003 5:00:00 PM 3/1/2004 8:00:00 AM 3/2/2004 5:00:00 PM Current Fiscal Year Next Fiscal Year

$0

$0

$122,000

$122,000

$0

$0

$0

$0

$16,835

$18,000

$1,966

$2,000

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$140,801

$142,000 1.5 1.5 The NRC staff believes that licensees, the general public, and medical professionals benefit when recognized experts provide advice to the staff. This advice enables staff to develop rules that will maintain public safety, while not inappropriately intruding upon the practice of medicine. The Staff provides a summary of issues to be addressed during meetings, and the ACMUI discusses the issues and gives advice and makes recommendations to the Staff. Furthermore, the ACMUI keeps staff abreast of new developments. This ongoing communication helps ensure that staff is aware of important issues during critical stages rule development. When issues that need special emphasis arise, working groups and subcommittees are formed.

20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?

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Annual Report Membership is balanced by placing individuals of diverse specialty on the committee. For instance, there are members who represent both diagnostic and therapeutic applications of medicine. There are members who have a regulatory function within their specialties. There is a member who represents medicine from an administrative standpoint, and there is a patient advocate member, who represents patients' interests. ACMUI members also perform regular self-evaluations, in which they give feedback on the appropriateness of the committee's composition.

20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings" Committee meetings are generally held semi-annually. The committee will hold more frequent meetings when important issues emerge, or when issues need timely resolution.

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. Furthermore, the medical profession continues to see regular advances that create unique regulatory challenges. The advice and recommendations from medical professionals who are exposed to these advances is crucial to the NRC staff's ability to continue to regulate effectively.

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 Recommendations can be viewed within Meeting Summaries. Meeting Summaries are located at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/meeting-summaries/

Designated Federal Official: Mr. Thomas H Essig DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Bailey, Mr. Edgar D.

10/1/2004 9/30/2007 State Representative 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 Hess, Ms. Maureen 1/1/2003 1/1/2006 Food and Drug Administration Representative Lieto, Mr. Ralph P.

5/20/2002 9/27/2005 Medical Physicist-Nuclear Medicine Malmud M.D., Dr. Leon S.

5/20/2002 9/30/2008 Health Care Administrator Nag M.D., Dr. Subir 11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Radiation Oncologist Schenter, Dr. Robert 6/21/2004 9/30/2007 Patient Advocate 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 Total Count of Committee Members 11 http://www. fi do.gov /facadatabase/rptannualreport.asp Page 2 ot 2 12/17/2004