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2012 Annual Report - Review of Federal Advisory Committee

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. ..... Page 1 of 6 2012 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee Committee Menu

11 /14/2012 2: 16:08 PM I Department or Agency 2. Fisca l Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2012 3 . Committee o r SubComm ittee 3b . GSA Committee No .

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 207

4 . I s this New During Fiscal Year? 5. Current C harter 6. Expected Renewal Date 7. Expec ted Te rm Date No 12 /10/2010 12 /10/2012 8a . Was Terminated During FY  ? 8b . Specific Termination Authority Sc .Actual Termination Date No

CJ . Age nc y Recommendation for Next FY I Oa .Legislation R eq to Terminate  ? 1 Ob.Leg isla tion Pending?

Continue No

11 . Estab lishment Au thority Statutory (Congress Created)

12 . Specific Establishment Autho rity I 3 . Effective Date 14 . Commi ttee Type 14c . Presidential?

42 U.S.C. Sect. 2039 & 2232 1/1/1957 Continuing No

15. D esc ription of Committee Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

16a . Tota l Number of Reports 40 16b . Report Titles and Dates Initial ACRS Review of 1) The NRC Near Term Task Force Report on Fukushima and 2) Staffs 10/13 /2011 Recommended Actions to be Taken Without Delay Draft Final Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.82, "Water Sources for Long-Term Recirculation Cooling 10/17/2011 Following a Loss-of-Coolant Accident," Revision 4 Enhancing the Fuel Cycle Oversight Process 10/17 /2011 ACRS Review of Starrs Prioritization of Recommended Actions to be Taken in Response to Fukushima 11 1812011 Lessons Learned (SECY-I 1-0137)

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Extended Power Uprate Application 11/10/2011 Draft Fin Rev 6 of Standard Rev Plan Br Tech Position 7-19,Guidance for Eval of Div & Defense-in 11/14/2011 Depth in Digital Computer-Based lnstru & Ctrl System Report on the Safety Aspects of the Progress Energy Florida, Inc. Combined License Application for 12/7/2011 Levy Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Proposed Requirements for ITAAC Maintenance and Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.215, "Guidance I 2/8/2011 for ITAAC Closure Under JO CFR Part 62" Res to 10/28 /1, EDO Letter ACRS Recommendations Topical Rpt NEDC-33173P, Supplement 2, Parts 1211212011 I, 2, &3, "Analysis of Gamma Scan Data & Removal ofSLMCPR Margin" Revised Branch Technical Position on Concentration Averaging and Encapsulation of Low-Level I 2/13/2011 Radioactive Waste Proposed Draft Rule for JO CFR 50.46c, "Emergency Core Cooling System Performance During Loss 1/26/2012 of-Coolant Accidents" Draft JO CFR 50.54(f) Letter on Implementation of the Near-Term Task Force Recommendations from 2/15/2012 the Fukushima Daiichi Event Draft Final Revision I to Regulatory Guide 1.93, "Availability of Electric Power Sources" 2/16/2012 Response to 2/27 /12 Letter Regarding Final Disposition of Fukushima-Related ACRS 3 /13/2012 Recommendations in Letters dated October 13, 2011 and November 8,2011 ACRS Review of Proposed Orders in Response to Fukushima Lessons Learned (SECY-12-0025) 3/14/2012 Chapters 6, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, & 18 Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Associated with U.S. 3 /15/2012 Evolutionary Power Reactor Design Certification Application Fin SER Associated with the Florida Power and Light Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4, 3/20/2012 License Amendment Request for an Extended Power Uprate Extremely Low Probability of Rupture Project 4/23/2012 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Columbia Generating Station 4/24/2012 Response to the January 24, 2012 , EDO Letter Regarding the Progress Energy Florida Combined 4/25 /2012

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License Application for Levy Nuclear Plant, Units I and 2 Chapters 6, 7, 15, & 18 of the SER with Open Items Associated with the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power 4/25/2012 Plant, Unit 3, Combined License Application Spent Fuel Pool Scoping Study 4/25/2012 Draft Commission Paper, "Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework for New Reactors" 4/26/2012 Review and Evaluation of the NRC Safety Research Program, NUREG-1635, Volume IO 4/30/2012 State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analysis (SOARCA) Project 5/15/2012 Draft Final NUREG-1921, (EPRI Report 1023001), "EPRI/NRC-RES Fire Human Reliability Analysis 511712012 Guidelines Chapters 3, 9, 14, and 19 of the Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Associated with the U.S. 18/2012 Evolutionary Power Reactor Design Certification Application 5/

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit I, Extended Power Uprate License Amendment Request 6/18/2012 Proposed Revision I to Regulatory Guide 1.192, "Operation and Maintenance Code Case Acceptability, 611812012 ASME OM Code" NRC Staffs Draft Plans and Status Summaries for Tier 3 Japan Lessons Learned Recommendations 6/19/2012 Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with the Florida Power and Light St. Lucie, Unit I, License 612012012 Amendment Request for an Extended Power Uprate Draft Interim Staff Guidance Documents in Support of Tier I Orders 7/17/2012 Draft Final NUREG-1934 (EPRI 1023259) , "Nuclear Power Plant Fire Modeling Analysis Guidelines 7/17/2012 (NPP FIRE MAG)"

SECY-12-0081, "Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework for New Reactors" 7/17/2012 Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with the Florida Power and Light St. Lucie, Unit 2, License 712312012 Amendment Request for an Extended Power Rate Technical Information Needs Affecting Potential Regulation of Extended Storage and Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel 9/11/2012 Chapters 5, 8, IO, 11 and 12 of the SER with Open Items for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, 911812012 Units 3 and 4, US-APWR Reference Combine License Application Interim Staff Guidance 8, Revision 3, "Burn up Credit in the Criticality Safety Analyses of PWR Spent 9/18/2012 Fuel in Transportation and Storage Casks" Chapter 9 of the Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items for the US-APWR Design Certification 9/18/2012 Application Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1290 (Proposed Revision of Regulatory Guide 1.59), "Design-Basis Floods 912512012 for Nuclear Power Plants" 17a Open : 71 17b . C losed 4 17c . Partially Closed : 3 17d . Total Meetings 78 Mee tin g Purposes and Dates

Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 10/4/2011 10/4/2011 ABWR 10/4/20 II 10/4/20 II Planning and Procedures I 0/5/20 I I 10/5/2011 Power Uprates 10/5/201 I 10/5/2011 Plant Operations and Fire Protection 10/5/201 I 10/5/2011 587th Full Committee 10/6/20 II I 0/8/2011 APIO00 10/18/2011 10/19/2011 Plant License Renewal 10/19/2011 10/19/2011 US APWR 10/20 /201 I 10/20/201 I ESBWR 10/21/201 I 10/21/201 I Future Plant Designs 11 /2/20 II 11 /2/20 II Planning and Procedures 11 /2/201 I 11/2/2011 588th Full Committee 11/3/2011 11/5/2011 EPR 11/14/201 I 11 /15 /2011 Planning and Procedures (w /Commissioners) 11 /29 /2011 11/29/201 I Planning and Procedures 11 /29 /2011 11/29/2011 APWR 11/30/2011 11/30/2011 Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena 11 /30/2011 11 /30/201 I

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ESBWR 11/30/2011 11 /30/2011 589th Full Committee 12/1/2011 12/3/2011 Reliability and PRA 12 /14/2011 12/14/2011 Power Uprates 12/14/2011 12/14 /2011 Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels 12/15/2011 12 /15/2011 Plant Operations and Fire Protection 12 /15/2011 12 /15/2011 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 1/18/2012 1/18/2012 Planning and Procedures 1/18/2012 1/18/2012 590th Full Committee 1/19/2012 1/20/2012 Regulatory Policies and Practices 2/8/2012 2/8/2012 Planning and Procedures 2/8/2012 2/8/2012 591st Full Committee 2/9/2012 2/11/2012 EPR 2 /21/2012 2/23/2012 Power Uprates 2/24/2012 2/24/2012 Reliability and PRA 3 /6/2012 3/6/2012 Regulatory Policies and Practices 3 /6/2012 3/6/2012 Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels 3 /6/2012 3/6/2012 Reliability and PRA 3/7/2012 3/7/2012 Planning and Procedures 3 /7/2012 3 /7/2012 592nd Full Committee 3 /8/2012 3/10/2012 Reliablity and PRA 3/21/2012 3 /21 /2012 US APWR 3 /22 /2012 3 /23 /2012 Planning and Procedures 4/11/2012 4/11/20 I 2 Planning and Procedures (ACRS Retreat) 4/11/2012 4/11/2012 593rd Full Committee 4/12 /2012 4/13/2012 Regulatory Policies and Practices 4/25 /2012 4/25/2012 Power Uprates 4/26 /2012 4/26/2012 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 4/27 /2012 4/27 /2012 Reliability and PRA 5/8/2012 5/8/2012 Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena 5/8/2012 5/9/2012 Planning and Procedures 5/9/2012 5/9/2012 594th Full Committee 5/10/2012 5/12 /2012 Fukushima (Lessons Learned Task Force) 5/22 /2012 5/22 /2012 Fukushima (Disposition of NTTF Tier 3 Recommendations) 5/22 /2012 5/23 /2012 Power Uprates 5/24 /2012 5/24 /2012 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 6/5/2012 6/5/2012 Planning and Procedures 6/5/2012 6/5/2012 595th Full Committee 6/6/2012 6/8/2012 Reliability and PRA 6/19/2012 6/19/2012 Fukushima 6/20/2012 6/20/2012 Power Uprates 6/22 /2012 6/22 /2012 US APWR 7/9/2012 7/10/2012 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 7/10/2012 7/10/2012 Plant License Renewal 7/10/2012 7/10/2012 Planning and Procedures 7/10/2012 7/10/2012 Regulatory Policies and Practices 7/10/2012 7 /10/2012 596th Full Commitee 7/11/2012 7/13 /2012 596th Full Commitee 7/11 /2012 7/13/2012 Reliability and PRA 7/26/2012 7/27/2012 Fukushima (Seismic Hazards) 8/15/2012 8/15/2012 Fukushima (NTTF Recommendation 1) 8/15/2012 8/15/2012

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8/16/2012 8/16/2012 Plant License Renewal 9/5/2012 9/5/2012 Fukushima 9/5/2012 9/5/2012 Planning and Procedures 9/5/2012 9/5/2012 597th Full Commitee 9/6/2012 9/8/2012 Regulatory Policies and Practices 9/18/2012 9/18/2012 Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials (Spent Fuel 9/18/2012 9/18/2012 Transportation Risk Assessment)

Plant License Renewal 9/19/2012 9/19/2012 US APWR 9/20 /2012 9/20 /2012

Current Fiscal Y ea r Next Fiscal Year I 8a( I ) Personn el Pmts to No n-F edera l M emb ers $964,077 $970,000

I 8a(2) Personnel Pm ts to Fe deral Members $0 $0

I 8a(3) Personnel Pm ts to Federal Staff $3,357,486 $3,675,440

I 8a(4) Personnel Pmts to No n -member Consu ltan ts $184,135 $184,135

I 8b( I) Travel and Per Diem to No n-Federa l Members $429,003 $450,453

I 8b(2) Travel a n d Per Diem to Federal M em bers $0 $0

I 8b(3) Travel a nd Per Diem 10 Federa l Staff $27,875 $29,269

I 8b(4) Trave l and Per Diem to Non-Member Cons u ltants $33,318 $33,318

I 8c .Other(rent s, u ser charges ,grap hics , printing,mai I etc.) $266,691 $251,000

18d Total $5,262,585 $5,593,615

19. Federal Staff Sup port Years 37.0 37.0

20a . How does the Committee accompl ish 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 78 meetings during FY 2012, including 11 Full Committee meetings that were attended by all ACRS members of which 3 were 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 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. The focus of the ACRS work during FY 2012 includes review of: license renewal applications; power uprate applications; design certification applications for the US Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR) and the Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR); amendments to the certified designs for the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR), digital instrumentation and control matters, pressurized water reactor sump performance issues, fuel cycle oversight processes; license applications for New Reactors; Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Fire Protection, and events at the Fukushima Dai-ichi site.

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20b . H ow does the Com m ittee b a la n ce its m em be rship?

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 2012, 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; health physics; 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 Ho w frequ ent a nd releva nt ar e the Co mmittee m ee tings?

The ACRS and its Subcommittees held 78 meetings during FY 2012, of which 11 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.

The Full Committee normally meets IO 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 . W hy ca n 't the advice o r in fo rm a tio n this com m ittee provides b e o bt a ined elsew here?

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 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-licensed facilities, proposed reactor designs, significant regulatory and safety issues, and of providing an opportunity for stakeholder input.

20e. Wh y is it n ecessary to c lose a nd/o r pa rtia lly close co mmi ttee m ee tings?

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 https  ://Vvww .fido .gov /facadatabase /rptannualreport.asp 11/14/ 2012 Page 6 of 6

information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed Agency action

21 . Remarks None

De sig nated Federal Official: Jamila Perry DFO Comm ittee Me mb ers Start End Occupati on Memb er Designation Abdel-Khalik, 9/7/2010 5/31/2012 Southern Nuclear Distinguished Professor, George W. Special Dr. Said I. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Government Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Employee (SGE)

Armijo, Dr. 3 /9/2010 3 /8/2014 Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Special Joseph S. University of Nevada, Reno, NV Government Employee (SGE)

Banerjee, Dr. 7/26/2010 7/25 /2014 Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Special Sanjoy Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Government Technologies, The Grove School of Engineering at the City Employee (SGE)

College of New York, NY Bley, Dr. 8/30/2011 8/29/2015 President of Buttonwood Consulting,lnc., Oakton, VA Special Dennis C. Government Employee (SGE)

Brown Jr. , 4/28 /2012 4/27 /2016 Senior Advisor for Electrical Systems, BMT Syntek Special Mr. Charles Technologies, Inc., Arlington, VA Government H. Employee (SGE)

Corradini, 9/7/2010 9/6/2014 Professor and Chairman of Department of Engineering Special Dr. Michael L. Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Government Employee (SGE)

Powers, Dr. 6/6/2010 6/5/2014 Senior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories, Special Dana A. Alburquerque, NM Government Employee (SGE)

Ray, Mr. 6/23/2012 6/22 /2016 Retired Chief Executive Vice President, Southern Special Harold B California Edison Company, Rosemead, CA Government Employee (SGE)

Rempe, Ms. 10 /7/2010 10/6/2014 Directorate Fellow, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Special Joy Falls, ID Government Employee (SGE)

Ryan, Dr. 7/6/2012 7/5/2016 Principal, Michael T. Ryan and Associates, LLC, Special Michael T Lexington , SC Government Employee (SGE)

Schultz, Dr. 1/9/2012 1/8/2016 Consultant, International Atomic Energy Agency; Retired Special Steven Engineering Manager, Nuclear Design Duke Energy Government Corporation, Charlotte, NC Employee (SGE)

Shack, Dr. 8/1/2009 7/31/2013 Retired Associate Director, Energy Technology Division, Special William J. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL Government Employee (SGE)

Sieber, Mr. 7/12 /2011 7/11 /2015 Retired Senior Vice-President, Nuclear Power Division, Special John D. Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, PA Government Employee (SGE)

Skillman, Mr. 8/21 /2011 8/20 /2015 President and Principal, Skillman Technical Resources, Special Gordon Hershey, PA Government Employee (SGE)

Stetkar, Mr. 9/5/2011 9/4/2015 Principal, Stetkar & Associates, Lake Forest, CA Special John W. Government Employee (SGE)

Total Count of Committee Members 15

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Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel 1104

4 . I s this New D ur ing Fisca l Yea r0 5. C urrent C ha rter 6 . Ex pected Ren ew al D a te 7. Ex pected Te rm D a te No 12 /3/ 2010 12 /3/2012 8a . Was T ermi n a ted Dur ing FY  ? 8b. Spec ific T ermin a tion A u thor ity Sc .Ac tu a l Te rmin a tio n D a te No 42 u.s.c. 2201 9 Agency Recom m endatio n for Nex t FY I 0a Leg islatio n Req to T ermin a te? I Ob Leg islatio n P end ing  ?

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12 . Specific Establ ish m ent A u thority 13. Effective Date 14. Co mmittee Type 14c. Pres ident ial?

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15 . Description of Committee Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

I 6a . Tota l N u mbe r of R eports No Reports for this Fiscal Year.

I 7d . To ta l Meetings No Meetings for this Fiscal Year.

C ur ren t Fisca l Yea r Next Fiscal Ye a r I Sa( I ) Perso nne l Pm ts to No n -Federa l Members $0 $0

I 8a(2) Perso n ne l Pmts to Federal Member s $0 $0

I 8a(3) Personnel Pm ts to Federa l Staff $0 $0

I 8a(4) Personn el Pmt s to No n- memb er Consu ltants $0 $0

J 8b( I) Tra ve l a nd Per Diem to Non-Federa l Membe rs $0 $0

I 8b(2) Trave l and Per D iem to Federa l Mem be rs $0 $0

I 8b(3) Trave l and Per Diem to Federa l Staff $0 $0

J 8b(4) Travel a nd Per Diem to Non-Member Consu ltants $0 $0

18c Other(ren ts, u ser chargcs ,grap hics ,printing ,mai l etc) $0 $0

I8d To ta l $0 $0

I 9 . Federa l Staff Su pport Y ea rs 0.0 0.0

20a . How does the Committee accomp lish its pur po se?

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 million documents begining in FY-2004 and continuing through FY-201 I. 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 occured 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 and FY-2012, Congress did not appropisate any funds for DOE or NRC for the Licenseing 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 decom issioned at the close of FY-2011. Litigation continued before the DC Circuit Court in FY - 2012.

20b . H ow does the Committee bala n ce its me m be rship?

The membership of the LSN ARP was balanced by being drawn from among the 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 count y governments of both Nevada and California, Indian https  ://www. fid o.g o v /fa ca databa se /rptannualreport .a sp 11 /06 /2012 Page 2 of 2

tribes (represented b y 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 r e presentatives was essential to the success of the LSN project.

20c . How freq ue nt a nd relevant a re the Co m mi ttee m ee tings?

The LSNARP did not meet in FY-2012. The need for additional meetings of the LSNARP will be determined based upon the outcome of Court action and Congres s ional appropiations.

20d . W hy ca n't the a dv ice o r in fo rm a tion this co mmittee provides be ob ta ined elsewhe re?

The Committee was formed as part ofa negotiated rulemaking to oversee the operation of the LSN. The advice provided by the state, county and tribal governmental units, together with other 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 considered 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.

20e . W hy is ,t n ecessary to c lose a nd/or pa rtia lly c lose c ommitt ee m ee tings?

The LSNARP did not hold any closed meetings in FY 2012.

21 . Rema rks In FY-2012, Congress did not appropisate any funds for DOE or NRC for the Licenseing of the Yucca Mountain Application. At the close of the FY-2012 year, Litigation continued before the DC Circuit Court and the future need for the Committee remained uncertain.

D esigna ted Federa l Officia l Dr. Andrew L Bates DFO

Committee Me m be rs Start End Occ up a tio n M embe r Designa tio n Bates , Andrew L 6/15/2000 9/30/2012 US Nuclear Regulatory Regular Government Commission Employee (RGE)

Brandt, Jo y 10/1/2000 9/30/2012 Lander County, Nevada Representative Clark, Ray 7/1/1999 9/30/2012 US EPA Ex Officio Frishman , Steve 7/1/1999 9/30/2012 State Of Nevada Representative Holden , Robert 7/1/1999 9/30/2012 National Congress of American Representative Indians Johnson , Abby 10/15/2003 9/30/2012 Eureka County, Nevada Representative Kall , Alan 7/1/1999 9/30/2012 Churchill County, Nevada Representative Kraft , Steven 1/1/1998 9/30/2012 Nuclear Energy Institute - Energy Representative Coalition Leake , Harr y 6/1/2002 9/30/2012 US Departmant of Energ y Regular Government Emplo y ee (RGE)

Mathias, Linda 10/1/2001 9/30/2012 Mineral County, Nevada Representative McCorkell , George 10/1/2000 9/30/2012 Esmeralda County, Nevada Representative Murphy, Malach y 12 /18/1989 9/30/2012 Nye County, Nevada Representative Pitts , Jason 10/1/2001 9/30/2012 Lincoln County, Nevada Representative Remus , Andrew 10/1/2001 9/30/2012 Inyo Count y , Nevada Representative Simom, Mike 10/15/2003 9/30/2012 White Pine County Nevada Representative Swanson , David 10/1/2009 9/30/2012 Nye County, Nevada Representative Treichel, Judy 1/1/1998 9/30/2012 Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Representative Force von Tresenhau s en , 7/1/2001 9/30/2012 Clark County, Nevada Representative Engelbrech

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

Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes 1102

4 Is this New Durin g Fisca l Year? 5. C urrent C harter 6. Expec ted R en ewa l Dat e 7. Expected Term Date No 3/ 14/ 2012 3/14 / 2014 8a . Wa s Terminated Dur ing FY  ? 8b . Spec ific T erm in a tion Authority Sc .Actu a l Term ina tion Date No 42 u.s.c. 2201 9 . Agency Recomm endation fo r Next FY I 0a. L eg islation R eq to T erminat e? I Ob . Legislatio n Pending  ?

Continue No

11 Estab lishm ent Authority Agency Authority

12. Spec ific Estab lishm ent Aut hor ity I 3 . Effective D a te 14 . Co mmittee Type 14 c . Pres idential?

42 u.s.c. 2201 7/1/1958 Continuing No

15. De scription of Co mm ittee Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

I 6a . Tota l Number of R eports 3

16b . Report Titles and Dates Permanent Implant Brachytherapy Final Report 10/ 18/2 011 Permanent Implant Brachytherapy Revised Final Report 2/7/ 2012 Electronic Signatures Report 4/ 16/ 2012

17a O pen  : 4 17b . Closed 0 17c . Partially Closed

• 2 17d . Total Meetings 6 M ee ting Purpo ses and Dates

ACMUI Teleconference 10/ 18/2011 10/ 18 / 2011 ACMUI Teleconference 12 / 15 / 2011 12 / 15/2011 ACMUI Teleconference 2/7/ 2012 2/7/ 2012 ACMUI Meeting 4/ 16/ 2012 4/ 17/ 2012 ACMUI Teleconference 7/ 9/ 2012 7/ 9/ 2012 ACMUI Meeting 9/ 20 / 2012 9/ 21 / 2012

Current Fisca l Y ea r N ext Fiscal Year I Sa( I ) Personne l Pmts to Non -F ederal M emb ers $102,824 $103,000

I 8a(2) Perso nn el Pmts to Federal Members $0 $0

I 8a(3) Perso nn el Pmts to Federa l Staff $249,061 $250,000

I 8a(4) Personne l Pmt s to Non-member Co nsult ants $0 $0

I 8b( I) T rave l a nd Per Diem to No n-F edera l Members $31,506 $32,000

i 8b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federa l Mem bers $0 $0

I 8b(3) Travel and Per D iem t o Federal Staff $4,442 $4,500

I 8b(4) Travel a nd Per D iem to Non-Member Co ns ultant s $0 $0

I 8c .O ther(rents, us er c ha rges,grap hics ,printing,mail etc) $0 $0

18d Total $387,833 $389,500

I 9 . Federal Staff Support Years 1.6 1.6

20a. How do es the Committee a ccompli sh its purpose  ?

The NRC staff believes that licensees, the general public, and medical professionals benefit when recognized ex perts 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 summar y 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 http s: //www.fido.gov /facadatabase /rptannualreport .asp 1 1/06 /2012 Page 2 of 2

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 does the Co mmittee balanc e its m emb 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 com position.

20c . H ow frequent and releva nt are the Com mittee m ee tings?

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 . Wh y can't the advice or inform atio n this co mmittee provides be obtain ed elsew here?

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 staffs ability to continue to regulate effectively.

20e . Wh y is it n ecessary to c lose a nd/o r partially close co mmittee m ee tings?

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.

2 1 Remarks

D es ignated Federa l Official: Mr. Christian E Einberg DFO

Commi ttee Memb ers Start End Occupat ion M emb er Designation Bailey, Ms. Darice G. 3 /26 /2012 3/26/2016 State Government Representative Special Government Employee (SGE)

Guiberteau, Dr. 1/10/2011 1/10/2015 Diagnostic Radiologist Special Government Milton J. Employee (SGE)

Langhorst, Dr. Susan 9/28/2009 9/28 /2013 Radiation Safety Officer Special Government M. Employee (SGE)

Malmud , Dr. Leon S. 5/20 /2002 5/20/2013 Health Care Administrator Special Government Employee (SGE)

Mattmuller, Mr . 3 /30/2008 3/30/2016 Nuclear Pharmacist Special Government Steven R. Employee (SGE)

Palestro , Dr. 9/22 /2011 9/22 /2015 Nuclear Medicine Physician Special Government Christopher J. Employee (SGE)

Suh, Dr. Jon H. 10 /18 /2010 10 /17 /2014 Radiation Oncologist Special Government Employee (SGE)

Suleiman, Dr. Orhan 1/1/2004 1/1/2014 Food and Drug Administration Regular Government H. Representative Employee (RGE)

Thomadsen , Dr. Bruce 10/15/2007 10/15 /20 I 5 Medical Physicist - Therapy Special Government R. Employee (SGE)

Yan Decker, Dr. 10/3/2005 10/3/2013 Nuclear Cardiologist Special Government William A. Employee (SGE)

Weil, Ms. Laura M. 8/29 /2011 8/29/2015 Patients' Rights Advocate Special Government Employee (SGE)

Welsh, Dr. James S. 2/25 /2007 2/25 /2015 Radiation Oncologist Special Government Employee (SGE)

Zanzonico, Dr. Pat B. 3 /8/2010 3 /8/2014 Nuclear Medicine Medical Physicist Special Government Employee (SGE)

Total Count of Committee Membe rs 13

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