ML24059A226

2017 Annual Report - Review of Federal Advisory Committee

ML24059A226
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Issue date:	11/29/2017
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2017 Annual Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee ll/29/20171:37:58 PM I. D e pa rtm e nt o r Age ncy 2. Fis ca l Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2017

3. Co mm ittee o r S ub Co mmitt e e 3 b. GSA Co mmitte e No.

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 207

4. ls thi s New Durin g Fisca l Yea r ? 5. C urr e nt C harter 6. Ex pec te d R e newa l Date 7. Exp ec te d Te rm Da te No 8a. Was Te rmin a ted D u r ing Fisca lYear? 8 b. S pec ifi c Te nnin a ti o n A uth o rity Sc.Ac tu a l Te rmin a t io n Dat e No

9. Age ncy Recom m e nd a ti o n fo r Nex t F isca !Yea r ! Oa.Leg is la t io n Re q to Term in a te? I Ob. Legis la ti o n Pe ndin g?

Continue Not Applicable I I. Es ta bli s hm e nt A uth o rity 12. Spec ifi c Es ta bli s hm e nt A ut hor ity 13. Effec ti ve Da te 14. Co mmitt ee T yp e 14c. Pres id e nt ia l?

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15. Desc ript io n of Co m m ittee 16a. To ta l N umb e r of Re po rt s 29 I 6 b. Re po rt T itl es an d Dates Report of the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 10/14 /2016 Rev of Reg Guide 1.26, Rev 5, "Quality Group Classifications and Standards for Water-, Steam-, & 17/2016 Radioactive Waste Containing Components of Nuclear Power Plants 10/

Re~iew of the Safety Aspects of the Dominion VA Power Combined License Application for North Anna 1111412016 Umt3 Review of SECY-16-0106, "Proposed Final 10 CFR Part 61, "Low Level Radioactive Waste Di s posal" 11/14/2016 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Licensing Amendment Request for Operation in the E xtended 11/15/2016 Flow Window Draft Rule 10 CFR 50. 155, "Mitigation of Be yond-Design-Ba s is Events" and Associated Regulatory 12/6/2016 Guidance Closure of Fukushima Rec Related to Evals of Nat Hazards other than Seismic & Flooding, Periodic 12/13 /2016 Confirmation of Nat Hazards and Real Time Radiation Monitoring ACRS Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research Project s - FY2016 1/1/2017 Int Ltr: Chpts 2, 5, 8, IO, and 11 of the NRC Starrs SER with Open Items Related to the Certification of 212112017 the APR 1400 Design Safety Evaluation of Topical Report, "Fluidic Device Design for the APR1400" 2/21/2017 Rev of RG for Evaluating the Effects of Light Water Reactor Water Environments if Fatigue Analyses 2/22/2017 of Metal Components Safety Evaluation of APR1400 Topical Report, "KCE-1 Critical Heat Flux Correlation for Plus7 2/23/2017 Thermal Design" NRC Non-Light Water Reactor Vision and Strategy - Near-Term [mplementation Action Plans and 3 /1/2017 Advanced Reactor Design Criteria Interim Comments on Draft NUREG/BR-0058, Rev 5, "US NRC Guidance on Performing Cost Benefit 3/20/2017 Analysis" Proposed Revision to NUREG-1530, "Reassessment ofNRC's Dollar Per Person-REM Conversion 3/20/2017 Factor Polic y "

Report of Subsequent License Renewal 4/8/2017 Draft NUREG/BR-0058, Rev 5 "US NRC Guidance on Performing Cost Benefit Analysis" 4/18/2017 Safety Evaluation of the NuScale Power, LLC, Licensing Topical Report TR-1015-18653-P, Revi s ion I, 412412017

'Design of Highly Integrated Protection System Platform"

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Safety Evaluation of the License Amendment Request by STX Project Nuclear Operating Company to 5/17/2017 Adopt a Risk-Informed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-191 Consequential Steam Generator Tube Rupture 5/19/2017 Draft Safety Evaluation of PWROG-14001-P, Revision 1, "PRA Model for the Generation Ill 6/19/2017 Westinghouse Shutdown Seal" Browns Ferry Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 Extended Power Uprate 6/19/2017 Int Ltr: Chapters 6, 12, 13, 14, 17, and 19 of the NRC Starrs SER with Open Items Related to the 6/21/2017 Certification of the APR 1400 Design Draft Proposed Rulemaking 10 CFR 73.53, "Req for Cyber Sec at Nuclear Fuel Cycle Fae," Related 6/21/2017 Parts 70,73 & 40, & Draft RG Guide DG-5062,"Cyber Sec Nuclear FCF Int Ltr: Chapters 3, 4, 9, and 15 of the NRC Starrs SER with Open Items Related to the Certification of 712612017 the 1400 Design Report of the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 7/26/2017 Safety Evaluation of the NuScale Power, LLC, Topical Report TR-0815-16497P, "Safety Classification 7/26/2017 of Passive Nuclear Power Plant Electrical Systems," Rev 1 Safety Evaluation for WCAP-17642-P, "Westinghouse Performance Analysis and Design Model 7/27/2017 (PADS)"

Int Ltr: Chapters 7 and 18 of the NRC Starrs SER with Open Items Related to the Certification of the 9/25/2017 APR 1400 Design 17a Open: 0 17 b. C losed : 0 17c. Partially C lose d : 0 17d. To tal 0

Cu rr ent Fiscal Year Next Fiscal Year I 8a(I) Pe rso nn e l Pmts to No n-F ederal Members $1,053,114 $1,034,412 I 8a(2) Personnel Pmt s to Federal Members $0 $0 I 8a(3) Perso nnel Pmt s to Federal Staff $4,639,089 $4,419,639 l 8a(4) Personnel Pmts to No n-memb er Cons ult a nt s $80,701 $80,701 I Sb( I) Trave l a nd Per Diem to No n-Fe dera l Members $470,993 $490,000 I 8b(2) Trave l an d Per Diem to Federal Members $0 $0 I 8b(3) Trave l a nd Per Diem to Federa l S taff $25,338 $27,000 I 8b(4) T rave l and Pe r Diem to No n-M embe r Co ns ult ant s $19,578 $22,000 I 8c.Other(rents, user charge s,grap hi cs, printing,mail etc.) $31,706 $100,000 18d To tal $6,320,519 $6,173,752 19. Fe dera l S taff Support Year s 30.0 28.0 20a. How does th e Co mmittee acco mpli sh 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 responsibilities 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 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 review matters within the scope of its responsibilities. ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available for downloading or viewing on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/#acrs. The ACRS and its Subcommittees held 72 meetings during FY 2017, including 10 Full Committee meetings that were attended by all ACRS members of which there were 8 closed and 30 partially closed meetings. 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

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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. Stakeholders' 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 priorities and schedules to ensure that regulatory matters within its scope of responsibilities 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 self-assessments to improve its effectiveness and efficiency. In FYI 7, the ACRS completed licensing reviews associated with license applications, combine license applications, and license renewals; significant rulemaking activities associated with mitigation strategies for beyond-design-basis-events; power uprate applications; NRC lessons learned activities related to the accident at Fukushima; The NRC safety research program; digital instrumentation and control matters; metallurgy and reactor fuels issues; and probabilistic risk assessments.

20b. How d oes the Co mmitte e ba lan ce its m emb ers hip ?

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 do not have fixed terms.

However, absent unusual circumstances, they do not serve more than three, four year terms. Members are reappointed in excess of this period 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 in 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 provides input to this Panel. During FY 2017, the membership was comprised of individuals with diverse employment backgrounds and included those with expertise 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; digital instrumentation and control; 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 an d relevant are th e Co mmitt ee meeting s?

The ACRS and its Subcommittees held 72 meetings during FY 2017, 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 num her 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. The Full Committee normally meets 10 times a year for 3 days to consider important safety-related nuclear issues, license applications, 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 being considered by the ACRS. 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. 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 and safety-related matters self-initiated in response to ACRS concerns.

20d. Why c an't the ad v ice or information thi s co mmitt ee provi d es be o bt a ined e lsew he re ?

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, extended power uprate amendments, new reactor designs, and rules and regulatory guidance) are dictated by statute or regulation. In addition, functional arrangements exist wherein, upon request, the ACRS provides advice to 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

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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 for stakeholders to express freely their concerns on safety issues and the 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 the safety of NRC-Iicensed facilities, proposed reactor designs, significant regulatory and safety issues, and of providing an opportunity for stakeholder input.

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

According to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c), ACRS meetings can only be closed for the following reasons:* Protect information classified as national security information

• Discuss information relating solely to internal personnel rules and/or practices

• Protect unclassified safeguards information

• Protect proprietary information

• Protect information provided in confidence by a foreign source* Prevent invasion of personal privacy* Prevent disclosure of information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed Agency action

21. Remarks

Designated Federal Officer: Jamila Perry DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Ballinger, Dr. 8/4/2013 8/3/2021 Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Ronald Technology, Cambridge, MA Bley, Dr. Dennis 8/30/2015 8/29/2019 President of Buttonwood Consulting,Inc., Albuquerque, NM C.

Brown Jr., Mr. 4/28/2016 4/27/2020 Senior Advisor for Electrical Systems, BMT Syntek Technologies, Inc.,

Charles H. Arlington, VA Chu, Dr. 6/12/2016 6/11/2020 Consultant to international and domestic clients on nuclear waste Margaret management, nuclear fuel cycle analysis, nonproliferation technologies and nuclear materials management.

Corradini, Dr. 9/7/2014 9/6/2018 Professor and Chair of the Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Michael L. Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Kirchner, Dr. 6/12/2016 6/11/2020 Retired Institutional Liaison Manager for Argonne National Laboratory Walter March-Leuba, 6/12/2016 6/11/2020 Principal of MRU and Associate Professor in the nuclear engineering Dr. Jose department of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Powers, Dr. 6/6/2014 6/5/2018 Retired, Senior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories, Alburquerque, NM Dana A.

Ray, Mr. Harold 6/23/2012 6/22/2020 Retired Chief Executive Vice President, Southern California Edison B Company, Rosemead, CA Rempe, Ms. Joy 10/7/2014 10/6/2018 Principal of Rempe and Associates, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID Riccardella, Dr. 9/1/2013 8/31/2021 Founding Member, Structural Integrity Associates, San Jose, CA Peter Skillman, Mr. 8/21/2015 8/20/2019 President and Principal, Skillman Technical Resources, Hershey, PA Gordon Stetkar, Mr. 9/5/2015 9/4/2019 Principal, Stetkar & Associates, Hot Springs, AR John W.

Sunseri, Mr. 6/12/2016 6/11/2020 Independent nuclear industry consultant in the safe operation of large Matthew commercial reactors

Total Count of Committee Members 14

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3. Co m m itt ee or Sub Co mmitte e 3 b. G SA Co mmitt ee No.

Advisory Committee on theMedical Uses oflsotopes 1102 4. Is thi s ew Durin g Fi sca l ear? 5. C urre nt C h arte r 6. Ex pe cted Ren ewa l D at e 7. E,pec ted Te rm Date No Sa. W as Te rminat ed Durin g Fi sc al Year ? Sb. S pecifi c Termin a ti o n Auth o rity Sc.Ac tual Terminati on Date No 9. Ag enc y Rec o mmendati o n for Ne,t Fi sca l Year I 0a. Le g is lati o n R eq to Te rmin ate? I Ob.L eg islati o n Pending ?

Continue Not Applicable

11. Es ta bli s hm ent A uth o rity 12. S pec ific Est a bli shm ent A uth o rity 13. E ffecti ve Date 14. Co mmitt ee Ty pe 14c. Pres id e nti a l?

No 15. D esc ripti o n o f Co mmitt ee 16a. To tal N umber o f Re p o rts 11 16 b. Re po rt T itl es a nd D at es Yttrium-90 Microsphere Brachytherapy Sources and Devices TheraSpheres Final Report 10/7/2016 Medical Event Reporting for All Modalities Except for Permanent Implant Brachytherapy Draft Report 3/27/2017 Training and Experience Requirements Subcommittee Status Report 4/26/2017 Medical Event Reporting and Impact on Safety Culture Interim Report 4/27/2017 Medical Event Reporting for All Modalities Except for Permanent Implant Brachytherapy Final Report 4/27/2017 Physical Presence Requirements for the Leksell Gamma Knife Icon, Draft Report 8/17/2017 Nursing Mother Guidelines for the Medical Administration of Radioactive Materials, Draft Report 8/18/2017 Comments on the Draft Patient Release SECY Paper, Draft Report 8/18/2017 Medical Event Reporitng and Impact on Medical Licensee Patient Safety Culture, Draft Report 8/18/2017 Medical Event Reporting and Impact on Medical Licensee Patient Safety Culture, Final Report 9/11/2017 Comments on the Draft Patient Release SECY Paper, Final Report 9/11/2017 17a Op e n : 0 17b. C lo se d : 0 17 c. Partially C lose d: 0 17d. T o tal 0

C urre nt Fi sca l Year Next Fiscal Year I Sa ( I ) Per s onn e l Pm ts to No n-F ede ral Me mber s $102,716 $85,000 I Sa(2) Pe rso nnel Pmt s to Fe deral Member s $0 $0 1 Sa(3) Pe rso nnel Pmt s to Federal Sta ff $233,070 $238,275 1Sa(4 ) Perso nn e l Pmt s to No n-m e mb er Co ns ult ant s $0 $0 ISb ( l ) Tra ve l and Per Diem to No n-Fe de ral M emb e rs $28,207 $19,200 1Sb(2) T rave l a nd Per Di e m t o Fe dera l Me mbe rs $0 $0 I Sb(3) T ra ve l a nd Pe r Di e m t o Fe de ral St a ff $4,325 $4,800 I Sb ( 4 ) Trave l a nd Pe r Diem to No n-M emb er Co nsultant s $5,886 $17,435 I Sc. Other ( rents, use r cha rges,gra phi cs, printin g, mail etc.) $0 $0 ISd To tal $374,204 $364,710 19. F ed e ral S taff Supp o rt Yea rs 1.4 1.4 2 0a. H ow d oes the Co mmitt ee ac co mpli sh it s purp ose?

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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 of rule development. When issues that need special emphasis arise, working groups and subcommittees are formed.

20b. How doe s th e C ommitt ee balan c e it s memb ership ?

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.

20 c. How frequ ent and re leva nt a re th e Co mmittee m ee tin gs?

Committee meetings are generally held semi-annually. The committee will hold more frequent meetings when important issues emerge or when issues need timely resolution.

20 d. Wh y can 't th e ad v ice o r in fo rm ation thi s co mmitt ee pro v id es be o bt a in ed e lse wh e re?

The 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 stafrs ability to continue to regulate effectively.

20 e. Why is it necessa ry to cl ose a nd/or parti a ll y close co mmitt ee m ee tin gs?

Meetings are closed to conduct annual ethics briefings, annual allegations training, annual information security awareness training, 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.

2 1. Re m arks

Des ig nated Fe de ral O ffi cer: Mr. Douglas Bollock DFO Co mmitt ee Me mb ers Sta rt End Occ up at io n Alderson MD, Dr. Philip 0. 3/24/2014 3/23/2018 Health Care Administrator Costello, Mr. Francis M. 5/12/2014 3/1/2017 Agreement State Representative Dilsizian MD, Dr. Vasken 5/12/2014 5/11/2018 Nuclear Cardiologist Ennis MD, Dr. Ronald D. 3/18/2015 3/17/2019 Radiation Oncologist Langhorst PhD, Dr. Susan M 9/29/2009 9/28/2017 Radiation Safety Officer Metter MD, Dr. Darlene 3/5/2016 3/4/2020 Diagnostic Radiologist Palestro MD, Dr. Christopher J. 9/22/2011 9/21/2019 Nuclear Medicine Physician Sheetz, Mr. Michael 9/29/2017 9/28/2021 Radiation Safety Officer Suh MD, Dr. John H. 10/18/2010 10/17/2018 Radiation Oncologist Weil, Ms. Laura M. 8/29/2011 8/28/2019 Patients' Rights Advocate Zanzonico PhD, Dr. Pat B. 3/8/2010 3/7/2018 Nuclear Medicine Medical Physicist T ot a l Co unt of Co mmitt ee Me mb e rs II

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Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel 1104 4. l s this New urin g F isc al Year ? 5. C urrent Chart e r 6. Ex p ecte d R e newa l Dat e 7. Ex pec ted Tenn Dat e No Sa. Was T enninated During Sb. S pec ifi c T ennination A uth o rity Sc.A ctual Te rminati on Da te Fiscal Year?

No

9. Age n cy Reco mm e nd a ti o n fo r Ne xt Fisca lY ea r I 0a.Leg is lati o n Req to Te nnin ate? I Ob.Leg is lati o n Pe ndin g?

Continue Not Applicable

11. Es ta bli s hme nt A uth or ity 12. S pecifi c Es t a bli s hm e nt A uth o rity 13. Effecti v e Date 14. Co mmitt ee T yp e 14c. Pres id e ntial ?

No 15. Desc ription o f Co mmitt ee 16a. To ta l N um be r of Rep o rt s 0 l 6 b. Re po rt T itle s and Dat es 17a O pen : 0 17 b. C lo se d : 0 l 7c. Partially Close d : 0 17d. To tal 0

C urrent Fisca l Ye ar N ex t F iscal Ye ar I Sa( I ) Pe rso n ne l P m ts to No n-Fe dera l Me mbe rs $0 $0 I Sa(2) Pe rso nn el Pm ts to Fe dera l Me mb e rs $0 $4,000 I Sa(3) Pe rso nn e l Pmt s to Fed e ral Staff $2,000 $4,000 I Sa(4 ) Pe rso nn e l Pm ts to No n-m e mb e r Co n s ult a nt s $0 $8,000 I Sb ( l ) T rave l a nd Per Di e m t o No n-Fede ra l M emb e rs $0 $0 I Sb (2) Trave l a nd Pe r D ie m t o Fe dera l Me mb ers $0 $0 I Sb(3) Trave l a nd Per Diem to Fe de ral S ta ff $0 $0 I Sb( 4) Trave l an d Per Di e m t o No n-M e mb e r Co nsult a nt s $0 $ 0 I Sc.Ot he r(re n ts, use r charges,gra ph ics, printin g,m a il et c.) $0 $0 I Sd To tal $ 2,000 $ 16,000

19. Fe de ra l Staff S upp o rt Yea rs 0.0 0. 1

20a. How does the Co mmitt ee acco mpli sh its purp ose?

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission relied on the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) for advice and recommendations on the design and operation of the searchable electronic database (Licensing Support Network (LSN)) for documents that were relevant to the licensing of a geologic repository for the storage of high level nuclear waste as defined in 10 CFR 2.1003. The document collection contained electronic copies of all of the material that was used by parties in the NRC's licensing proceeding for a high level radioactive waste repository. The LSN was loaded with more than 3. 7 million documents beginning in FY-2004 and continuing through FY-2011. Document addition continued during FY-2011, however, no committee meetings were held since December 2003. DOE had planned on submitting an application to build a high level waste disposal facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in December 2004, however delays occurred and in the spring of2006 DOE issued a revised schedule. DOE certified their LSN document collection in late 2007 and submitted a License application to the NRC in June 2008. The delay in DO E's program negated any need for LSN meetings during this period. During FY 2010 DOE asked to withdraw the Yucca Mountain License Application pending before the NRC. In FY-2011 through FY2017, Congress did not appropriate any funds for DOE or NRC for the Licensing of the Yucca Mountain Application. NRC shut down the licensing review in FY-2011 and preserved the record of the proceeding. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that presided over the application hearing ordered the parties to submit their LSN document collections to the NRC Secretary for preservation. The LSN system was decommissioned at the close ofFY-2011. Litigation continued before the DC Circuit Court in FY-2012 and in August 2013 the DC Circuit issued a Writ of Mandamus. During FY-2017 the NRC staff worked on documentation of their Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Yucca Mtn repository using carr y over funding. In FY 2017 the Commission authorized moving forward with information gathering activities to prepare for reestablishing a Document system should funding be appropriated for resuming the Adjudicatory Proceeding. a virtual meeting is being planned for FY 2018.

20 b. How does the Co mmitt ee ba lance it s m e m bers hip ?

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The LSNARP is a"Representational Committee" and the membership was balanced by being drawn from among t he full spectrum of parties to NRC's 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 included the nuclear industry, the potential licensee (DOE) and the licensing agency (NRC). Input by these representatives was essential to the success of the LSN project. In preparation for a future meeting, the parties have been requested to designate new members as their representatives.

20c. How fre qu e nt a nd re leva nt ar e th e Co mmitt ee m ee tin gs?

The LSNARP did not meet in FY-2017. Planning for a meeting in FY-2018 was initiated and the organizations represented on the committee were requested to update their representatives' contact information.

20 d. Why ca n't t he adv ice o r in fo rm ati o n thi s co mmitt ee prov id es be ob ta in ed el sew he re?

The Committee was formed as part of a negotiated rulemaking to oversee the operation of the LSN. The advice provided by the state, county and tribal governmental units, together with other parties and potential users of the LSN and EHD, was unique to this particular computer application. It was 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 hands-on users of the LSN.

20e. Why is it necessar y t o cl ose a nd/or pa rti a ll y cl ose co mmitt ee m ee tin gs?

The LSNARP did not hold any closed meetings in FY 2017.

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