Committee Member NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Criteria used to evaluate candidates include education and experience, demonstrated skills in nuclear reactor safety matters listed previously, the ability to solve complex technical problems, and the ability to work collegially on a board, panel, or committee.

The Commission, in selecting its ACRS members, also considers the need for specific expertise to accomplish the work anticipated for the Committee. The ACRS members are generally appointed for four-year terms and may be reauthorized by the Commission to serve subsequent terms. The Commission looks to fill one vacancy as a result of this request. 

Candidates should have broad, extensive experience in nuclear safety in multiple areas of the previously listed technical areas or multi-disciplinary expertise in similar fields of nuclear reactor safety. Candidates with broad knowledge of nuclear safety experience in industry, academia, laboratory, or regulatory backgrounds, or work between those environments, are encouraged to apply. The candidates should have a substantial combination of education and experience and a distinguished record of achievement in multiple areas of nuclear science and technology, or related engineering disciplines.  

Consistent with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Commission seeks candidates with varied backgrounds, so that the Committee membership is balanced in terms of the points of view represented and functions performed by the Committee. Candidates will undergo a thorough security background check to obtain the security clearance that is mandatory for all ACRS members. The security background check will involve the completion and submission of paperwork to the NRC. Candidates for ACRS appointments may be involved in or have financial interests related to NRC-regulated aspects of the nuclear industry. However, because conflict-of-interest considerations may restrict the participation of a candidate in ACRS activities, the degree and nature of any such restriction on an individual's activities as a member will be considered in the selection process. Each qualified candidate's financial interests must be reconciled with applicable Federal and NRC rules and regulations prior to final appointment. This might require divestiture of securities or discontinuance of certain contracts or grants. Information regarding these restrictions will be provided upon request. As a part of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, which bans insider trading by members of Congress, their staff, and other high-level federal employees, candidates for appointments will be required to disclose additional financial transactions.