Peer Review and Design Competition in the NNSA National Security Laboratories (2015)
Chapter: Appendix B: Information-Gathering Meetings of the Committee
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Information-Gathering Meetings of the Committee
MEETING 1
JUNE 10-11, 2014
NATIONAL ACADEMIES’ KECK CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.
June 10, 2014
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CLOSED SESSION |
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8:30 - 9:30 am |
Closed Committee Discussions |
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OPEN SESSION |
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9:30 |
Break |
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9:45 |
Discussion with NNSA Senior Staff |
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Dimitri Kusnezov, Kathleen Alexander, Robert Hanrahan, and Kevin Greenaugh
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11:15 |
Discussion of study charge with congressional staff members Drew Walter, Strategic Forces Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee
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12:15 pm |
Working Lunch |
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1:00 |
Reflections on Peer Review and Design Competition: History, Current Practices, and Future Opportunities Speakers Gary Sanders, Sandia National Laboratories |
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3:00 |
Break |
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3:15 |
Open Discussion about What Information to Request and What Questions to Discuss During Site Visits to the Three NNSA Laboratories |
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4:15 |
Discussion of Peer Review in Other Settings for Specialized R&D John Lyons, former director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL); chair of the NRC’s Laboratory Assessments Board |
| 5:15 | Adjourn |
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CLOSED SESSION |
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6:00 - 8:00 |
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June 11, 2014
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CLOSED SESSION |
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8:30 am - 2:00 pm |
Closed Committee Discussions |
MEETING 2
SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2014
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.,
AND LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY,
LOS ALAMOS, N.M.
September 23, 2014, at SNL
DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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8:00 am |
Introductions and Logistics |
Ron Hartwig |
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8:15 |
Welcome by Executive Management |
Paul Hommert |
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8:30 |
Overview of Peer Review and Cost Competitiveness at Sandia |
Gary Sanders |
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9:45 |
Break |
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10:00 |
Requirements Review Case Studies |
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Jeff Brewer |
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11:00 |
Design Review Case Studies |
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Celeste Drewien |
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Everett Hafenrichter |
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11:50 |
Working Lunch—Discussion Continues |
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12:35 pm |
Qualification Review Case Studies | |
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Perry Molley |
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2:00 |
Manufacturing Review Case Studies |
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Carla Busick |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3:00 |
Life Cycle Independent Assessment Processes |
J.F. Nagel |
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4:00 |
Sandia Summary |
Gary Sanders |
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4:15 |
Wrap-up/Concluding Discussion |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
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September 24, 2014, at LANL
DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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8:00 am |
Welcome, Security Review |
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8:10 |
Overview Remarks of NAS Co-Chairs |
Jill Dahlburg, Paul Peercy |
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8:15 |
Overview of Peer Review and Design Competition |
Robert Webster |
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8:30 |
Design Competition and Stockpile Assessments |
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Michael Bernardin |
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10:00 |
Break |
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10:15 |
Pit Certification and Peer Review |
Maurice Sheppard |
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11:00 |
SFIs—Connections to Design and Peer Review |
Patrick Garcia |
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11:45 |
Discussion |
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12:15 pm |
Working Lunch—Discussion Continues |
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1:15 |
Competition of Ideas and Role of Peer Review in Weapon Science |
Mark Chadwick |
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2:00 |
Competition of Ideas and Role of Peer Review in Weapon Code Development |
Mathew Bement |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3:00 |
HPRF Design Competition |
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Jas Mercer-Smith |
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4:00 |
Future Design and Certification Challenges |
Charles Nakhleh |
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4:30 |
Discussion |
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5:15 |
Adjourn to Working Dinner |
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5:45 - 8:30 |
Working Dinner to Continue Discussions with Senior LANL Staff Members |
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END OF DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
September 25, 2014, at LANL
CLOSED COMMITTEE MEETING: MEMBERS AND NRC STAFF ONLY
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8:00 am |
Discussions and Development of Draft Materials |
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2:00 pm |
Adjourn |
MEETING 3
NOVEMBER 14-15, 2014
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY,
LIVERMORE, CALIF.
November 14, 2014
DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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8:00 am |
Welcome, Security and Safety Comments |
Michael Dunning |
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8:05 |
Introductory Remarks by NAS, Introductions |
Dahlburg, Peercy |
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8:20 |
Welcome by LLNL Senior Management |
Charles Verdon |
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8:45 |
Peer Review and Competition in the Russian Laboratories |
Siegfried Hecker |
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9:30 |
Historic Process-Motivated Peer Review and Design Competition
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Joseph Bauer |
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10:00 |
Break |
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10:15 |
Historic Process-Motivated Peer Review and Design Competition (cont.)
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K. Henry O’Brien |
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11:15 |
Ongoing Process-Motivated Peer Review
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Susan Taylor |
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12:15 pm |
Working Lunch |
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1:15 |
Issue-Motivated Peer Review
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Cynthia Nitta |
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2:45 |
Break |
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3:00 |
Science-Motivated Peer Review
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Michael J. Edwards |
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4:30 |
Future Design and Certification Challenges |
Des Pilkington |
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5:00 |
Plenary Discussion |
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5:30 |
Transfer to Dinner |
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6:15 - 8:30 |
Working Dinner to Continue Discussions with Senior LLNL Staff Members |
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END OF DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
November 15, 2014
CLOSED COMMITTEE MEETING: MEMBERS AND NRC STAFF ONLY
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8:00 am |
Discussions and Development of Draft Materials |
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2:00 pm |
Adjourn |
SMALL-GROUP MEETING TO OBTAIN BRITISH INPUT
JANUARY 21, 2015
NATIONAL ACADEMIES’ KECK CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.
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6:00 pm |
Introductions and General Discussion |
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6:30 |
Overview of Peer Review in the Atomic Weapons Establishment |
Graeme Nicholson, A.W.E. |
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7:30 |
Dinner and Continue Discussion |
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8:00 |
Discussion of Committee Questions about Peer Review in the British Nuclear Weapons Enterprise |
David Overskei |
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9:00 |
Adjourn |
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| Attendance: |
Committee members Jill Dahlburg, Paul Peercy, and David Overskei Committee staff Scott Weidman Guests: Graeme Nicholson, Atomic Weapons Establishment Craig Shobrook, Strategic Weapons Project Team, U.K. Ministry of Defence David Holder, Ministry of Defence, British Embassy, Washington, D.C. |
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SMALL-GROUP MEETING TO OBTAIN CUSTOMER INPUT
JANUARY 22, 2015
RONALD REAGAN BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C.
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12:00 pm |
Introductions |
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12:05 |
Comments on NNSA Laboratories’ Peer Review and Design Competitions from Senior Staff of the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs |
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12:50 |
Wrap-up Discussion |
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1:00 |
Adjourn |
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Attendance: |
Committee members Paul Peercy and David Overskei Committee staff Scott Weidman Guests: John Hill, Navy Strategic Systems Programs Barry Hannah, Navy Strategic Systems Programs |
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