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2016 Current Fiscal Year Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee Report Run Date: 11/16/2016 3:58:02 PM I. Department or.-\\.gency
- 2. Fiscal Year 2016 Nuclear Regulato~-Commission
- 3. Committee or SubCommittee Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year0 3b. GS.-\\. Committee No.
207
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Term Date No 12/4/2014 12/4/20 I 6 8a. Was Terminated During FiscalYear?
8b. Specific Termination.-\\uthority 8c.. -\\ctual Termination Date No 9.. -\\gency Recommendation for Ne.\\t FiscalYear Continue 11. Establishment.-\\uthority
!Oa.Legislation Req to Tenninate?
No Statuto~-(Congress Created)
I Ob.Legislation Pending' Not Applicable
- 12. Specific Establishment.-\\uthority
- 13. Effective Date 42 U.S.C. Sect. 2039 & 2232 1/1/1957
- 14. Committee Type Continuing 14c. Presidential' No
- 15. Description of Committee 16a. Total Number of Reports 27 16b. Report Titles and Dates Scientific Technical Program Adviso~* Board Report on the Safety Aspects of the Construction Permit Application for Shine Medical Technologies, Inc. Medical Isotope Production Facili~*
Reactor Oversight Process Enhancements ISG, "Guidance for the Evaluation of Acute Chemical Exposures and Proposed Quantitative Standards" Report on the Safe~-Aspects of the License Renewal Application for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Draft Secy Paper, "Recommendations on Issues Related to Implementation ofa Risk Management Regulatory Framework" Plans for Resolving the NRC Near-Term Task Force Open Fukushima Tier 2 and 3 Recommendations The Revised Fuel C~*cle Oversight Process Cornerstones ACRS Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research Projects - FY2015 Report of the Safety Aspects of the Duke Energ~-Carolinas, LLC, Combined License Application for Williams States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3 Maximum Extended Load Line Limit Anal~*sis Plus (MELLA+) License Amendment Request Draft Final Rule 10 CRF 50.46c, "Emergency Core Cooling S~*stem Performance During Loss-of-Coolant Accidents (LOCA)" and Associated Regulatory Guides Closure of Fukushima Tier 3 Recommendations Related to Containment Vents, Hydrogen Control, and Enhanced Instrumentation 10/15/2015 10/16/2015 10/20/2015 11/12/2015 11/13/2015 11/16/2015 11/17/2015 11/17/2015 12/14/2015 2/17/2016 2/23/2016 3/15/20 I 6 Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities Proposed License Renewal Rulemaking 3/15/2016 Exemptions to the API000 Certified Design Included in the Lev~* Nuclear Plant Units I and 2 Combined License Application 4/18/2016 Regulatory Guide 1.229, "Risk-Informed Approach for Addressing the Effects of Debris on Post-Accident Long Term Core Cooling" NUREG-1927, Revision I, "Standard Review Plan for Renewal of Specific Licenses and Certificates of Compliance for D~*
Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel" Review and Evaluation of the NRC Safety Research Program NRC Staff Updated Assessment of Fukushima Tier 2 Recommendations Related to Evaluation of Natural Hazards Other than Seismic and Flooding Draft ISG JLD-ISG-2016-01, "Guidance for Activities Related to Near-Term Task Force Rec 2.1, Flooding Hazard Reevaluation; Focused Eval & Integrated Assessment NuScale Power, LLC Licensing Topical Report, "Risk Significant Determination" Draft Fin RG 1.230, "RG on Alt Pressurized Thermal Shock Rule," & Draft Final Rpt NUREG-2163, "Tech Basis for RG on Alt Pressurized Thermal Shock Rule" Report on the Safety Aspects of the License Renewal Applicationofthe Lasalle Coun~* Station, Units I and 2 Topical Report WCAP-16996-P, Vol I, II, and III, Rev I, "Realistic Loss-of-Coolant Accident Eval Methodology Applied to Full Spectrum of Break Sizes" https://database.faca.gov/rpt/rptannualreport _ sms.asp?cid= l 94&uid= 100 4/19/2016 4/20/2016 4/20/2016 5/17/2016 5/18/2016 5/18/2016 7/18/2016 7/18/2016 7/19/2016 9/16/2016 Page 1 of6 11/16/2016
Report on the Safety Aspects of the Florida Power & Light Compan)"s Combined License Application for Turkey Point Units 6 & 7 Report on the Safe~* Aspects of the License Renewal Application of the Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant Response to the 7/5/16 Staff Ltr Regarding ISG JLD-ISG-2016-01 For Focused Evaluations and Integrated Assessments of Reevaluated Flooding Hazards Pacific Gas & Electric Diablo Canyon Units I & 2 Digital Process Protection System Upgrade License Amendment Request 17a Open:
44 I 7b. Closed:
13 17c. Partially Closed:
20 Other.-\\ctivities 0
~ leeting Purposes and Dates Fukushima 628th Full Committee Future Plant Designs Planning and Procedures Reliabili~* and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (AM/Closed)
Reliabili~* and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PM/Open)
Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena Reliabili~* and Probabilistic Risk Assessment APIOOO Structural Anal)*sis Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels Planning and Procedures 629th Full Committee Plant License Renewal Regulator~* Policies and Practices Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Planning and Procedures Power Uprates 630th Full Committee Regulato~* Policies and Practices Plant License Renewal Planning and Procedures 631st Full Committee Plant License Renewal Fukushima Future Plant Designs Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment
- https://database. faca.gov/rpt/rptannualreport _ sms.asp?cid= l 94&uid= I 00 9/16/2016 9/19/2016 9/22/2016 17d. Total 77 10/6/2015 10/6/2015 10/7/2015 10/I0/2015 10/7/2015 10/7/2015 10/7/2015 10/7/2015 10/19/2015 I0/19/2015 10/19/2015 I0/19/2015 10/20/2015 10/20/2015 10/21/2015 10/22/2015 10/21/2015 10/22/2015 10/23/2015 10/23/2015 11/3/2015 11/3/2015 11/4/2015 11/4/2015 11/5/2015 11/7/2015 11/17/2015 11/17/2015 11/18/2015 11/18/2015 12/1/2015 12/1/2015 12/2/2015 12/2/2015 12/2/2015 12/2/2015 12/3/2015 12/5/2015 2/2/2016 2/2/2016 2/3/2016 2/3/2016 2/3/2016 2/3/2016 2/4/2016 2/6/2016 2/17/2016 2/17/2016 2/18/2016 2/18/2016 3/1/2016 3/1/2016 Page 2 of6 11/16/2016
Planning and Procedures Plant License Renewal Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials 632nd Full Committee ACRS Meeting with the Commission ReliabilitJ and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels Digital l&C S)*stems AP 1000 Planning and Procedures Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment 633rd Full Committee Planning and Procedures Thermal H)*draulic Phenomena Plant License Renewal APR 1400 Fukushima Fukushima Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels Reliabili~* and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Plant License Renewal Planning and Procedures 634th Full Committee T-H Phenomena Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels ReliabilitJ and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Regulator)* Policies and Practices Metallurg)' and Reactor Fuels Future Plant Designs https://database.faca.gov/rpt/rptannualreport _ sms.asp?cid= 194&uid= 100 3/1/2016 3/1/2016 3/2/2016 3/2/2016 3/2/2016 3/2/2016 3/2/2016 3/3/2016 3/3/2016 3/5/2016 3/4/2016 3/4/2016 3/22/2016 3/22/2016 3/22/2016 3/22/2016 3/23/2016 3/24/2016 4/4/2016 4/4/2016 4/5/2016 4/5/2016 4/6/2016 4/6/2016 4/6/2016 4/6/2016 4/7/2016 4/9/2016 4/16/2016 4/16/2016 4/19/2016 4/29/2016 4/19/2016 4/19/2016 4/20/2016 4/21/2016 4/21/2016 4/21/2016 4/22/2016 4/22/2016 5/3/2016 5/3/2016 5/4/2016 5/4/2016 5/4/2016 5/4/2016 5/4/2016 5/4/2016 5/5/2016 5/7/2016 5/17/2016 5/17/2016 5/18/2016 5/18/2016 5/18/2016 5/18/2016 5/19/2016 5/19/2016 6/22/2016 6/24/2016 6/24/2016 6/24/2016 Page 3 of6 11/16/2016
635th Full Committee Planning and Procedures Plant Operations and Fire Protection ReliabilitJ and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (AM/Open)
ReliabilitJ and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PM/Closed)
NuScale Plant Operations and Fire Protection Fukushima Plant Operations and Fire Protection AP 1000 Digital I&C Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment 636th Full Committee Planning and Procedures T-H Phenomena Metallurg~* and Reactor Fuels Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials APR 1400 ESBWR I Ba( I) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal ~!embers 18a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff I 8a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants I 8b( I) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members 18b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal ~!embers J 8b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff I 8b( 4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-~lember Consultants 18c.Other( rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)
18d Total I 9. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
Current Fiscal Year
$908,829
$0
$5,121,783
$64,813
$378,667
$0
$21,719
$14,439
$90,954
$6,601,204 33.3 7/6/2016 7/8/2016 7/6/2016 7/6/2016 7/28/2016 7/28/2016 8/15/2016 8/15/2016 8/15/2016 8/15/2016 8/16/2016 8/16/2016 8/16/2016 8/16/2016 8/17/2016 8/17/2016 8/17/2016 8/17/2016 8/18/2016 8/19/2016 9/7/2016 9/7/2016 9/7/2016 9/7/2016 9/7/2016 9/7/2016 9/8/2016 9/10/2016 9/9/2016 9/9/2016 9/19/2016 9/19/2016 9/20/2016 9/20/2016 9/20/2016 9/20/2016 9/21 /2016 9/22/2016 9/22/2016 9/22/2016 Next Fiscal Year
$1,125,220
$0
$4,500,133
$65,000
$380,000
$0
$22,000
$14,500
$90,000
$6,196,853 28.0 The Adviso~* Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) reports to the Nuclear Regulato~* 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 adequa9* 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 advisor~* 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 https://database.faca.gov/rpt/rptannualreport _ sms.asp?cid= l 94&uid= I 00 Page 4 of6 11 /1 6/2016
ACRS concerns on important regulatory and safet)*-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 Safet)* 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 77 meetings during FY 2016, including 9 Full Committee meetings that were attended by all ACRS members of which there were 13 closed and 20 partially closed meetings. The ACRS members are chosen for their technical expertise relevant to the safet)*
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 regulator)* and safet)*
issues and to formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full Committee. Stakeholders' participation in ACRS meetings is encouraged and routine!)* 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. In FY16, the ACRS completed licensing reviews associated with license applications, combine license applications, and license renewals; significant rulemaking activities associated with mitigation strategies for beyond-design-basis-events; power uprate applications; NRC lessons learned activities related to the accident at Fukushima; The NRC safet)* research program; digital instrumentation and control matters; metallurgy and reactor fuels issues; and probabilistic risk assessments.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
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 safet)' issues, outstanding scientific and technical abilit)*, 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, the)* 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 societ)* 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 2016, 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, s)*stems, and components; chemical engineering; digital instrumentation and control; materials and metallurgy; and thermal-h)*draulics and computational fluid dynamics. The diversity of viewpoints represented b)* current members is based on special fields of interest, emplo)*ment experience, and technical expertise. These member attributes provide the Committee with the balance of highl)*
qualified technical expertise and diverse safet)' perspectives necessary to carry out the Committee's statuto~* responsibilities effective!)'*
20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?
The ACRS and its Subcommittees held 77 meetings during FY 2016, of which 9 were Full Committee meetings. The number of meetings held in a reporting period is directly related to the number of nuclear safet)* matters to be reviewed as required by statute; the number of rules and regulato~* 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 safet)* issues of particular concern to the Committee and its stakeholders. The Full Committee normally meets 10 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 b)' the ACRS.
Reviews are conducted during each Full Committee meeting to assess the relevance of proposed review topics, resource needs, and the priorit)* 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 b)' statute or regulation, specific requests from either the Commission or the EDO, or other important regulatory and safet)*-related matters self-initiated in response to ACRS concerns.
20d. Why can't the advice or infonnation this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
The ACRS is an independent bod)* of recognized experts in the field of nuclear reactor safet)* 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 Safet)* Board. The Commission has its own expert staff on whom it relies in the day-to-da)' regulation of nuclear power facilities. The ACRS provides the Commission and the NRC staff with an independent, critical review of high level regulator)' 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 safet)* issues of importance to the NRC, including those related to reactor operating experience, regulatory reform, and NRC's needs for safet)* 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 freel)' their concerns on safet)* issues and the regulatory process. A number of important safet)* 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 safet)* of NRC-licensed facilities, proposed reactor designs, significant regulatory and safet)* issues, and of providing an opportunity for stakeholder input.
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20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?
According to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c), ACRS meetings can onlJ be closed for the following reasons:* Protect information classified as national securitJ information* Discuss information relating solely to internal personnel rules and/or practices* Protect unclassified safeguards information
- Protect proprietarJ information
- Protect information provided in confidence by a foreign source* Prevent invasion of personal privacy* Prevent disclosure of information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantlJ frustrate implementation of a proposed AgencJ action 2 1. Remarks None Designated Federal Officer: Jamila PerrJ DFO Committee ~!embers Start End Occupation Member Designation Ballinger, Dr.
Ronald 8/4/2013 8/3/2017 Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Special Government TechnologJ', Cambridge, MA Employee (SGE)
Banerjee, Dr.
Sanjoy Ble)*, Dr. Dennis C.
Brown Jr., Mr.
Charles H.
Chu, Dr.
Margaret Corradini, Dr.
Michael L.
Kirchner, Dr.
Walter March-Leuba, Dr. Jose Powers, Dr.
Dana A.
7/26/2014 2/6/2016 Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Institute for Sustainable EnergJ' Technologies, The Grove School of Engineering at the Ci~* College of New York, NY 8/30/2015 8/29/2019 President of Buttonwood Consulting,lnc., Albuquerque, NM 4/28/2016 4/27/2020 Senior Advisor for Electrical Systems, BMT S)*ntek Technologies, Inc.,
Arlington, VA 6/12/2016 6/12/2020 Consultant to international and domestic clients on nuclear waste management, nuclear fuel cycle analJsis, nonproliferation technologies and nuclear materials management.
9/7/2014 9/6/2018 Professor and Chair of the Nuclear Engineering and Engineering PhJsics Program, Universi~* of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 6/12/2016 6/11/2020 Retired Institutional Liaison Manager for Argonne National Laboratory 6/12/2016 6/11/2020 Principal of MRU and Associate Professor in the nuclear engineering department of the Universi~* of Tennessee, Knoxville 6/6/2014 6/5/2018 Retired, Senior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories, Alburquerque, NM RaJ, Mr. Harold 6/23/2012 6/22/2020 B
Retired Chief Executive Vice President, Southern California Edison Company, Rosemead, CA Rempe, Ms. JO)'
10/7/2014 10/6/2018 Principal of Rempe and Associates, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID Riccardella, Dr.
Peter Schultz, Dr.
Steven Skillman, Mr.
Gordon Stetkar, Mr.
John W.
Sunseri, Mr.
Matthew 9/1/2013 8/31/2017 Founding Member, Structural Integri~* Associates, San Jose, CA 1/9/2012 12/31/2016 Consultant, International Atomic EnergJ Agenq; Retired Engineering Manager, Nuclear Design Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, NC 8/21/2015 8/20/2019 President and Principal, Skillman Technical Resources, Hershey, PA 9/5/2015 9/4/2019 Principal, Stetkar & Associates, Hot Springs, AR 6/12/2016 6/11/2020 Independent nuclear indust~* consultant in the safe operation of large commercial reactors Total Count of Committee ~(embers 16 https://database.faca.gov/rpt/rptannualreport _ sms.asp?cid= l 94&uid= 100 Special Government Employee (SGE)
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2016 Current Fiscal Year Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee Report Run Date: 9/27/2016 11 :23:25 AM I. Department or.-\\gene)
Nuclear Regulato~* Commission
- 3. Committee or SubCommittee Licensing Support S~*stem Advisor~* Review Panel
- 4. Is this 1ew During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Dale No 1/7/2015 1/7/2017
- 2. Fiscal Year 2016 3b. GSA Committee No.
1104
- 7. Expected Tenn Date 8a. Was Terminated During FiscalYear?
8b. Specific Termination Authority 8c...\\ctual Termination Date No
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FiscalYear Continue
- 11. Establishment Authority
- 12. Specific Estab lishment Authority 42 u.s.c. 2201
- 15. Description of Committee 42 u.s.c. 2201 I0a.Legislation Req to Terminate?
No Agenc~* Authoriry*
- 13. Effective Date 1/19/1975 Non Scientific Program Advisory Board
- 14. Committee Type Continuing 16a. Total Number of Reports 17d. Total ~leetings No Reports for this Fiscal Year.
18a( I) Personnel Pmts to 'on-Federal ~ !embers 18a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal ~ lembers 18a(3) Personnel Pmts lo Federal Staff 18a(4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants 18b( I) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal ~ I embers 18b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal ~!embers 18b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff 18b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-~lember Consultants I 8c.Oll1er(rents,user charges,graphics,prinling,mail etc.)
18d Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
No Meetings for this Fiscal Year.
Current Fiscal Year so
~
so so so so so so S200 0.0 I Ob.Legislation Pending?
Not Applicable 14c. Presidential?
No Next Fiscal Year so
~
so so so so so so S500 0.0 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 repositor~* 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 N RC's licensing proceeding for a high level radioactive waste repositor~*. The LSN was loaded with more than 3 million documents begining in FY-2004 and continuing through FY-2011. 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 faciliry* at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in December 2004, however dela~*s 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 dela~* in DOE's program negated an~* 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 through FY20l6, 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 Safery* and Licensing Board that presided over the application hearing ordered the parties to submit their LSN document collections to the NRC Secretary for presen,ation. The LSN system was decomissioned at the close ofFY-2011. Litigation continued before the DC Circuit Court in FY-2012 and in August 2013 the DC Circuit issued a Writ of Mandamus. During FY-2016 the NRC staff finished a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Yucca Mtn reposito~* using carr~*onr funding. Further meetings will depend upon decisions b~* the Commission on a course of action and the availabiliry* of funding.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
The LSNARP is a"Representational Committee" and the membership was balanced b~* 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 counry* governments of both Nevada and California, Indian tribes (represented by the National Congress of American Indians), and an environmental group (the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force). It also included the nuclear indust~*, the potential licensee (DOE) and the licensing agency (NRC). Input b~* these representatives was essential to the success of the LSN project. If the Committee meets in the future, the parties will be requested to designate new members as their representati\\,es.
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20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee meetings?
The LSNARP did not meet in FY-2016. The need for additional meetings of the LSNARP will be determined based upon the Commission's course of action in response to the DC Circuit Courts Writ of Mandamus and the availabili~* of funding..
20d. Wh~ can't the advice or infoI111ation this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
The Committee was formed as part of a negotiated rulemaking to oversee the operation of the LSN. The advice provided b)* the state, coun~* 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. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?
The LSNARP did not hold any closed meetings in FY 2016.
- 21. Remarks In FY-2016, Congress did not appropisate any funds for DOE or NRC for the Licenseing of the Yucca Mountain Application. In August 2013 the DC Circuit Court issued a Writ of Mandamus ordering the NRC to "promptly continue with the legally* mandated licensing process" for DOE's Yucca Mountain application using the car~* o,*er funds available. During FY-2016 the Commission used available car~*over funding to complete a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and to load 3.7 million documents from the LSN into a publican,- accessible electronic library as part of the NRC's ADAMS document management system to fullfil the Courts mandate. Future meetings of the Committee remain uncertain and depend upon availabili~* of funding and any resumption of the adjudicatory proceeding.
Designated Federal Officer: Dr. Andrew L Bates DFO Committee ~ )embers Bates, Dr Andrew L Start End Occupation 6/1/2003 12/30/2017 US Nuclear Regulator~* Commission Total Count of Committee ~!embers https://database. faca.gov/rpt/rptannualreport _ sms.asp?cid=970&uid= I 00 f'dember Designation Regular Government Employ*ee (RGE)
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2016 Current Fiscal Year Report: Review of Federal Advisory Committee Report Run Date: 11/16/2016 4:03:02 PM I. Department or..\\gency
- 2. Fiscal Year 2016 Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- 3. Committee or SubCommittee Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes 3b. GS..\\ Committee No.
1102
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Tenn Date No 3/10/2016 3/10/2018 8a. Was Tenninated During FiscalYear?
8b. Specific Term ination..\\uthority 8c...\\ctual Termination Date No 9.. -\\gency Recommendation for Next Fisca!Year Continue 11. Establishment..\\uthority 42 u.s.c. 2201 I0a.Legislation Req to Terminate?
I Ob.Legislation Pending?
No Not Applicable Agency Authority
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority
- 13. Effective Date 7/1/1958
- 14. Committee Type Continuing 14c. Presidential?
42 u.s.c. 2201
- 15. Description of Comm ittee 16a. Total Number of Reports 13 16b. Report Titles and Dates Scientific Technical Program Advisor)* Board Report on the Hormesis/Linear No-Threshold Petitions, Draft Report on the Hormesis/Linear No-Threshold Petitions, Final Report on Proposed Revision of the NRC Policy Statement on Reporting Abnormal Occurrences to Congress, Final Report on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Draft Final Rule, 10 CFR Parts 30, 32 and 35, Draft Report on the Nuclear Regulator)' Commission (NRC) Draft Final Rule, 10 CFR Parts 30, 32 and 35, Final Report on Training & Experience for Authorized Users of Alpha and Beta Emitters under 10 CFR 35.390, Draft Report on Training & Experience for Authorized Users of Alpha and Beta Emitters under 10 CFR 35.390, Final Report on the Draft "Low Activity Radioactive Seeds Used for Localization of Non-palpable Lesions and Lymph Nodes Guidance," Draft Report on the Draft "Low Activity Radioactive Seeds Used for Localization of Non-palpable Lesions and Lymph Nodes Guidance," Final Report on the Draft Germanium-68/Gallium-68 Generator Licensing Guidance, Draft Report on the Draft Germanium-68/Gallium-68 Generator Licensing Guidance, Final Report on the Yttrium-90 Microsphere Brach)*therapy Sources and Devices TheraSpheres Licensing Guidance, Rev 10, Draft Standing Subcommittee on Training and Experience Requirements, Status Report 17a Open:
5 17b. Closed:
0 17c. Partially Closed :
2 Other..\\ctivities 0 l\\ leeting Purposes and Dates ACMUI Fall 2015 Meeting - Discuss issues related to JO CFR part 35 Medical Use of B)*product Material.
No To discuss the Adviso~* Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) subcommittee report on the AC MUI review of and comments on Petitions for Rulemaking (PRM)-20-28, 20-29, 20-30, "Linear No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection Against Radiation."
To discuss the Advisor)* Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) subcommittee report on the ACMUJ review of and comments on the draft final rule for Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 35, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material."
To discuss the draft Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) subcommittee report on the training and experience (T & E) requirements of authorized users (A Us) of alpha, beta and gamma emitters under 10 CFR 35.390.
To discuss issues related to the implementation of the medical regulations in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
Part 35, and "Medical Use of B)*product Material."
To discuss the Advisor)* Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) Subcommittee on Radioactive Seed Localization (RSL Subcommittee) response to the NRC working group draft "Low Activity Radioactive Seeds Used for Localization of Non-palpable Lesions and L)*mph Nodes Guidance" and the potential rulemaking to expand the financial assurance requirements to include Catego~* I and 2 radioactive sealed sources tracked in the National Source Tracking System.
https:/ /database. faca.gov/rpt/rptannualreport_ sms.asp?cid=969&uid= 100 10/14/2015 10/28/2015 11/6/2015 12/23/2015 1/6/2016 3/10/2016 3/16/2016 6/10/2016 6/24/2016 7/26/2016 8/25/2016 9/13/2016 9/16/2016 17d. Total 7 10/8/2015 10/9/2015 10/28/2015 10/28/2015 1/6/2016 1/6/2016 3/10/2016 3/10/2016 3/17/2016 3/18/2016 6/24/2016 6/24/2016 Page I of3 11 /1 6/2016
To discuss the draft AdviSOI)' Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) Germanium-68/Gallium-68 Generators Licensing Guidance Subcommittee Report 8/10/2016 8/10/2016 I Sa( I) Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal ~!embers 18a(2) Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(3) Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff I Sa( 4) Personnel Pmts to Non-member Consultants I Sb( I) Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal ~!embers 18b(2) Travel and Per Diem to Federal ~!embers 18b(3) Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff I 8b(4) Travel and Per Diem to Non-~lember Consultants 1 Sc.Other(rents,user charges,graphics,printing,mail etc.)
18d Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
Current Fiscal Year
$120,188
$0
$152,118
$0
$24,696
$0
$3,705
$9,659
$0
$310,366 0.9 Next Fiscal Year
$130,000
$0
$150,000
$0
$42,350
$0
$4,250
$8,080
$0
$334,680 1.0 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 of rule development. When issues that need special emphasis arise, working groups and subcommittees are formed.
20b. How does the Committee balance its 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 regulato11* 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 frequent and relevant are the Comm ittee meetings" Committee meetings are generally held semi-annuau,,. The committee will hold more frequent meetings when important issues emerge or when issues need timely resolution.
20d. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
NRC continues to strive to achieve its goal of creating risk-informed, performance-based regulations that provide for the health and safet)*
of the public while imposing no unnecessa11* 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 abilit)* to continue to regulate effectively.
20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially close committee meetings?
Meetings are closed to conduct annual ethics briefings, annual allegations training, annual information securit)* awareness training, 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 opent,*. They must be conducted privately to allow Committee members the freedom to ask and answer personal questions and to protect individuals' privac,*.
- 21. Remarks Designated Federal Officer: Mr. Douglas Rollock DFO Committee ~!embers Start End Occupation
~ !ember Designation Alderson MD, Dr. Philip 0.
3/24/2014 3/23/2018 Health Care Administrator Special Government Employee (SGE)
Costello, Mr. Francis M.
5/12/2014 5/11/2018 Agreement State Representative Special Government Employee (SGE)
Dilsizian MD, Dr. Vasken 5/12/2014 5/11/2018 Nuclear Cardiologist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Ennis MD, Dr. Ronald D.
3/18/2015 3/17/2019 Radiation Oncologist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Langhorst PhD, Dr. Susan M.
9/28/2009 9/27/2016 Radiation Safet)* Officer Special Government Employee (SGE)
Mattmuller, Mr. Steven R.
3/30/2008 3/29/2016 Nuclear Pharmacist Special Government Employee (SGE)
Metter, Dr. Darlene 3/5/2016 3/4/2020 Diagnostic Radiologist Special Government Employee (SGE)
O'Hara PhD, Dr. Michael D.
11/1/2014 9/30/2016 Food and Drug Administration Regular Government Employee Representative (RGE) https :/ /database. faca.gov/rpt/rptannualreport_ sms.asp?cid=969&uid= I 00 Page 2 of 3 11/16/2016
Palestro MD, Dr. Christopher 9/22/2011 9/21/2019 Nuclear Medicine Physician J.
Suh MD, Dr. John H.
10/18/2010 10/17/2018 Radiation Oncologist Thomadsen PhD, Dr. Bruce R. 10/15/2007 10/14/2015 Medical Ph~*sicist - Therap~*
Weil, Ms. Laura M.
8/29/2011 8/28/20.19 Patients' Rights Advocate Zanzonico PhD, Dr. Pat B.
3/8/2010 3/7/2018 Nuclear Medicine Medical Physicist Total Count of Committee l\\ lernbers 13 https://database. faca.gov/rpt/rptannualreport _ sms.asp?cid=969& uid= l 00 Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Special Government Emplo~*ee (SGE)
Special Government Emplo~*ee (SGE)
Special Government Employee (SGE)
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