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2020 Fiscal Year Report: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Report Run Date: 02/22/2024 02:10:13 PM
- 1. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2020
- 3. Committee or Subcommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.
207
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Term Date No 12/02/2020 12/02/2022 8a. Was Terminated During FiscalYear?
8b. Specific Termination Authority 8c. Actual Term Date No
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FiscalYear 10a. Legislation Req to Terminate?
10b. Legislation Pending?
Continue Not Applicable
- 11. Establishment Authority Statutory (Congress Created)
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority
- 13. Effective Date
- 14. Commitee Type 14c.
Presidential?
42 U.S.C. Sect. 2039 & 2232 01/01/1957 Continuing No 16b. Reports Report DateReport Title 10/07/2019 Report on the Safety Aspects of the Subsequent License Renewal Application of the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4 10/07/2019 Review of Draft SECY Paper, "Population-related Siting Considerations for Advanced Reactors" 10/17/2019 ACRS Activities to Support Transformation 10/31/2019 Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Design Certification Renewal 11/04/2019 Review of Advanced Reactor Computer Code Evaluations 11/04/2019 Safety Evaluation of Topical Report ANP-1-346P, Rev 0, "ATWS-I Analysis Methodology for BWRs Using RAMONA5-FA" 11/26/2019 Interim Letter: The NRC Staff's Safety Evaluation Report with No Open Items for Chapters 8 and 18 and the Advanced Accumulator Topical Report Related to the Certification of the US-APWR Design 11/26/2019 NUREG/KM-0013, "Credibility Assessment Framework for Critical Boiling Transition Models - A Generic Safety Case to Determine the Credibility of Critical Heat Flux and Critical Power Models, Draft Report for Comment"
11/26/2019 Safety Evaluation from Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 to Support Review of the License Amendment Request Regarding Application of Framatome Methodologies for Transition to Atrium 11 Fuel 11/27/2019 Assessment of the Continued Adequacy of Rev 2 of Reg Guide 1.99 12/19/2019 Report of the Safety Aspects of the Subsequent License Renewal Application Review of the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3
12/19/2019 Safety Evaluation Global Nuclear Fuel - Amerias, LLC, Licensing Topical Report NEDE-33885P Rev 0, "GNF CRDA Application Methodology" 12/20/2019 Safety Evaluation of the NuScale Power, LLC Topical Report TR-0915-17565, Rev 3, "Accident Source Term Area of Focus Review for the NuScale Small Modular Reactor 03/10/2020 Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research Projects by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards - FY2019 03/24/2020 NuScale Area of Focus - Helical Tube Steam Generator Design 03/25/2020 NuScale Power, LLC, Design Certification Applicatiion - Safety Evaluation for Topical Report, "Loss-of-Coolant Accident Evaluation Model,"
TR-0516-49422, Rev 1 03/25/2020 Safety Evaluation Report for Topical Report TR-0516-49416, Rev 2, "Non-Loss-of-Coolant Accident Analysis Methodology" 03/26/2020 Safety Evaluation Report of the NuScale Power, LLC, Topical Report TR-0716-50350, Revision 1, "Rod Ejection Accident Methodology" 04/13/2020 Biennial Review and Evaluation of NRC Safety Research Program 04/28/2020 NuScale Combustible Gas Monitoring 04/29/2020 NuScale Chapter 15: Open Item Closure and Area of Focus Reviews -
Return to Criticality and Boron Distribution 04/30/2020 Report on the Safety Aspects of the Subsequent License Renewal Application Review of the Surry Power Stations Units 1 and 2 05/27/2020 Safety Evaluation for Topical Report KP-TR-006-P, Rev 1, "Scaling Methodology for the Kairos Power Testing Program" 06/01/2020 NuScale Areas of Focus - Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Emergency Core Cooling System Valve Performance 06/01/2020 Safety Evaluation of the Kairos Topical Report Kp-TR-005-P, Rev 1, "Reactor Coolant for the Kairos Power Fluoride Salt-Cooled High Temparature Reactor" 06/23/2020 Review of NEI 96-07, Appendix D, Rev 1, and NRC Draft Regulatory Guide 1.187 Rev 2 Addressing Application of 10 CFR 50.59 to Digital I&C Modifications
55 0
17 3
35 07/22/2020 Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.236, Pressurized-Water Reactor Control Rod Ejection and Boiling-Water Reactor Control Rod Drop Accidents 07/29/2020 NuScale Area of Focus - Boron Redistribution 07/29/2020 Report on the Safety Aspects of the NuScale Small Modular Reactor 08/04/2020 Safety Evaluation, Rev 2 for Topical Report, "Uranium Oxycarbide (UCO)
Tristructural Isotropic (TRISO) Coated Particle Fuel Performance: Topical Report (EPRIAR1(NP)."
Total Number of Reports: 30 17a. Open 17b. Closed 17c. Partially Closed Other Activities 17d. Total Meetings and Dates Purpose Start End Future Plan Designs 10/02/2019
- 10/02/2019 667th Full Committee 10/02/2019
- 10/04/2019 Planning and Procedures 10/03/2019
- 10/03/2019 Plant License Renewal 11/05/2019
- 11/05/2019 T-H Phenomena 11/05/2019
- 11/05/2019 668th Full Committee 11/06/2019
- 11/09/2019 Planning and Procedures 11/07/2019
- 11/07/2019 NuScale 11/20/2019
- 11/20/2019 Digital I&C Systems 11/21/2019
- 11/21/2019 Metallurgy & Reactor Fules 12/03/2019
- 12/03/2019 Thermal Hydraulics Phenomena 12/03/2019
- 12/03/2019 Planning and Procedures 12/04/2019
- 12/04/2019 669th Full Committee 12/04/2019
- 12/07/2019 NuScale 02/04/2020
- 02/04/2020 Planning and Procedures 02/05/2020
- 02/05/2020 Plant License Renewal 02/05/2020
- 02/05/2020 Reliability and PRA 02/05/2020
- 02/05/2020 670th Full Committee 02/05/2020
- 02/07/2020 NuScale 02/19/2020
- 02/19/2020 NuScale 02/20/2020
- 02/20/2020 Future Plant Design 02/20/2020
- 02/20/2020 T-H Phenomena 02/21/2020
- 02/21/2020 Kairos Power Licensing 02/21/2020
- 02/21/2020 NuScale 03/02/2020
- 03/02/2020 NuScale 03/03/2020
- 03/03/2020 NuScale 03/04/2020
- 03/04/2020 Planning and Procedures 03/05/2020
- 03/05/2020 671st Full Committee 03/05/2020
- 03/07/2020 Planning and Procedures 04/08/2020
- 04/08/2020 672nd Full Committee 04/08/2020
- 04/10/2020 Planning and Procedures 05/05/2020
- 05/05/2020 T-H Phenomena 05/05/2020
- 05/05/2020 Materials, Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels 05/06/2020
- 05/06/2020 673rd Full Committee 05/06/2020
- 05/09/2020 Digital I&C Systems - NEI 96-07 05/20/2020
- 05/20/2020 Planning and Procedures 06/01/2020
- 06/01/2020 Digital I&C Systems - BTP 7-19 06/02/2020
- 06/02/2020 Digital I&C - Ch 7 06/02/2020
- 06/02/2020 674th Full Committee 06/03/2020
- 06/05/2020 Planning and Procedures 07/07/2020
- 07/07/2020 Future Plant Designs 07/07/2020
- 07/07/2020
24.00 24.80
$5,767,922.00
$5,492,027.00
$100,000.00
$34,115.00
$38,000.00
$37,818.00
$35,000.00
$8,243.00
$0.00
$0.00
$385,000.00
$120,812.00
$119,978.00
$114,265.00
$4,229,414.00
$4,352,602.00
$0.00
$0.00
$860,530.00
$824,172.00 Next FY Current FY Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fules 07/07/2020
- 07/07/2020 675th Full Committee 07/08/2020
- 07/10/2020 Future Plant Design 07/20/2020
- 07/20/2020 Accident Analysis: T-H Phenomena 07/20/2020
- 07/20/2020 676th Full Committee 07/21/2020
- 07/25/2020 677th Full Committee 08/20/2020
- 08/21/2020 Planning and Procedures 09/08/2020
- 09/08/2020 Digital I&C Systems - BTP 7-19 09/08/2020
- 09/08/2020 678th Full Committee 09/10/2020
- 09/12/2020 Future Plant Design 09/22/2020
- 09/22/2020 NuScale 09/22/2020
- 09/22/2020 Reliability and PRA 09/23/2020
- 09/23/2020 Kairos Design Centered Licensing 09/24/2020
- 09/24/2020 Metallurgy & Reactor Fules 09/24/2020
- 09/24/2020 Total Number of Meetings: 55 18a(1). Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2). Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(3). Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 18a(4). Personnel Pmts to Non-Member Consultants 18b(1). Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members 18b(2). Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members 18b(3). Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff 18b(4). Travel and Per Diem to Non-member Consultants 18c. Other(rents,user charges, graphics, printing, mail, etc.)
18d. Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years (FTE) 20a. How does the Committee accomplish 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 committee-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.
Also 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 55 meetings during FY 2020, including 12 Full Committee meetings that were attended by a majority of ACRS members of which there were 3 closed and 17 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. In FY20, the ACRS completed licensing reviews associated with license applications and license renewals (to include the completion of the review of the NuScale application); the NRC safety research program; digital instrumentation and control matters; metallurgy and reactor fuels issues; thermal-hydraulic phenomena; regulatory policies and practices; and reliability 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 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 2020, 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; 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 a 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 55 meetings during FY 2020, of which 12 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 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 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 committee-initiated in response to ACRS concerns.
20d. Why can't 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, 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. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially closed committee meetings?
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 information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed Agency action
- 21. Remarks None Designated Federal Officer Jamila Perry DFO Members Committee Members Start End Occupation Member Designation Ballinger, Ronald 08/04/2017 08/03/2021 Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Bley, Dennis 08/30/2019 08/29/2023 President of Buttonwood Consulting, Inc.
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Brown, Charles 04/28/2020 04/27/2024 Senior Advisor for Electrical Systems, BMT Syntek Technologies, Inc., Arlington, VA Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Dimitrijevic, Vesna 11/12/2017 11/11/2021 Retired Technical Consultant for Areva, Inc.
Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Kirchner, Walter 06/12/2020 06/11/2024 Retired Institutional Liaison Manager for Argonne National Laboratory Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member March-Leuba, Jose 06/12/2016 12/11/2020 Principal of MRU and Associate Professor in the nuclear engineering department of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Petti, David 05/20/2019 05/19/2023 Laboratory Fellow and Chief Scientist at Idaho National Lab and a Joint Appointment with MIT Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Rempe, Joy 10/07/2018 10/06/2022 Principal of Rempe and Associates, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Riccardella, Peter 09/01/2017 08/31/2021 Founding Member, Structural Integrity Associates, San Jose, CA Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member
- Sunseri, Matthew 06/12/2020 06/11/2024 Independent nuclear industry consultant in the safe operation of large commercial reactors Special Government Employee (SGE)
Member Total Number of Committee Members: 10 Narrative Description The ACRS develops an Operating Plan each year which describes the accomplishments of the Committee for the past fiscal year and planned activities for the current fiscal year and beyond. The ACRS staff provides feedback on the Agencys draft Strategic Plan and its goals. The mission of the ACRS is to support the NRCs mission in the area of reactor safety.
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies What are the most significant program outcomes associated with this committee?
Improvements to health or safety Trust in government Major policy changes Advance in scientific research Effective grant making Improved service delivery Increased customer satisfaction Implementation of laws or regulatory requirements Other Outcome Comments NA What are the cost savings associated with this committee?
None Unable to Determine Under $100,000
$100,000 - $500,000
$500,001 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
$5,000,001 - $10,000,000 Over $10,000,000 Cost Savings Other Cost Savings Comments NA What is the approximate Number of recommendations produced by this committee for the life of the committee?
0 Number of Recommendations Comments The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards pre-exists FACA and a cumulative number of recommendations over the lifetime is not possible. During the current fiscal year, Committee issued 30 reports with numerous conclusions and approximately 40
Checked if Applies recommendations.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Fully implemented by the agency?
85%
% of Recommendations Fully Implemented Comments NA What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Partially implemented by the agency?
15%
% of Recommendations Partially Implemented Comments NA Does the agency provide the committee with feedback regarding actions taken to implement recommendations or advice offered?
Yes No Not Applicable Agency Feedback Comments The Memorandum of Understanding between ACRS Executive Director and the NRC Executive Director for Operations states that NRC Office Directors should ensure consideration of ACRS comments by the NRC staff. The Executive Director for Operations typically responds to each ACRS report by describing how each of the committees recommendations were addressed.
What other actions has the agency taken as a result of the committee's advice or recommendation?
Reorganized Priorities Reallocated resources Issued new regulation Proposed legislation Approved grants or other payments Other Action Comments
Checked if Applies NA Is the Committee engaged in the review of applications for grants?
No Grant Review Comments NA How is access provided to the information for the Committee's documentation?
Contact DFO Online Agency Web Site Online Committee Web Site Online GSA FACA Web Site Publications Other Access Comments N/A
2020 Fiscal Year Report: Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes Report Run Date: 02/22/2024 02:10:13 PM
- 1. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2020
- 3. Committee or Subcommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.
1102
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Term Date No 02/28/2020 02/28/2022 8a. Was Terminated During FiscalYear?
8b. Specific Termination Authority 8c. Actual Term Date No 42 U.S.C. 2201
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FiscalYear 10a. Legislation Req to Terminate?
10b. Legislation Pending?
Continue Not Applicable
- 11. Establishment Authority Agency Authority
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority
- 13. Effective Date
- 14. Commitee Type 14c.
Presidential?
42 U.S.C. 2201 07/01/1958 Continuing No 16b. Reports Report DateReport Title 10/23/2019 Subcommittee on ACMUI Institutional Memory, Final Report 10/23/2019 Subcommittee on Extravasation, Final Report 10/23/2019 Subcommittee on Medical Event Reporting, Review of FY18, Final Report 10/23/2019 Subcommittee on Training and Experience for all Modalities, Comments on the Draft Evaluation of T&E Requirements for Radiopharmaceuticals Commission Paper, Final Report 10/23/2019 Subcommittee on the Appropriateness of Medical Event Reporting, Final Report 10/23/2019 Xcision GammaPod Licensing Guidance, Final Report 03/25/2020 Subcommittee on Regulatory Guide 8.39, "Release of Patients Administered Radioactive Materials," Draft Final, Revision 1 (Phase 1), Final Report 04/06/2020 ACMUI Bylaws 04/06/2020 Interventional Radiologist 04/06/2020 Patient Intervention 05/04/2020 ACMUI COVID-19 Subcommittee Proposal for NRC Regulatory Relief Options during COVID-19 09/24/2020 Subcommittee on Medical Events, Review of FY16-FY19, Final Report
1.32 1.33
$354,649.29
$311,991.48
$0.00
$0.00
$3,000.00
$0.00
$6,300.00
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$0.00
$0.00
$20,000.00
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$254,966.89
$243,327.72
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$0.00
$65,472.00
$68,663.76 Next FY Current FY 5
0 1
0 4
Total Number of Reports: 12 17a. Open 17b. Closed 17c. Partially Closed Other Activities 17d. Total Meetings and Dates Purpose Start End To discuss the ACMUI Training and Experience (T&E) Draft Subcommittee report regarding the NRC staff's evaluation of T&E requirements for radiopharmaceuticals requiring a written directive.
10/17/2019 - 10/17/2019 To discuss the draft ACMUI Subcommittee report for the Final Draft of Regulatory Guide 8.39, "Release of Patients Administered Radioactive Material" Phase 1 Revisions 03/11/2020 - 03/11/2020 To discuss issues related to the implementation of the medical regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 35, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material."
03/30/2020 - 03/30/2020 To discuss the draft ACMUI COVID-19 Subcommittee recommendations for potential regulatory relief measures for medical use licensees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
04/30/2020 - 04/30/2020 To discuss issues related to the implementation of the medical regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 35, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material."
09/21/2020 - 09/22/2020 Total Number of Meetings: 5 18a(1). Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2). Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(3). Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 18a(4). Personnel Pmts to Non-Member Consultants 18b(1). Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members 18b(2). Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members 18b(3). Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff 18b(4). Travel and Per Diem to Non-member Consultants 18c. Other(rents,user charges, graphics, printing, mail, etc.)
18d. Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years (FTE) 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
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 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 frequent and relevant are the Committee Meetings?
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. Why can't the advice or information this committee provides be obtained elsewhere?
The 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. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially closed committee meetings?
Meetings are closed to conduct annual ethics briefings, annual allegations training, annual information security 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 openly.
They must be conducted privately to allow Committee members the freedom to ask and answer personal questions and to protect individuals' privacy.
- 21. Remarks None Designated Federal Officer Kellee Jamerson DFO Members Committee Members Start End Occupation Member Designation Bloom, Gary 09/23/2019 09/30/2020 Patients' Rights Advocate Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Dilsizian, Vasken 05/12/2014 05/11/2022 Nuclear Cardiologist Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Ennis, Ronald 03/18/2015 03/17/2023 Radiation Oncologist Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Green, Richard 05/27/2018 05/26/2022 Nuclear Pharmacist Special Government Employee (SGE) Member
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies Jadvar, Hossein 10/28/2019 10/27/2023 Nuclear Medicine Physician Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Martin, Melissa 08/19/2018 08/18/2022 Nuclear Medicine Physicist Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Metter, Darlene 03/05/2016 03/06/2024 Diagnostic Radiologist Special Government Employee (SGE) Member O'Hara, Michael 11/01/2014 09/30/2023 FDA Representative Regular Government Employee (RGE) Member Ouhib, Zoubir 04/15/2018 04/14/2022 Therapy Medical Physicist Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Schleipman, Arthur 09/16/2018 09/15/2022 Health Care Administrator Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Sheetz, Michael 09/29/2017 09/28/2021 Radiation Safety Officer Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Shober, Megan 04/15/2018 04/14/2022 Agreement State Representative Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Wolkov, Harvey 04/29/2019 04/28/2023 Radiation Oncologist Special Government Employee (SGE) Member Total Number of Committee Members: 13 Narrative Description The Committee provides input from the regulated medical community and the public that helps guide the NRC regulatory program.
What are the most significant program outcomes associated with this committee?
Improvements to health or safety Trust in government Major policy changes Advance in scientific research Effective grant making Improved service delivery Increased customer satisfaction Implementation of laws or regulatory requirements Other Outcome Comments NA What are the cost savings associated with this committee?
None Unable to Determine Under $100,000
$100,000 - $500,000
$500,001 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
$5,000,001 - $10,000,000 Over $10,000,000
Cost Savings Other Cost Savings Comments Cost savings from improved regulations save medical institutions and patients, but totals can not be calculated.
What is the approximate Number of recommendations produced by this committee for the life of the committee?
409 Number of Recommendations Comments Recommendations from 2007 to FY2020 are included in the current count.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Fully implemented by the agency?
80%
% of Recommendations Fully Implemented Comments Since 2007, 329 of 409 recommendations have been or will be fully implemented.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Partially implemented by the agency?
18%
% of Recommendations Partially Implemented Comments Since 2007, 73 of 409 recommendations have been or will be partially implemented or have pending status.
Does the agency provide the committee with feedback regarding actions taken to implement recommendations or advice offered?
Yes No Not Applicable Agency Feedback Comments NRC staff provides feedback at subsequent meetings by updating the Committee on the status of the list of recommendations.
What other actions has the agency taken as a result of the committee's advice or recommendation?
Checked if Applies Checked if Applies Reorganized Priorities Reallocated resources Issued new regulation Proposed legislation Approved grants or other payments Other Action Comments NA Is the Committee engaged in the review of applications for grants?
No Grant Review Comments NA How is access provided to the information for the Committee's documentation?
Contact DFO Online Agency Web Site Online Committee Web Site Online GSA FACA Web Site Publications Other Access Comments http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/advisory/acmui.html
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2020 Fiscal Year Report: Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel Report Run Date: 02/22/2024 02:10:13 PM
- 1. Department or Agency
- 2. Fiscal Year Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2020
- 3. Committee or Subcommittee 3b. GSA Committee No.
1104
- 4. Is this New During Fiscal Year?
- 5. Current Charter
- 6. Expected Renewal Date
- 7. Expected Term Date No 12/30/2020 12/30/2022 8a. Was Terminated During FiscalYear?
8b. Specific Termination Authority 8c. Actual Term Date No 42 U.S.C. 2201
- 9. Agency Recommendation for Next FiscalYear 10a. Legislation Req to Terminate?
10b. Legislation Pending?
Continue No Not Applicable
- 11. Establishment Authority Agency Authority
- 12. Specific Establishment Authority
- 13. Effective Date
- 14. Commitee Type 14c.
Presidential?
42 U.S.C. 2201 01/19/1975 Continuing No No Reports 16b. Reports 17a. Open 17b. Closed 17c. Partially Closed Other Activities 17d. Total Meetings and Dates No Meetings 18a(1). Personnel Pmts to Non-Federal Members 18a(2). Personnel Pmts to Federal Members 18a(3). Personnel Pmts to Federal Staff 18a(4). Personnel Pmts to Non-Member Consultants 18b(1). Travel and Per Diem to Non-Federal Members 18b(2). Travel and Per Diem to Federal Members 18b(3). Travel and Per Diem to Federal Staff 18b(4). Travel and Per Diem to Non-member Consultants 18c. Other(rents,user charges, graphics, printing, mail, etc.)
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$0.00 18d. Total
- 19. Federal Staff Support Years (FTE) 20a. How does the Committee accomplish its purpose?
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 3.7 million documents beginning 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 facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada in December 2004, however delays occurred and in the spring of 2006 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 DOE'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 through FY2018, Congress did not appropriate any funds for DOE or NRC for the Licensing 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 decommissioned at the close of FY-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-2017 the NRC staff worked on documentation of their Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Yucca Mtn repository using carryover funding. In FY 2017 the Commission authorized moving forward with information gathering activities to prepare for reestablishing a Document system should funding be appropriated for resuming the Adjudicatory Proceeding. A virtual meeting was held in FY 2018.
20b. How does the Committee balance its membership?
The LSNARP is a Representational Committee and the membership 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 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 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 representatives was essential to the success of the LSN project. In preparation for the FY2018 meeting, the members, as necessary, have designated new representatives.
20c. How frequent and relevant are the Committee Meetings?
A meeting in was held in FY2018. No meetings were held in FY2019 or FY2020.
20d. Why can't the advice or information 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 by the state, county and tribal governmental units, together with other parties and 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 considers it essential that advice on the design of the software and hardware should come from representatives of the hands-on users of the LSN.
20e. Why is it necessary to close and/or partially closed committee meetings?
The LSNARP did not hold any closed meetings in FY 2020. If a meeting needed to be closed, it would be done in accordance with 5 U.S.C 552(b).
- 21. Remarks In FY2020, Congress did not appropriate any funds for DOE or NRC for the Licensing 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 carry over funds available.
During FY2017 the Commission used available carryover funding to continue the documentation that supported the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement issued in 2016. Cleanup and documentation of the 2016 loading of 3.7 million documents from the LSN into a publicly accessible electronic library as part of the NRC's ADAMS document management system to fullfill the Courts mandate was completed. A Commission decision to gather the information necessary to move forward with the HLW Adjudication was made and a Letter was sent to all of the former Organizations and contacts seeking updated information in preparation for a virtual meeting of the Committee in FY 2018. In FY2018, a meeting of the LSNARP was held to provide information to, and gather input from, LSNARP members and the public regarding reconstitution or the Licensing Support Network (LSN) or a suitable replacement system.
Future actions are dependent on Congressional appropriations.
Checked if Applies Designated Federal Officer Russell E Chazell DFO Members Committee Members Start End Occupation Member Designation Birkelund, James 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Timbisha Shoshone Tribe Representative Member Chazell, Russell 08/22/2018 01/03/2021 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regular Government Employee (RGE)
Member Curran, Diane 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Eureka County, Nevada Representative Member Donohue, Paul 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Lincoln County, Nevada Representative Member Dossett, John 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 National Congress of American Indians Representative Member Halstead, Robert 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 State of Nevada Representative Member James, Gregory 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Inyo County, California Representative Member Klevorick, Phil 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Clark County, Nevada Representative Member Lacy, L. Darrell 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Nye County, Nevada Representative Member List, Robert 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Esmeralda and Mineral Counties, Nevada Representative Member Massey, Rex 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Churchill and Lander Counties, NevadaRepresentative Member McCullum, Rod 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Nuclear Energy Institute Representative Member Poindexter, Thomas 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 US Department of Energy Representative Member Pyle, Bryan 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 White Pine County, Nevada Representative Member Rowe, George 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 City of Caliente, Nevada Representative Member Safford, Carrie 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regular Government Employee (RGE)
Member Treichel, Judy 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force Representative Member Westra, Heather 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Prairie Island Indian Community Representative Member Zabarte, Ian 11/07/2017 01/03/2021 Native Community Action Council Representative Member Total Number of Committee Members: 19 Narrative Description Under the Nuclear waste Policy Act the NRC is responsible for Licensing a High Level Radioactive Waste facility. The Committee supports the Commission in providing advice on making all of the relevant documents electronically available to the parties and/or potential parties to the licensing proceeding. The comprehensive document collection is intended to expedite the adjudicatory process by providing an easily searchable document collection.
What are the most significant program outcomes associated with this committee?
Improvements to health or safety Trust in government Major policy changes Advance in scientific research
Checked if Applies Effective grant making Improved service delivery Increased customer satisfaction Implementation of laws or regulatory requirements Other Outcome Comments NA What are the cost savings associated with this committee?
None Unable to Determine Under $100,000
$100,000 - $500,000
$500,001 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
$5,000,001 - $10,000,000 Over $10,000,000 Cost Savings Other Cost Savings Comments The Nuclear industry estimated in Congressional testimony in 1999 that the cost of adding waste storage at reactors was roughly $537 million per year. The LSN was intended to enable an expedited discovery process. The exact time savings is unknown, but even several months saves a considerable amount in during the adjudicatory process.
What is the approximate Number of recommendations produced by this committee for the life of the committee?
0 Number of Recommendations Comments The meeting held in FY2018 was intended to provide information to, and gather input from, the LSNARP members and the public regarding reconstitution of the LSN or a suitable replacement system. No final recommendations were made.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Fully implemented by the agency?
0%
Checked if Applies
% of Recommendations Fully Implemented Comments Data not available.
What is the approximate Percentage of these recommendations that have been or will be Partially implemented by the agency?
0%
% of Recommendations Partially Implemented Comments Data not available.
Does the agency provide the committee with feedback regarding actions taken to implement recommendations or advice offered?
Yes No Not Applicable Agency Feedback Comments Feedback has been provided through follow up meetings and/or written reports.
What other actions has the agency taken as a result of the committee's advice or recommendation?
Reorganized Priorities Reallocated resources Issued new regulation Proposed legislation Approved grants or other payments Other Action Comments Issuance of Guidelines, procedures, regulations for operation of the LSN and electronic submittal of documents to the NRC.
Is the Committee engaged in the review of applications for grants?
No Grant Review Comments NA
Checked if Applies How is access provided to the information for the Committee's documentation?
Contact DFO Online Agency Web Site Online Committee Web Site Online GSA FACA Web Site Publications Other Access Comments All Committee documents are in the NRC Public Documents Collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html