ML24059A211

2003 Annual Report - Review of Federal Advisory Committee

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2003 Current FY Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee Committee Menu

ll/24/200311:29:39 AM I. Department or Agency 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2003

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

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 207 4 . Is this New During Fiscal Year? 5. Current Charter 6. Expected Renewal Date 7 . Expected Term Date No 12/19/2002 12/19/2004 Sa. Was Terminated During FY? Sb. Specific Termination Authority Sc.Actual Termination Date No

9. Agency Recommendati o n for Next FY !Oa.Legislation Req to Terminate  ? !Ob.Legislation Pending?

Continue No

11. Establishment Authority Statutory(Congress Created) 12 . Specific Establishment Authority 13. Effective Date 14. Committee Typ e 14c. Presidential?

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

15. Description of Committee Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board 16a. Total Number of Reports 34 16b. Report Titl es and Dates Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1120 and Standard Review Plan Section 15.0.2 Concerning NRC Reviews 10/1/2002 of Transient and Accident Analysis Methods Confirmatory Research Program on High-Burnup Fuel 10/17/2002 Draft Report, "Guidance for Performance-Based Regulations" 10/17/2002 Recommendations Prop. by RES for Resolving GSI-189, Susceptability of Ice Condenser & Mark III 11/13/2002 Contnmnts to Early Failure fm Hydrogen Combustion During Severe ..

Draft Commission Paper on Policy Issues Related to Non-Light-Water Reactor Designs 12/13/2002 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Applications for the North Anna Power /stations 12/18/2002 Units 1&2 and the Surry Power Station Units 1&2 Framatome ANP S-RELAP5 Realistic Large-Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident Code 12/20/2002 Draft Final American Nuclear Society External Events Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methodology 12/20/2002 Standard Draft Final Regulatoty Guide DG-1077, "Guidance for Environmental Qualification of 2/14/2003 Microprocessor-Based Equipment Important to Safety in Nuclear Power Plants" Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the McGuire Nuclear Station 2/14/2003 Units 1&2 and Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1&2 Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-191, Assessment of Debris Accumulation on PWR Sump 2/20/2003 Performance Pressurized Thermal Shock (PTS) Reevaluation Project: Technical Bases for Potential Revision to PTS 2/21/2003 Screening Criteria Draft Review Standard, RS-002, Processing Applications for Early Site Permits 3/12/2003 Reactor Oversight Process 3/13/2003 Draft Final Regulatory Guide DG-1119, Guidelines for Evaluating Electromagnetic and Radio 3/13/2003 Frequency in Safety Related Instrumentation and Control Systems Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the Peach Bottom Atomic Power 3/14/2003 Station Units 2&3 Proposed NRC Generic Letter 2003-XX: Control Room Habitability 4/17/2003 Draft Final Risk-Informed Revision to 10 CFR 50.44, "Combustible Gas Control in Containment" 4/21/2003

Prop. Resolution of Public Comments on Draft Reg. Guide DG-1122, An Approach for Determining the 412112003

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Technical Adequacy of PRA Results for Risk-Informed Activities NUREG/CR-6813, Issues and Recommendations for Advancement of PRA Technology in Risk 4/29/2003 Informed Decision Making Improvement of the Quality of Risk Information for Regulatory Decisionmaking 5/16/2003 Vessel Head Penetration Cracking and Reactor Pressure Vessel Degradation 5/16/2003 Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.178 and Standard Review Plan Section 3.9.8 for Risk-Informed 5/16/2003 Inservice Inspection of Piping NUREG-1635 Vol. 5, Review and Evaluation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Safety Research 5/31/2003 Program, A Report to the USNRC Update to License Renewal Guidance Documents: Response to Staff Requirements Memorandum 6/24/2003 Dated July 17, 2002 Safety Culture 7/16/2003 Proposed Criteria for the Treatment of Individual Requirements in a Regulatory Analysis 7/17/2003 Security of Nuclear Facilities 7/18/2003 Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Application for the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant Units 911712003 1 and2 Draft Final Regulatory Guide X.XXX, An Approach for Determining the Technical Adequacy of PRA 912212003 Results for Risk-Informed Activities Draft Final Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.53, "Application of the Single Failure Criterion to Safety 912212003 Systems" Draft Final Review Standard for Extended Power Uprates, RS-001 9/24/2003 Proposed Recommendations for Resolving Generic Issue 186, "Potential Risk and Consequences of Heavy Load Drops in Nuclear Power Plants" 9/24/2003 Draft Final Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.82, "Water Sources for Long-Term Recirculation Cooling 913012003 Following a Loss-of-Coolant Accident"

17a O pe n: 46 17b. C lo sed : 4 17c. P artia lly C lose d  : 9 17d . T o tal Meeti ngs 59 Meet in g Purp oses and D ates

Plant License Renewal Subcommittee 10/8/2002 10/8/2002 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 10/9/2002 10/9/2002 Reactor Fuels Subcommittee 10/9/2002 10/9/2002 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 10/9/2002 10/9/2002 496th Full Committee 10/10/2002 10/12/2002 Workshop on Nuclear Regulatory Decisionmaking Process 10/15/200210/18/2002 Tour of Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility 10/21/2002 10/21/2002 Meeting with SKB-SKI Representatives and Tour of 10/21/2002 10/23/2002 Storage Facilities Quadripartite Meeting 10/23/2002 10/25/2002 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee 10/30/2002 10/30/2002 Safeguards & Security Subcommittee 10/31/2002 10/31/2002 Joint Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment and 11/1/2002 11/1/2002 Plant Operations Subcommittees Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 11/5/2002 11/5/2002 Safety Research Program Subcommittee 11/6/2002 11/6/2002 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 11/6/2002 11/6/2002 497th Full Committee 11n 12002 111912002 Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 11/12/2002 11/14/2002 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 12/4/2002 12/4/2002 Safety Research Program Subcommittee 12/4/2002 12/4/2002 498th Full Committee 121512002 12n 12002

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Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 12/11/2002 12/12/2002 Joint Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment and 1/21/2003 1/21/2003 Plant Operations Subcommittees Safety Research Program Subcommittee 1/22/2003 1/22/2003 Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee 1/22/2003 1/22/2003 Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee 1/23/2003 1/24/2003 Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 2/4/2003 2/4/2003 Materials & Metallurgy Subcommittee 2/5/2003 2/5/2003 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 2/5/2003 2/5/2003 499th Full Committee 2/6/2003 2/8/2003 Symposim on Role of Advisory Committee in Nuclear 3/4/2003 3/5/2003 Regulation and Safety 500th Full Committee 3/6/2003 3/8/2003 Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 3/19/2003 3/20/2003 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee 4/9/2003 4/9/2003 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 4/9/2003 4/9/2003 501st Full Committee 4/10/2003 4/12/2003 Reactor Fuels Subcommittee 4/21/2003 4/21/2003 Materials & Metallurgy Subcommittee 4/22/2003 4/23/2003 Safeguards & Security Subcommittee 4/24/2003 4/24/2003 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 5/7/2003 5/7/2003 Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee 5/7/2003 5/7/2003 502nd Full Committee 5/7/2003 5/9/2003 Safeguards & Security Subcommittee 5/21/2003 5/23/2003 Peach Bottom Site Visit 6/9/2003 6/9/2003 Plant Operations Subcommittee 6/10/2003 6/10/2003 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee 6/11/2003 6/11/2003 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 6/11/2003 6/11/2003 503rd Full Committee 6/12/2003 6/13/2003 Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 7/8/2003 7/3/2003 Joint Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment and 7/8/2003 7/8/2003 Plant Operations Subcommittees Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 7/8/2003 7/9/2003 504th Full Committee 7/9/2003 7/11/2003 Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 7/16/2003 7/17/2003 Future Plant Designs Subcommittee 7/17/2003 7/18/2003 Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee 8/19/2003 8/20/2003 Fire Protection Subcommittee 9/9/2003 9/9/2003 Planning & Procedures Subcommittee 9/10/2003 9/10/2003 505th Full Committee 9/10/2003 9/13/2003 Reactor Fuels Subcommittee 9/29/2003 9/30/2003 Plant License Renewal Subcommittee 9/30/2003 9/30/2003

C urre nt Fi sc al Year Next Fisc al Year 18a( l ) Perso nn el Pmt s to No n-Fede ral Memb ers $592,054 $616,920 18a(2) Perso nn e l Pmt s to Federal Mem be rs $0 $0 I 8 a(3) Perso nn e l Pmt s to Fede ral St aff $1,879,876 $1,958,831 18a(4) Perso nn e l Pmt s to No n-m emb er Co ns ult a nts $39,996 $31,984 I 8b( I ) Tra ve l and Pe r Di em t o No n-Fede ral M e mb e rs $279 ,466 $279,466 I 8 b(2) Tr av el a nd Pe r D ie m to Fed e ral Memb ers $0 $0

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l 8b (3) Trave l and Per Di em to Federal S taff $34,141 $37 ,555 18b(4) Trave l an d Pe r Di e m t o Non- Memb er Consult ants $25,050 $18,685 18c .O th e r(rents ,use r c harges, graphic s ,print ing, m ai l etc .) $397,390 $397,390 18d T o tal $3,247,973 $3,340,831

19. Federal St aff Support Ye ars 22.3 23.3

20a . How doe s th e Committ ee ac compli sh it s purp ose?

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 responsibility 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 work on matters within the scope of the ACRS responsibilities. ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available for downloading or viewing on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-nn/adams .html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. The ACRS and its subcommittees held 53 meetings during FY 2003, including 10 Full Committee meetings that were attended by all ACRS members. In addition, the ACRS held a symposium on role of advisory committees in nuclear regulation and safety. 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. Stakeholder 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 plans and schedules to ensure that regulatory matters within its scope of responsibility are being properly addressed and within its resources, and on schedules that are consistent with the needs of its stakeholders. 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 formal self assessments to improve its effectiveness and efficiency. A report is provided to the Commission on the outcome of this process. The focus of the ACRS work during FY 2003 was on risk-informed and performance-based regulatory initiatives, license renewal applications, review standard for extended core power uprates, framework for advanced reactor licensing, early site permit review standard, future plant designs, reactor oversight process, reactor vessel head penetration cracking and reactor vessel head degradation, pressurized water reactor sump performance, safeguards and security matters, improvement of the quality of risk information for regulatory decisionmaking , probabilistic risk assessment quality, safety culture, and the NRC safety research program.

20b. How does the Committ ee balance its me mb ership  ?

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 are appointed for 4-year terms and, absent unusual circumstances, do not serve more than three terms. Members are reappointed at the end of a 4-year term 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 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 normally provides input to this Panel. During FY 2003 , the membership was comprised of indi v iduals with diverse employment backgrounds and included those experienced 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; material s and metallurgy; and thermal-hydraulics and computational fluid dynamics. The diversity of viewpoints represented by current members is based on special

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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 and relevant are the Committee meetings?

The ACRS and its subcommittees held 53 meetings during FY 2003, 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 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.

All of the Committee members normally meet 10 times a year for 3 or 4 days in Full Committee meetings, to consider important safety-related nuclear issues, 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. These meetings are utilized to make efficient use of Committee resources.

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. The self-assessment conducted by the ACRS for its CY 2002 and CY 2003 activities involved collection of input from a variety of stakeholders. This information was used to assess the relevance of ACRS activities. 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 matters within the ACRS scope of responsibility.

20d. Why can 1 the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?

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, core power uprates, advanced reactor designs, safeguards and security issues, and rules and regulations) are dictated by statute or regulation. In addition, functional arrangements exist wherein, upon request, the ACRS also provides advice to the U.S. Navy, 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 to stakeholders to express freely their concerns on safety issues and 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 reactor facilities, proposed reactor designs, significant regulatory issues, and other significant safety issues, and of an opportunity for stakeholder input.

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

During this period, the Committee held 10 full Committee meetings and one special symposium. Of these 10 meetings, 5 meetings were partially closed to protect proprietary information (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 1 to discuss information classified as national security information as well as unclassified safeguards information (5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(l) and (3), and 3 meetings were completely closed to discuss information classified as national security information as well as unclassified safeguards information (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(l) and (3).

21. Remarks None

Designated Federal Official  : Michele S Kelton DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Apostolakis, Dr. 6/4/1995 6/2/2007 Professor, Nuclear Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of George E. Technology

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Bonaca, Dr. 1/6/1999 1/5/2007 Retired, Director , Nuclear Engineering Department, Northeast Utilities Mario V.

Ford, Dr. Peter 3/23/2001 3/22/2005 Consultant and retired Program Manager, General Electric Research and F. Development Center Kress, Dr. 9/4/1991 9/3/2007 Retired, Head of Applied Systems Technology Section, Oak Ridge National Thomas S. Laboratory Leitch, Mr. 7/10/2000 7/9/2004 Retired, Vice-President, Limerick Generating Station, PECO Energy; GrahamB. Retired Vice-President, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co., Member, Offisite Safety Review Committee, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Powers,Dr. 6/6/1994 6/5/2006 Senior Scientist, Nuclear Facilities Safety Department, Sandia National Dana A. Laboratories Ransom, Dr. 3/2/2002 3/6/2006 Professor Emeritus, Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering Victor H.

Rosen, Mr. 6/12/2001 6/11/2005 Retired, Manager, Risk Management and Industry Relations, STP Nuclear Stephen L. Operating Company at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Shack, Dr. 8/1/1993 7/31/2005 Associate Director, Energy Technology Division, Argonne National William J. Laboratory Sieber, Mr. John 7/12/1999 7/11/2007 Retired, Senior Vice-President, Nuclear Power Division, Duquesne Light D. Company Wallis, Dr. 1/23/1998 1/22/2006 Retired, Professor, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College GrahamB.

Total Count of Committee Members 11

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3. C ommi tt ee or S u bC omm ittee 3b . GSA Comm ittee No.

Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes 1102

4. Is thi s Ne w Du rin g Fi sca l Year? 5. C urre nt C h a n e r 6. Expect ed Re new al Dat e 7. Exp ected T enn Da te No 9/25/2003 3/20/2004 3/20/2004 8a. Was Te n n in a ted Dur ing FY? 8b. Sp ecific Te rmination Au th or ity Sc. Actua l T ermination Dat e No 42 u.s.c. 2201 9 . Agency Recomm e ndation fo r Nex t FY I0a.L eg is la tion Req to Term in a te? I Ob .Le gi slat ion Pe nd ing?

Continue No

11. Es tab li shme n t Au tho ri ty Agency Authority

12. Sp ec ifi c Establi s hm e nt Auth o rit y 13. Effectiv e Dat e 14 . C ommi tt ee T y pe 14c. Pres id e ntia i0 42 u.s.c. 2201 7/1/1958 Continuing No

15 . Des crip tio n of C ommitt ee Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board 16a . To tal Num be r of Re po n s 3

16b. Re pon T it les and Dates Minutes of October 28, 2002 Meeting 1/14/2003 Minutes of the May 20-21, 2003 Meeting 7/20/2003 Minutes of the July 17, 2003 Meeting 9/17/2003 17a Ope n: 1 17b . C lo sed  : 1 17c . Pani a ll y C losed: 1 17d . T ota l Mee tings 3 Mee ting Purpo ses a nd Dates

To discuss various medical-related issues and initiatives. 10/28/2002 10/28/2002 Discussion of internal administrative matters and s afeguards information (closed session) and discussion of 5/20/2003 5/21/2003 various medical-related issues and initiatives.

This was a teleconference meeting in which the Agreement States and the NRC/ACMUI engaged in detailed discussion of the NRC staff's draft amendments to the training and experience (T &E) requirements for 7/17/2003 7/17/2003 Authorized Users (A Us), Authorized Medical Ph y sicists (A MPs), Authorized Nuclear Pharmacists (ANPs ), and Radiation Safety Officers (RSOs). This meeting was closed due to the predecisional nature of the discussion.

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20a. How do es the Committee accompli sh it s purpo se?

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

20b. Ho w does th e Com mitt ee balanc e it s membership?

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.

20c. How fr eq ue nt and re lev ant are th e Committee m ee ting s?

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 th e advice or infomia ti on thi s comm itt ee pro v id es be obtained elsewhe re?

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 staff's ability to continue to regulate effectively.

20e. Wh y is it necessary to clo se and/or pa rtially close committee m ee tin gs?

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. Rema rk s None

Designated Fed era l Official: Mr. Thomas H Essig DFO Committee Me mb ers Start End Occupation Cerqueira M.D., Dr. Manuel D. 5/13/1998 9/30/2004 Nuclear Cardiologist Diamond M.D., Dr. David A. 11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Radiation Oncologist Eggli M.D. , Dr. Douglas F. 4/11/2002 4/11/2005 Nuclear Medicine Physician Hess, Ms. Maureen 1/1/2003 1/1/2006 Food and Drug Administration Representative Hobson , Ms. Nekita 5/13/1998 9/30/2004 Patient Advocate Lieto, Mr. Ralph P. 9/27/2001 9/27/2004 Medical Physicist-Nuclear Medicine Malmud M.D., Dr. Leon S. 9/27/2001 9/27/2004 Hospital Administrator McBurney, Ms. Ruth 5/13/1998 9/30/2004 State Representative Nag M.D., Dr. Subir 11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Radiation Oncologist Schwarz M.S., Ms. Sally W. 11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Nuclear Pharmacist Vetter Ph.D., Dr. Richard J. 11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Radiation Safety Officer Williamson Ph.D., Dr. Jeffrey F. 11/8/2000 9/30/2006 Therapy Physicist Total Coun t of Commi tt ee Members 12

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3. Committee or Subcommittee 3b. GSA Committee No .

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste 1100

4. Is this New During Fiscal Year? 5. Current Charter 6. Expected Renewal Date 7 . Expected Term Date No 7/17/2002 7/17/2004 Sa. Was Terminated During FY? Sb. Specific Termination Authority Sc.Actual Termination Date No 42 u.s.c. 2201

9. Agency Recommendation for Next FY !Oa.Legislation Reg to Terminate? !Ob.Legislation Pending?

Continue No

11. Establishment Authority Agency Authority

12. Specific Establishment Authority 13. Effective Date 14. Commi11ee Type 14c. Presidential?

42 u.s.c. 2201 1/6/1988 Continuing No

15. Description of Committee Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board 16a. Total Number of Reports 9

16b. Report Titles and Dates Orphan Sources 10/17/2002 Capabilities of Engineered and Natural Barriers 12/6/2002 ACNW Meeting in Nevada, September 23-26, 2002 12/13/2002 Review and Evaluation of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Waste Safety Research Program 12/30/2002 Transportation Working Group Meeting ln/2003 Comments on the National Academies' Study, "One Step At A Time: The Staged Development of 6/9/2003 Geologic Repositories for High-Level Radioactive Wastes" Total System Performance Assessment Working Group Session, March 25-26, 2003 6/12/2003 Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004 Action Plan for the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste 6/23/2003 High-Level Waste: Risk-Significance Ranking of Agreements and the Use of Risk Information to 8/13/2003 Resolve Issues 17a Open: 16 17b. Closed: 0 17c . Partially Closed: 0 17d. Total Meetings 16 Meeting Purposes and Dates

138th Full Committee & Workshop on Transportation of 11/19/2002 11/21/2002 Nuclear Materials Planning & Procedures 11/20/2002 11/20/2002 Planning & Procedures 12/17/2002 12/17/2002 139th Full Committee 12/17/2002 12/19/2002 Planning & Procedures 3/25/2003 3/25/2003 140th Full Committee and Working Group on NRC and DOE Performance Assessments: Assumptions and 3/25/2003 3/27/2003 Differences Planning & Procedures 4/22/2003 4/22/2003 141st Full Committee 4/22/2003 4/23/2003 Planning & Procedures 5/28/2003 5/28/2003 142nd Full Committee 5/28/2003 5/30/2003 Planning & Procedures 6/24/2003 6/24/2003

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20a . How does th e Committ ee acc omplish its purp ose?

The Committee reports to and provides the Commission with independent review of and advice on technical matters related to nuclear waste management. The bases of ACNW reviews include 10 CFR Parts 61, 63, 71, and 72, and other applicable regulations and legislative mandates. The ACNW undertakes studies and activities related to the transportation, storage, and disposal of high- and low-level radioactive waste, including the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel; materials safety; decommissioning; application of risk-informed and performance-based regulations; and evaluation of licensing documents, rules, regulatory guidance, and other issues, as requested by the Commission. The Committee interacts with representatives of the public, NRC, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, other Federal agencies, State and local agencies, Native American Nations, and private, international, and other affected organizations as appropriate to fulfill its responsibilities. The Committee issues written reports, providing advice on matters within its scope of responsibility and meets periodically with the Commissioners in public meetings to discuss issues of mutual interest. The focus of the ACNW work during FY 2003 has been on the proposed high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, and on issues related to the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. The ACNW members are chosen for their technical expertise relevant to waste management issues important to the Commission. Consultants are used on occasion to augment the expertise of the ACNW members in specific areas. The Committee has a full-time staff that provides technical support, administrative services, and assures compliance with FACA requirements. ACNW working groups, comprised of the ACNW members and consultants with the appropriate expertise, are used on occasion to address specific technical issues in depth. These working groups meet in public meetings and their activities are also conducted under FACA requirements. Stakeholder participation in ACNW meetings is encouraged and routinely occurs.

ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available for downloading or viewing on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. The ACNW issues an Action Plan for Commission approval and conducts a self assessment which includes the use of extensive stakeholder input. The ACNW conducts ongoing reviews of its plans and schedules to assure that it properly addresses regulatory matters within its scope of responsibility and on schedules that are consistent with the needs of its stakeholders. Input from the Commission, the NRC staff, and affected stakeholders is used in this process. A Memorandum of Understanding with the NRC staff provides a framework for interactions between the ACNW and the staff.

20b . Ho w does th e Co mm itt ee b alance it s me mb e rs hip  ?

The Commission appoints ACNW members with the scientific and engineering expertise needed to address the waste management issues of importance to the Commission . Members are sought who can provide an independent perspective on waste management issues, and who possess outstanding scientific and technical ability , balanced and mature judgment, and a willingness to devote the time required to carry out the timely completion of the Committee's work. Members are appointed for 4-year terms and, absent unusual circumstances, do not serve more than two terms. Members are reappointed at the end of a 4-year term only if there is a compelling continuing need for their expertise. Vacancies in the ACNW 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 the

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press. Recommendations to the Commission as to the selection of qualified candidates from this pool are made by the ACNW Member Candidate Screening Panel. The ACNW members normally provide input to this Panel. The diversity of viewpoints represented by current members is based on special fields of interest, professional experience, and technical expertise. These member attributes provide the Committee with the balance of highly qualified technical expertise and diverse perspectives necessary to effectively carry out the Committee's statutory requirements. At the end of FY 2003, the Committee included two members from academia, one member from a national laboratory, and two members from private industry. During FY 2003, the ACNW included members experienced in radioactive waste management, chemistry, health physics, nuclear engineering, risk assessment, environmental engineering, performance assessment, hydrology, research , and technical management. There has been a systematic effort to obtain members with backgrounds that can address the difficult and diverse questions associated with radioactive waste management. This concentration of the relevant scientific proficiency within the Committee, together with a diversity of viewpoints and perspectives, provides assurance that adequate, independent, and open discussion and analysis of the potential hazards associated with the management of nuclear waste can take place .

20c. How frequent and re le v ant are th e Committ ee meetings  ?

Normally, all ACNW members meet 8 times a year for 2-3 days in Committee meetings. In FY 2003, the ACNW held 8 Committee meetings. The number of meetings held is directly related to the scope of NRC's efforts on the high-level waste geologic repository and other issues involving waste management, the number of criteria , guides, and technical positions referred to the ACNW for review and comment, the number of special reviews requested by the NRC staff, and the number of important topics of concern to the Committee and its stakeholders. The A CNW Action Plan for Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004 formed the basis for the selection of issues to be addressed during its 2003 meetings. The Committee intends to meet once each year in the vicinity of Yucca Mountain in Nevada to provide an opportunity for local stakeholders to participate in its meetings. Such a meeting was held on November 19 and 20, 2003. The written reports that contain the ACNW's advice are issued during Committee meetings. When resources are available, the ACNW holds working group meetings on particularly complex issues.

At these meetings, additional time and expertise can be brought to bear on an issue and the subject developed for the Committee consideration. Reviews are conducted during each Committee meeting to assess the relevance of proposed meetings and review topics, resource needs, and the priority of each activity. These assessments have the benefit of input from the Commission, NRC's Executive Director for Operations (EDO), and other stakeholders.

The ACNW also conducts a self assessment once every 2 years. These self assessments involve collection of input from a variety of stakeholders. This information is used to assess the relevance of ACNW activities. All ACNW meetings for this reporting period addressed matters delineated in the ACNW's Action Plan, specific requests from either the Commission or the EDO, or other important regulatory matters within the ACNW's scope of responsibility.

20d . Why can 't th e ad v ice or inform atio n thi s co mm itt ee provi des be obt ained elsew he re?

The ACNW is an independent body of recognized experts in the field of nuclear waste management whose mandate is to provide the Commission with independent advice. The ACNW provides the public assurance that an independent technical review and evaluation of nuclear waste safety issues is accomplished and an opportunity for public input is assured. Decisions relating to waste management that are expected to be before the Commission include the licensing of the proposed Yucca Mountain high-level waste repository, the West Valley Demonstration Project and West Valley Site and other site decommissionings, nuclear reactor decommissioning, and low-level waste management. The Commission has its own expert staff of NRC employees on whom it relies in its day-to-day operations. However, the Commission has no other advisory committee with the broadly based expertise of the ACNW that could be called upon for independent and informed assessment of safety issues related to high- and low-level waste management. In addition, since members are part-time advisors with other interests and activities in related fields, they provide a breadth of exper ience, an independent perspective on issues, and technical knowledge that is not duplicated by the NRC staff. The ACNW provides the Commission with both an independent, critical review of high-level regulatory issues under consideration by the NRC and independent technical insights on important matters needing Commission attention. In addition, a standing committee such as the ACNW, supported by a technical staff, remains currently informed with respect to nuclear waste issues of importance to the Commission, including NRC-sponsored safety research, and provides an informed, collegial judgment regarding these issues that would not be obtained by use of individual part-time consultants on a case by-case basis.

20e . Why is it necessary to cl ose and/or parti all y cl os e co mmitt ee me etings  ?

During this period, the Committee held 8 Full Committee meetings. All portions of these meetings were open to public attendance.

2 1. Remar ks NONE

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Designated Federal Official: Michele Kelton DFO Committee Members Start End Occupation Garrick, Dr. B. 3/6/1994 6/30/2007 Consultant John Hornberger, Dr. 9/23/1996 6/30/2004 Professor, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia GeorgeM.

Levenson, Mr. 5/l 7 /2000 10/10/2003 Consultant Milton Ryan, Dr. Michael 6/26/2002 6/25/2006 Consultant T.

Weiner, Dr. Ruth 9/15/2003 9/14/2007 Consultant Wymer,Dr. 10/11/1997 3/30/2003 Retired, Distinguished Scientist in the International Technology RaymondG. Programs Division of Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.

Total Count of Committee Members 6

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12/1/2003 4:10:04 PM I. Department or Agency 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2003

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

Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel 1104 4 . Is this New During Fiscal Year? 5. Current Charter 6. Expected Renewal Date 7. Expected Term Date No 12/12/2002 12/12/2004 12/14/2006 8a. Was Terminated During FY? 8b. Specific Termination Authority Sc .Actual Termination Date No 42 u.s.c. 2201 9 . Agency Recommendation for Next FY !Oa.Legislation Req to Terminate? I Ob.Legislation Pending?

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11. Establishment Authority Agency Authority

12. Specific Establishment Authority 13. Effective Date 14. Committee Type 14c. Presidential?

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15 . Description of Committee Non Scientific Program Advisory Board 16a. Total Number of Reports 1

16b. Report Titles and Dates Report/Transcript of June 3, 2003 Meeting 6/3/2003

17aOpen: 1 17b. Closed: 0 17c . Partially Closed: 0 17d . Total Meetings 1 Meeting Purposes and Dates

Review Alternatives and Proposed Guidelines for submitti?g electroni~ documents through N_RC's 61312003 S:00:00 AM 6/3/2003 5:00:00 PM Electromc Information Exchange for the High Level Waste Adjudicatory Proceeding

Current Fiscal Year Next Fiscal Year l 8a(l) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members $0 $0 l 8a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members $6,000 $8,000 l 8a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff $6,000 $8,000 18a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants $0 $0 l 8b(l) Travel and Per Diem to Non -Federal Members $0 $1,000 l 8b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members $4,857 $7,000

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18c.Other(rents ,user charges,graphics ,printing ,mail etc .) $2,692 $3,000 18d Total $19,549 $29,000

19. Federal Staff Support Years 0.0 0.0

20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission relies on the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) for advice and recommendations on the design and operation of the searchable electronic database (Licensinf Support Network (LSN)) for documents that will relevant to the licensing of a geologic repository for the storage of high level nuclear waste. The document collection will contain electronic copies of all of the material that will be used by parties in the NRC's licensing proceeding for a high level radioactive waste repository. The LSN is in operation and has been loaded with approximately 10,000 documents as of the end of FY-2003. During the year the Committee provided advice on guidelines to electronically transmit large and complex documents. DOE also

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advised that estimates of the size of its document collection had risen from 10,000 to 3 - 4 million and the LSN is now being re-configured to accomidate the increased volumn. Document loading should be completed by June 2004 in anticipation of the Department of Energy's submittal of a License Application in December 2004.

20b. How does th e Committ ee balance it s me mb ership ?

The membership of the LSNARP is balanced by being drawn from among the full spectrum of potential parties to NRC's anticipated 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 the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task force. It also includes the nuclear industry, the potential licensee (DOE) and the licensing agency (NRC). Input by these representatives is essential to the success of the LSN project. During this year an effort was made to bring additional tribal representation to the Committee.

20c . How fr equ ent and re lev ant are th e Co mmitt ee m ee tings?

The full LSNARP met once on June 3, 2003 in Las Vegas to review guidelines and possible rule changes for electronic submittals of adjudicatory material to the HL W proceeding when it starts. During the year, the LSN Administrator also met with individual representatives of the potential parties to the HL W proceeding to assist in their setting up local document repositories that could be accessed by the LSN.

20d . Why can 't the advice or information this committ ee provides be obtained elsewher e?

The advice provided by the state , county and tribal governmental units, together with other potential users of the LSN, is unique to this particular computer application. It is 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 future hands-on users of the LSN. During this reporting period, the Licensing Support Network became fully operational and the Advisory Review Panel began to address implementational and operational issues and rule changes the appear to be necessary to accomidate the state of the electronic document processing capabilities of the NRC and potential parties.

20e. Wh y is it nec e ssary to clo se and/or partially close co mmitt ee m ee ting s?

The LSSARP did not hold any closed meetings in FY 2003.

2 1. Re m arks NONE

Des ign ated Fe deral Officia l: Dr. Andrew L Bates DFO Com mitt ee Mem bers Start End Occ up atio n Bates, Andrew L 6/15/2000 9/30/2006 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bradshaw, Les 1/15/1993 9/30/2006 .,...Nye County, Nevada Brandt,Joy 10/1/2000 9/30/2006 "'l.,ander County, Nevada Clark , Ray 7/1/1999 9/30/2006 US EPA Fiorenzi, Leonard 7/1/1999 9/30/2006 ~ ureka County, Nevada Frishman, Steve 7/1/1999 9/30/2006 .... State Of Nevada Graser, Daniel 10/1/1999 5/31/2003 US Nuclear regulatory Commission Holden , Robert 7/1/1999 9/30/2006 National Congress of American Indians -

Kalt, Alan 7/1/1999 9/30/2006 ....-Churchill County, Nevada Kraft, Steven 1/1/1998 9/30/2006 ~ uclear Energy Institute - Energy Coalition Larson, Josie 10/1/2002 9/30/2006 "'W hite Plan County, Nevada Leake, Harry 6/1/2002 9/30/2006 US Departmant of Energy Linehan,John 6/1/2003 9/30/2006 U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mathias, Linda 10/1/2001 9/30/2006 v Mineral County, Nevada McCorkell, George 10/1/2000 9/30/2006 v Esmeralda County, Nevada Murphy, Malachy 12/18/1989 9/30/2006 ye County, Nevada Pitts, Jason 10/1/2001 9/30/2006 ..-i,incoln County, Nevada Remus, Andrew 10/1/2001 9/30/2006 Inyo County, Nevada Treichel, Judy 1/1/1998 9/30/2006 Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force von Tresenhausen, Engelbrech 7/1/2001 9/30/2006 Clark County Nevada Total Count of Committ ee Me mb ers 20

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3. Com mittee or S ubComm ittee 3b. GSA Comm ittee No.

PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR SOURCE TERM MODELING 13888 4 . Is this New During Fi sca l Year? 5. Current C han er 6. Expect ed Re newa l Date 7. Expected Term Date Yes 10/10/2002 10/10/2004 9/30/2004 Sa. W as Terminat ed During FY? Sb. S pecific Term in a ti on Authority Sc.Actua l Terminat ion Date No 42 u.s.c. 2201

9. Agency Reconunendatio n for Next FY  ! 0a.Legis lation Req to Terminate? I Ob.Legis lation Pending  ?

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11. Estab li shm e nt Authority Agency Authority

12. Specific Establi slunent Authority 13. Effec ti ve Dat e 14 . Conunit tee Typ e 14c . Pres idential?

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I 5. Des cription of Committee Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board I 6a. Total Number of Re ports 1

I 6b. Repon Titles and Date s Peer Review Committee Report for "NRC Spent Fuel Source Term Guidance Document" 9/30/2003

17a Open: 0 17b. C lo sed: 4 17c. Pania ll y C losed: 0 17d. Total Mee tings 4 Meet in g Purpose s a nd Dates

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The Committee reviewed SNL activities and aided SNL in development of guidance documents on source terms to assist the NRC in evaluations of the impact of specific 4/8/2003 4/9/2003 terrorist activities targeted at a range of spent fuel storage casks and radioactive material transport packages including those for spent fuel.

The Committee reviewed SNL activities and aided SNL in development of guidance documents on source terms that will assist the NRC in evaluations of the impact of specific 9/16/2003 9/18/2003 terrorist activities targeted at a range of spent fuel storage casks and radioactive material (RAM) transport packages.

The Committee reviewed Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) activities and aided SNL in development of guidance documents for estimating source terms resulting from 9/25/2003 9/26/2003 sabotage attacks on spent fuel transportation and storage containers.

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18b(I) T rave l and Per Diem to Non-Federa l Members $27 ,355 $30,000 I 8b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federa l Membe rs $0 $10,000 18b(3) Trave l a nd Pe r Diem to Federa l Staff $0 $0 I 8b(4) Trave l and Pe r Diem to No n- Member Consul ta n ts $0 $0 18c .O th er(rents, u se r c harges,grap hi cs , printin g,ma il e tc.) $0 $0 18d To ta l $295,538 $340,000

I 9. Fede ra l S t aff S u pport Yea rs 0.3 0.3

20a. H ow does the Comm ittee accom pl is h it s p u rp ose?

The Committee will develop guidance documents that will assist the NRC in evaluating the impact of specific terrorist activities targeted at a range of spent fuel storage casks and radioactive material (RAM) transport packages, including spent fuel. The guidance will provide the NRC the bases for improving the allocation of resources for protecting radioactive materials and for responding to terrorist attacks.

20b. How does th e Com mitt ee ba la nce it s membe rshi p?

Membership on the committee will be balanced to obtain the range of scientific and technical expertise needed to calculte and develop guidelines for radioacctive source terms (radiation doses and contamination). The expertise needed includes individuals with experience in structural, nuclear, and thermal engineering , fuel performance and source term evaluations, consequence analyses , weapons and explosives , and transportation of radioactive material.

20c . How frequen t and re levant are the Committee mee ti ngs?

It is estimated that the full Committee will meet 6 times a year with approximately 4 working group meetings each year.

20d. Wh y can't the advice or infonna ti on thi s comm ittee prov ides be ob ta in ed e lsew here?

The range of wxpertise needed by the committee in explosives, military weapons structural, nuclear , and thermal engineering, fuel performance and source term evaluations, and consequence analyses is not available within the NRC.

20e. Wh y is it necessary to c lose and/or partia ll y close comm ittee meeti ngs?

Meetings will be closed to discuss classified material related to national security.

2 1. Remarks None

Designated Federa l Official: TBD Committee Membe rs Start End Occ u pa t ion Anderson, Charles 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 SwRI Baker, Ernie 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 ARDEC Beyer , Carl 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 PNNL Darrow, Elizabeth 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 USEC Einziger, Robert E 10/10/2003 9/30/2004 Independent Consultant Haschke, John 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 LLNL Holm, Judith 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 DOE Interrante, Charles 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 NRC Tinkler, Charles 10/10/2002 9/30/2004 NRC

To tal Co u nt o f Com m itt ee Me mb e rs 9

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