ML25115A062
| ML25115A062 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/09/2025 |
| From: | Christian Araguas NRC/RES/DE |
| To: | Keating R, Kulat S, Whittle E American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| Ramon Gascot 4152004 | |
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Mr. Scott Kulat, Chair Executive Committee BPV XI American Society of Mechanical Engineers Mr. Robert Keating, Chair Executive Committee BPV III American Society of Mechanical Engineers Mr. Edgar Whittle, Chair Standard Committee on Qualifications for Authorized Inspections &
Committee on Authorized Inspection Agencies Accreditation American Society of Mechanical Engineers Two Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990
SUBJECT:
LETTER NOMINATING NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS SECTION XI COMMITTEES, SECTION III WORKING GROUPS STANDARD COMMITTEE ON QUALIFICATIONS FOR AUTHORIZED INSPECTIONS, AND COMMITTEE ON AUTHORIZED INSPECTIONS AGENCIES ACCREDITATION
Dear Mr. Kulat,
Mr. Keating & Mr. Whittle:
I would like to nominate and/or renominate several U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to be the authorized NRC representatives or contributing members on various American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) committees, subgroups, and task groups under the Boiler Pressure and Vessel Standard (BPV)Section XI and Working Group on Allowable Stress Criteria BPV Section III, Standard Committee on Qualifications for Authorized Inspections (QAI),
and Committee on Authorized Inspection Agencies (AIA) Accreditation. Enclosure 1 lists the NRC staff nominated as authorized NRC representatives or alternates. Those nominees that do not yet have the ASME PF-1 and PAF forms on file, have been instructed to submit those forms directly to ASME upon issuance of this letter.
If not yet granted, we request that individuals listed in Enclosures 1 be given access to C&S Connect. The NRC acknowledges that, for those identified members or alternates participating on voting committees, only one of those individuals is permitted to vote on a given ballot.
In accordance with the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-119, Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities, dated January 27, 2016, the participation on a committee of an NRC-authorized representative does not connote agency agreement with, or endorsement of, decisions reached by the committee, or of standards approved and published as a result of the May 9, 2025
S. Kulat et al.
2 committees efforts. Agency representatives participating on consensus standards developing groups will, to the extent possible, ascertain the views of the agency on matters of interest and will express views that are consistent with established agency views.
However, the NRCs endorsement of these standards, if desired by the NRC, would be part of a separate activity such as incorporation by reference into rulemaking or endorsement in an NRC regulatory guide.
Correspondence to these nominated individuals should be addressed to:
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: [NRC Staff Name]
Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Contact information for the nominated individuals is provided in Enclosure 2.
Thank you very much for providing the NRC with the opportunity to participate in the work of your committees.
Sincerely, Christian Araguas, NRC Standards Executive Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
Enclosures:
- 1. Proposed NRC Membership Revisions to the ASME Section XI, and WG on Section III
- 2. Contact Information cc: Kathryn Hyam, Director ASME Nuclear, Clean Energy, Power, and Facilities Codes and Standards Dan Lamond, Chair ASME Executive Committee BPV XI Daniel Miro-Quesada, Staff Secretary ASME Section XI Signed by Araguas, Christian on 05/09/25
S. Kulat et al.
3 Michael McMurtrey, Secretary ASME Working Group on Allowable Stress Criteria Adam Maslowski, Staff Secretary ASME Section III Richard Wright, Chair ASME Working Group on Allowable Stress Criteria Dr. Parvan Chavdarov, Vice Chair ASME Committee on AIA Accreditation & Standard Committee on QAI Andy Huihang Ruan, Staff Secretary ASME Committee on AIA Accreditation & Standard Committee on QAI
- Proposed NRC Membership Revisions to the ASME Section XI BPV and Section III Working Groups Previous NRC Staff Assignments Changes to NRC Staff Assignments Organization Name Rep Alt Name Status (1)
Rep Alt ASME Section XI, BPV Working Group on Flaw Evaluation Michael Benson
Michael Benson Steven Levitus NC N
Working Group MANDE Margaret Audrain Bruce Lin
C
ASME/ JSME Working Group on RIM Processes and System Based Code Bruce Lin
Working Group on Procedure Qualification and Volumetric Examination Carol Nove Bruce Lin
Stephen Cumblidge Bruce Lin Carol Nove N
R R
Working Group on General Requirements Kerri Kavanagh
Kerri Kavanagh Yamir Díaz-Castillo NC N
Task Group Evaluation Procedures for Degraded Buried Pipes David Rudland
Subgroup Nondestructive Examination Stephen Cumblidge Carol Nove
Stephen Cumblidge Carol Nove NC R
Task Group Repair by Carbon Fiber Composites Carol Nove
Working Group on Risk-Informed Activities Matthew Homiack
Matthew Homiack Stephen Cumblidge R
N
ASME Section III Working Groups Working Group on Allowable Stress Criteria Ryan Bass
Ryan Bass NC
Subgroup Materials, Fabrication, and Examination (MF&E)
Steven Levitus Robert Davis John Wise N
N NC
Standards Committee on Qualification for Authorized Inspection (QAI)
Committee on Qualification for Authorized Inspection Yamir Díaz-Castillo Michael Fitzgerald
Yamir Díaz-Castillo Michael Fitzgerald Yiu Law NC R
N
2 Committee on Authorized Inspection Agencies (AIA) Accreditation Committee on Authorized Inspection Agencies Accreditation Yiu Law Michael Fitzgerald
Yiu Law Michael Fitzgerald Yamir Díaz-Castillo NC R
N
(1)
Status - C - change in appointment status, CM - contributing member, N - new appointment, R - remove from group, NC - no change
- Contact Information Name NRC Organization Email Phone Michael Benson NRR/DNRL/NVIB michael.benson@nrc.gov 301-415-2425 Margaret Audrain NRR/DANU/UTB1 margaret.audrain@nrc.gov 301-415-2133 Yamir Díaz-Castillo NRR/DRO/IQVB yamir.diaz-castillo@nrc.gov 301-415-2228 Bruce Lin NRR/DANU/UTB2 bruce.lin@nrc.gov 301-415-2446 Stephen Cumblidge NRR/DNRL/NPHP stephen.cumblidge@nrc.gov 301-415-2823 Kerri Kavanagh NRR/DRO/IQVB kerri.kavanagh@nrc.gov 301-415-3743 Yiu Law NRR/DRO/IQVB yiu.law@nrc.gov 301-415-0523 David Rudland NRR/DNRL david.rudland@nrc.gov 301-415-1896 Steven Levitus NRR/DNRL/NVIB steven.levitus@nrc.gov 301-415-8041 Robert Davis NRR/DNRL/NPHP robert.davis@nrc.gov 301-415-4028 John Wise NRR/DNRL john.wise@nrc.gov 301-415-8085 Ryan Bass NRR/DANU/UTB2 ryann.bass@nrc.gov 301-415-0206
3 LETTER NOMINATING NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS SECTION XI COMMITTEES, SECTION III WORKING GROUPS STANDARD COMMITTEE ON QUALIFICATIONS FOR AUTHORIZED INSPECTIONS, AND COMMITTEE ON AUTHORIZED INSPECTIONS AGENCIES ACCREDITATION, DATED MAY 9, 2025 DISTRIBUTION:
Michael Benson Bruce Lin Yiu Law Dave Rudland Stephen Cumblidge Kerri Kavanagh Kamal Manoly Jason Tokey Steven Levitus Robert Davis John Wise Yamir Díaz-Castillo Margaret Audrain ADAMS Accession Number: ML25115A062
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DATE Apr 25, 2025 Apr 28, 2025 Apr 28, 2025 Apr 28, 2025 OFFICE NRR/DNRL RES/DE NAME MSampson SLee for CAraguas DATE May 8, 2025 May 9, 2025