ML26058A215

20260227 NRC 2026 Membership Balance Plan

ML26058A215
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Issue date:	02/27/2026
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Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes Membership Balance Plan

1. Committee Name: Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI or the Committee)

2. Authority. Established pursuant to Section 161(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, (42 U.S.C § 2201(a)) as an NRC discretionary committee in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, (5 U.S.C. § 1001 et.

seq).

3. Objectives and Scope of Activities. The Committee advises the NRC and its Director, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs (MSST),

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), on policy and technical issues that arise in the regulation of the medical uses of radioactive material.

4. Points of View. With the exception of one regular Government employee representing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, members are appointed by the Director, NMSS as Special Government Employees. The Committee consists of 13 members, including health care professionals in diverse specialties representative of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of medicine, medical administration, patient care advocacy, and an Agreement State representative. The NRC and ACMUI conduct a biennial evaluation of the Committee, which in part assesses the composition of the Committee, including specialties, to ensure that the points of view represented in the Committee support NRCs role in the regulation of byproduct material in medicine. The membership balance for the Committee is not static and may change, depending on the work of the Committee.

5. Broad Outreach. During the Committee membership selection process, the NRC ensures that members come from a broad range of licensee types. The applicants for ACMUIs postings include individuals with a variety of professional, technical, and personal backgrounds.

6. Candidate Selection. Public announcements and Federal Register notices are published seeking candidates for vacancies on the Committee. Professional Societies are also contacted and encouraged to nominate candidates and solicit interest from their members. Applicant resumes are reviewed by a selection panel and, after notifying the Commission, the Director, MSST appoints members based upon the selection panels recommendations. The term of an appointment to the ACMUI is 4 years, and the Commission has determined that no member may serve more than 2 consecutive terms (8 consecutive years), unless otherwise approved by the Commission.

7. Subcommittee Balance. Subcommittee balance is achieved in the same manner as full committee balance, utilizing health care professionals in varied specialties who represent diagnostic and therapeutic applications of medicine, medical administration, and patient care advocacy pertinent to the issues being considered by the subcommittee.

8. Date Prepared/Updated. February 2026