ML25043A365
| ML25043A365 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/12/2025 |
| From: | Marissa Bailey, Walter Kirchner, Scott Moore Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
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| Download: ML25043A365 (1) | |
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ACRS Chairs Expectations for Meeting Behaviors July 2024 The ACRS Leadership Teams expectations for meeting behaviors (Chairs Expectations) support our Bylaws and apply to members, consultants, ACRS staff, NRC staff, applicants, licensees, and members of the public. There are many expressed expectations in sections 1.0, 6.0, 9.0, and 10.0 of our Bylaws that we need to follow in all our work. Notably, our Bylaws, in part, state:
Members (who are appointed as Special Government Employees) are expected to conform to all Federal regulations applicable thereto, as well as to the relevant NRC rules and regulations.
They are also expected to meet the highest professional standards of competence, integrity, objectivity, and collegial respect in upholding the reputation of the Committee..
and The Chair has both the authority and the responsibility to maintain order and decorum and may recess the meeting until a later time if these are threatened. The Chair may also request the ejection of any person who ignores warnings and continues to address subjects not under discussion by the Committee, or who otherwise interferes with the orderly conduct of Committee business.
The terms professional standards and decorum are the specific terms we want to clarify with expectations.
All individuals will be treated with respect meaning:
We do not attack individuals for their views, we engage the issue.
We do not direct derogatory remarks, profanity, or insults at an individual or their views.
We allow individuals to freely express their views and do not cut them off while speaking.
We uphold the professional reputation of the ACRS meaning:
We use relevant facts and verifiable information to make our points.
We focus on issues and not the individual or organization who is presenting the subject matter.
We strive to be civil and collegial while expressing our diverse opinions.
We use the process of adding comments to ACRS reports as a privilege and not a leverage tool.
It is the responsibility of all ACRS members and support staff to enforce these expectations with each other. Everyone is free to speak up if you think these expectations for professionalism and decorum are not being met. The Chair of an ACRS meeting has both the authority and responsibility for maintaining order and decorum (Bylaws 1.4 and 6.8). The Designated Federal Officers for our meetings have an added responsibility in accordance with 10 CFR Part 7.11(d)(2) to adjourn a meeting of the Committee when such adjournment is in the public interest, which may include instances when these expectations are not being met.
All ACRS members who seek reappointment will be assessed on whether and how the member has met the expectations outlined above, per Commission direction in SRM-COMSECY-20-0019.