sub-committees

The Honorable William F. Martin, Chairman, Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee (NEAC), created a subcommittee structure to address various items that the full committee felt should be addressed. The following is a description of the subcommittees and their membership. All of the subcommittees report to the parent committee. The parent committee must approve any recommendations prepared by the subcommittee.

In 2010 the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee has four active subcommittees (Nuclear Reactor Technology, Facilities, International, and Fuel Cycle Research and Development)

Nuclear Reactor Technology Subcommittee (NRT)
Established: April 2010

Description:
Topical areas for review by the subcommittee include, but are not limited to, Gas-cooled Reactors (including the Next Generation Nuclear Plant Demonstration Project and its associated research and development programs), Small Modular Reactors, Sodium-cooled Reactors, Salt-cooled Reactors, Light Water Reactors, and cross-cutting and enabling technologies including codes and methods development, regulatory development, materials development and advanced modeling and simulation.

Nuclear Reactor Technology Subcommittee (NRT) Charter

Chair: Dr. Michael Corradini (Bio) *

NE Coordinator: Mr. Jim Peltz
Email Address: James.Peltz@nuclear.energy.gov

Members:

Dr. Thomas Cochran (Bio) Senior Scientist, Nuclear Program - NRDC	Mr. Ashok Bhatnagar (Bio)* Nextrera Energy
Dr. Neil Todreas (Bio) Professor Nuclear Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Harold Ray (Bio) Member, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, USNRC
Doug Chapin (Bio) Principal Officer and Director of MPR MPR Associates, Inc.	Dr. Joy Rempe (Bio) Directorate Fellow and Group Leader at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Dr. Mujid Kazimi (Bio)* Professor of Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering at MIT	Dr. Regis A. Matzie (Bio)* Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (Executive Consultant)

*Member of the Full NEAC Committee

Facility Subcommittee
Established: April 2010

Description:
Topical areas for review by the subcommittee include, but are not limited to, an understanding of nuclear energy R&D facility requirements (irradiation, separations, post irradiation examination, fuel/test pin fabrication, radiochemistry, and other specialized laboratory facilities), prioritization of what new capabilities should be added to existing capabilities, and when they should be added to support future program goals.

Facility Subcommittee Charter

Chair: Dr. John Sackett (Bio) *

NE Coordinator: Ms. Mary McCune
Email Address: Mary.McCune@nuclear.energy.gov

Members:

Dr. John Ahearne (Bio) Sigma Xi Research Triangle Park, NC	Dr. Thomas Cochran (Bio) Senior Scientist, Nuclear Program - NRDC
Dr. Michael Corradini (Bio) * Chair/ Nuclear Engineering & Eng. Physics University of Wisconsin-Madison	Mr. Paul Murray (Bio) AREVA Technology Manager
Dr. Dana Christensen (Bio) * Associate Laboratory Director Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Dr. Andrew Klein (Bio) Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics at Oregon State University

*Member of the Full NEAC Committee

International Subcommittee
Established: April 2010

Description:
Topical areas for review by the subcommittee include international nuclear energy policy which aims to support the safe, secure and peaceful expanded use of nuclear energy in a manner that minimizes the risks of proliferation. International nuclear energy policy includes efforts to build and strengthen reliable international nuclear fuel service arrangements, international nuclear energy infrastructure development, and bilateral and multilateral efforts that help further U.S. technical and policy objectives related to civil nuclear energy.

International Subcommittee Charter

Chair: Hon. William F. Martin (Bio)*

NE Coordinator: Mr. Alan Brownstein
Email Address: Alan.Brownstein@nuclear.energy.gov

Members:

Dr. Thomas Cochran (Bio) Senior Scientist, Nuclear Program - NRDC	Dr. Allen Sessoms (Bio) President University of the District of Columbia
Dr. John Ahearne (Bio) Executive Director Emeritus of Sigma Xi	Mr. Marvin Fertel (Bio) President and Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Energy Institute
Dr. Sue Ion (Bio)* Chair of the Energy Policy Group of the Royal Academy of Engineering	Dr. Thomas Shea (Bio) Formerly with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, World Nuclear University and the International Atomic Energy Agency
Dr. Kenneth L. Peddicord (Bio) Texas A&M	Ms. Susan Eisenhower (Bio)* President Eisenhower Group, Inc.
Dr. Richard Meserve (Bio)* President Carnegie Institution	Dr. Matthew Bunn (Bio) Associate Professor of Public Policy Harvard University
Dr. Regis Matzie (Bio)* President Ramatzie Nuclear Technology

*Member of the Full NEAC Committee

Fuel Cycle Research and Development Subcommittee (FCRD)
Established: February 2010

Description:
Topical areas for review by the subcommittee include, but are not limited to, once-through, modified open and fully closed fuel cycles, deep burn fuels, innovative advanced light water reactor fuels, and transmutation fuels.

Fuel Cycle Research and Development Subcommittee (FCRD) Charter

Chair: Dr. Burton Richter (Bio) *

NE Coordinator: Dr. John Herczeg
Email Address: John.Herczeg@nuclear.energy.gov

Members:

Dr. Raymond Juzaitis (Bio) * Department of Nuclear Engineering Texas A&M University	Dr. Darleane Hoffman (Bio) E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sekazi K. Mtingwa (Bio) Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Dr. Ronald Omberg (Bio) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dominique Warin (Bio) CEA / Nuclear Energy Direction Radiochemistry and Processes Department Head	Dr. Joy Rempe (Bio) Directorate Fellow and Group Leader at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

*Member of the Full NEAC Committee

Subcommittees Not Currently Active

Subcommittee on Advanced Nuclear Transformation Technologies (ANTT)

This subcommittee will review plans for the conduct of the ATW program and provide recommendations as regards the activities planned for FY 2000 and beyond. In addition, they will assess the progress on research activities and report to NEAC on their findings, recommendations and potential issues.

Members:

Burton Richter, Chairman Stanford Linear Accelerator Center	Darleane C. Hoffman Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sekazi K. Mtingwa* Harvard University, Cambridge, MA	Ronald P. Omberg Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dominique Warin CEA-Saclay	Joy L. Rempe Idaho National Laboratory

*Member of the Full NEAC Committee

Subcommittee on Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems

The NEAC subcommittee that oversaw the Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative was reformulated with the completion of the Generation IV Technology Roadmap in fiscal year 2003. The Generation IV program in now entering the implementation stage, which involves the establishment of bilateral and multilateral collaborations to research and develop selected technologies, specifically the Next Generation Nuclear Power (NGNP), fast reactor technologies, and the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative.

The reformulated subcommittee expects to:

• Review and advise on annual Generation IV program plans
• Offer other guidance and direction as the Office of Nuclear Energy may request.

Members:

Michael L. Corradini,* Chairman	Harold B. Ray*
Neil E. Todreas*	Doug Chapin Principal, MPR Associates
Chuck Boardman Retired, General Electric Corporation	Joy L. Rempe Idaho National Laboratory

*Member of the Full NEAC Committee

Subcommittee on Space Reactor Technology

This subcommittee will review the planning and development issues related to potential space fission reactor technologies. Initially, the members will focus their efforts on reviewing the ongoing assessment and planning activities being undertaken by DOE and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. As these plans are developed the subcommittee will review them to assure that the technology development work is conducted in the most efficacious manner.

Subcommittee on Economic Modeling

This subcommittee will continue the preliminary work initiated by the ad hoc working group that is developing economic models that can explore alternative energy futures based on Energy Information Administration data. The subcommittee should:

• Serve as the primary modeling arm of NEAC, available to perform requested sensitivity analyses;
• Initially examine the role of U.S. nuclear energy under the President's climate change goals in the expectation that this analysis may help NEAC formulate guidance on the future direction of Nuclear Energy programs.

This group should be organized as a permanent subcommittee that will respond to specific requirements and requests set by the Department or NEAC.

Members:

William F. Martin*, Chairman	Corbin McNeill*
Mary L. Hutzler DOE/Energy Information Administration	Arnold B. Baker Sandia National Laboratory

*Member of the Full NEAC Committee

Subcommittee on Evaluations

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) increasingly requires programs to rely on independent evaluations of their directions and progress. The full NEAC and its subcommittees have provided independent evaluations in the past, but these evaluations have never comprehensively covered the entire Nuclear Energy program. This subcommittee would engage appropriate experts to:

• Monitor, on a continuing basis, designated Nuclear Energy programs; and
• Evaluate the progress of these programs against:
• Direction and guidance provided by the full NEAC or any of its appropriate sub-organizations; and
• Any program plans and performance measures developed by the program under evaluation.

We request that this subcommittee engage with other appropriate NEAC sub groups in carrying out its work but avoid including members of program specific sub-groups in its membership to preserve the independence of its review. We also request that the subcommittee report formally on Nuclear Energy programs no less than annually-on a schedule that would enable the subcommittee's conclusions to be relevant to OMB's review process.

Members:

John Ahearne*, Chairman	Thomas B. Cochran*
Joseph R. Comfort*	Allen G. Croff*
Marvin S. Fertel*	Richard A. Meserve*
Michael B. Sellman*

*Member of the Full NEAC Committee

Subcommittee on Nuclear Laboratory Requirements

A key Department of Energy objective is to make Idaho National Laboratory the leading nuclear energy research laboratory in the world in ten years from its inception. To this end, Nuclear Energy requests NEAC's assistance in identifying what characteristics, capabilities, and attributes a world-class nuclear laboratory would possess. The starting point of this analysis should be the January 16, 2003, report of NEAC's Infrastructure Task Force. Nuclear Energy would expect members of this subcommittee to become familiar with the practices, culture, and facilities of other world-class laboratories - not necessarily confined to the nuclear field - and use this knowledge to recommend what needs to be implemented at Idaho. The subcommittee should submit its report by the end of fiscal year 2004.

Members:

Andrew C. Klein*, Chair	Beverly K. Hartline*
Robert L. Long*	Michael B. Sellman*
Robert Schock (Retired) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

*Member of the Full NEAC Committee

Japan - U.S. Senior Nuclear Energy Cooperation Advisory Panel

The Department is particularly interested in reinvigorating its relationship with Japan in the nuclear energy technology area. In past decades, this cooperation represented one of the Department's most vibrant international relationships. However, over the last ten years, research cooperation between the United States and Japan in the nuclear energy area has almost entirely ceased.

Both sides would like to revitalize U.S.-Japan nuclear energy cooperation and the Department has recently made several proposals in this direction. However, we believe that a standing, senior-level advisory body to help guide and review the strategic direction of this cooperation would be of considerable benefit. We therefore request NEAC to lead the formation of this body and convene an initial meeting during 2004.

The Panel will be charged to monitor and advise on the direction and progress of nuclear technology collaborations between the United States and Japan. Equally important, it will familiarize each side with changes and updates in the other's nuclear policies. In the future, the group should feel free to consider the expansion of its membership to include other countries to reflect the multi-lateral nature of many key areas of research.

All the subcommittees can be augmented by other NEAC members who have the interest and the expertise and by the staff of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology. In addition, they will be able to have access to experts in the field from other organizations.