Society Awards and Honors
2007 Elected Positions and Offices
Ron Schrotke Elected Chair of the ASME Main Committee on Nuclear Quality Assurance
Ron Schrotke was elected Chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Main Committee on Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1, Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications) for a 3-year term beginning July 1, 2008. ASME NQA-1 is a key national consensus standard for nuclear quality assurance and safety, and is a first choice for the Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facility applications. ASME NQA-1 is influential in applying quality assurance with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the commercial nuclear industry, and the international community. As the Chair of the Main Committee on Nuclear Quality Assurance he reports directly to the ASME Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards. During his term as Chair, Ron will lead the 35 members of the Main Committee, the 10 members of the Executive Committee, and coordinate the 6 Subcommittees reporting to the Main Committee. These Subcommittees are comprised of more than 90 members with memberships that represent a broad cross-section of industry and government organizations – from the DOE and the NRC, and the Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board (DNFSB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as; national laboratories, nuclear component suppliers, nuclear utilities, and Japanese industry representatives.
For 15 years Ron has participated at ever increasing levels of responsibility in the ASME technical committees associated with nuclear codes and standards. As a member of the Nuclear Quality Assurance standards efforts he has participated and led revisions to the software requirements of the ASME NQA-1 standard, and developed guidance for dealing with software and with electronic records. Ron has been formally recognized by the ASME NQA-1 Committee for his involvement in developmental efforts. He has also worked with the DOE on several Guides and Orders associated with quality assurance.
At PNNL, Ron is a Project Professional and Engineer in the Quality Assurance Services Group with a specialty in nuclear quality assurance. He has worked for Battelle in Richland for more than 20 years. (announced 10/1/2007)