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American Nuclear Society Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division. Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Terry A. Todd June 12, 2010 San Diego, CA. FCWM Mission. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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American Nuclear SocietyFuel Cycle and Waste Management
Division
Presentation to the
ANS Board of Directors
Terry A. ToddJune 12, 2010 San Diego, CA
FCWM Mission
• The FCWM division deals with all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including mining, enrichment, conversion, fuel fabrication, fuel design, reprocessing, storage, geologic repositories, waste processing, waste form testing, advanced fuel cycle evaluations, fissile material management, and national fuel cycle policies.
• We are also home division for the Special Committee for Nuclear Nonproliferation
FCWM GovernanceChair: Terry A. ToddVice Chair: Barry B. SpencerSecretary/Treasurer: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
Members: Guillermo DelCul (2012) Thomas Hirons (2011) Pamela Longmire (2012) Dominique Greneche (2011) Jack D. Law (2012) Maryanne E. Stasko (2011)
Matthew L. Dennis (2012) Alan S. Icenhour (2011) Charles W. Forsberg (2013) Daniel P. Stout (2013) Mark T. Peters (2013) Alan D. Pasternak (2013) Emory D. Collins (2013) Ruth Weiner (2013)
Past Chair: Stephen TurnerStaff Liaison: Sharon S. KerrickBoard Liaison: Harold McFarlaneEx Officio: Donald R. Hoffman
FCWM Membership Trends
FCWM Budget• FCWM on-hand funds range between $60 K to $100 K to
support objectives.• Randall Scholarship was fully endowed by FCWMD.• We provide consistent support for scholarship, students, and the
Society.– $1000 for NEED annually– $3000 for student travel to national meetings in 2009 and $1000 for scholarship
winner– $2500 for student conference each year– $400 for teacher workshop annually– $4500 for Radwaste Solutions annually (increased from $4000)– $5000 for Seaborg Congressional Fellow annually
• Starting funds are approximately $100 K in 2010.• Revenues from leadership in topical meetings
Budget Actual Budget Actual
12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 3 Months2009 2009 2010 2010
Carry Forward 111,296 114,740 112,114 101,881Member Allocation 5,038 5,104 5,038 5,236Division Income 3,000 4,265 3,000 0Total Budget Funds 119,334 124,109 120,152 107,117
ExpensesNewsletters 1,000 87 0 0Awards, Plaques 250 64 150 0National Meeting Costs 6,000 6,563 6,000 0Division Officer Expenses 250 0 250 0Student Support 6,500 8,400 8,000 0Scholarship/Need Funding 1,000 1,000 1,000 0Other Expenses 15,900 6,114 14,400 0Total Expenses 30,900 22,228 29,800 0
Excess (Deficiency) of Budet Funds Over Expenses 88,434 101,881 90,352 107,117
FCWM BUDGET
FCWM Governance• Strategic plan prepared and approved by FCWM Executive Committee 2009• Succession planning formally established• Adapted standard Rules and Bylaws
• Newsletter published and website updated in 2008 and 2009
ProgramVice Chair
ProgramChair
Secretary/Treasurer
ViceChair
Chair
FCWM Contribution to ANS
• FCWM is responsible for the following position statements:– 42: Protection and Management of Plutonium (withdrawn 2007, being revised
with Special Committee on Nuclear Nonproliferation)
– 11: Low Level Waste Disposal (revised in 2009)
– 45: Nuclear Fuel Recycling (2007, review in progress)
– 76: Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (2008)
– 80: Licensing Yucca Mountain as a Geological Repository for spent fuel storage (2009)
– 81: The EPA Radiation Standard for Spent Fuel Storage in a Geological Repository (2006, review in process)
– 55: Nonproliferation (2009)
– 22: Independent Entity for Managing Used Nuclear fuel (2009)
FCWM Contribution to ANS
• FCWM has contributed to the following position statements:– 18: Safety of Transporting Radioactive Materials (2002)
– 47: Plutonium Disposition Using Mixed Oxide Fuel (with Special Committee for Nuclear Nonproliferation -2009)
– 50: Release of Radioactively Contaminated Materials (2008)
FCWMD Contribution to ANS• ANS Leadership is provided by FCWM members:
– Jim Tulenko (2004–2005 ANS President)– Harold McFarlane (2006–2007 ANS President)– Tom Sanders (2009-2010 ANS President)– TPC for Winter Meeting 2007– TPC for Summer Meeting 2006
• Participation in various ANS national committees and standards committees
• Non-meeting publications are supported by annual direct financial support and has contributed articles for Radwaste Solutions.
• Leadership roles in developing technical program for International Global Topical meetings (Host meeting every 6 yrs)
FCWM Services to Membership• FCWM annually awards the Randal scholarship• FCWM annually contributes to NEED• FCWM annually contributes to student conferences
and student travel to ANS Meetings• FCWM supports Teachers Workshops• FCWM supports Congressional Fellowship• FCWM contributed to International Young Nuclear
Engineers Conference• FCWM regularly supports Fellow nominations and
other award nominations
FCWM Technical Meetings• FCWM has always supported both ANS national meetings
– typically 30-40 technical papers– meet Professional Division measures– support to students and young members to attend national meetings– Various session chairs and meeting roles
• FCWM has a number of regular topical meetings.– Global 2007 in Boise, Idaho (380 presentations, 565 attendees net profit for
division about $60K )– International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
(September 2008, next in 2011) – International Conference on LWR Fuel Performance “Top Fuel” (w/MSD)
2006 in Spain, 2007 in US– International Conf. on Facility Operations – Safeguards Interface (with IRD,
2008)– Global 2009 with Top Fuel in Paris– Global 2011 in Japan
FCWM Metrics- FY 2009DivisionMeetings
DivisionGovernance
Division Contributions to Society Division Servicesto Membership
National MeetingParticipation
Annual 2009 – 7 sessions, 2 panelsWinter 2009 – 5 sessions, 3 panels
Succession Planning
included in 2006 Strategic Plan, reviewed by Vice Chair in 2007, no changesReviewed in 2008
New Strategic Plan issued in 2008 for 2008-2009, which included succession planning.
To be presented to Board of Directors in June 2010Expanded interest in Ex. Comm. Participation generated 13 candidates for 6
positions for strong future and “new Blood”. Increased Ex. Comm positions by 2.
Reserve one ExCom position for non-US representative
ANS Position Statements
11 Low-Level Waste Disposal (Active 2009) 18 Safety of Transporting Radioactive Materials (Active, PPC Updating) 22 Government Corporation for Used Nuclear Fuel (Issued Dec 2009)
42 Protection & Management of PU45 Nuclear Fuel Recycle (Active-2008)
47 Utilization of Surplus Weapons Plutonium as Mixed Oxide Fuel (Active) 50 Release of Radioactive Material (Active) 55 Nonproliferation (New 2009 – in process)
71 Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Approved, Active) 80 Licensing of Yucca Mountain as a Geological Repository for Radioactive
Wastes (Active-still valid) 81 EPA Rad Standard (Active)
Professional Development
International Workshopfor Fuel Cycle 2006
Special Committee on NuclearNon-proliferation workshop scheduled for
November 2009 but postponed until 2010 due to lack of participation
Class I, Class IITopicals
Waste Management ‘08Tech Committee members for Global 2009 (France)
8th International High-Level Radioactive Waste ManagementAdvances in Nuclear Fuel Mgmt 08 planning, meeting in 2011.Co-chair and members for Tech. Committee of Global 2011 ()
Advances in Nuclear Fuel Cycle management, Hilton Head, SC April 2009
Membership Trends
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2426/2474 mbrs +2.0$ change 20062474/2519 mbrs +1.8% change 20072519/2552 mbrs +1.3% change 20082552/2618 mbrs +2.6% change 2009
Participation withOutside Professional
SocietiesReprocessing & Recycling Technology Div of Atomic Energy Society of Japan
Liaison assigned for SFNAS (France) and ENSClass IV meetings planned with: Atomic Energy of Korea: WaterReactor Fuel Performance 2009
AIChE: International Solvent Extraction Conference (ISEC 2008) IAEA: Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles – Challenges and Opportunities
2009Provided Representative for Pacific Nuclear Council Waste Management
Working GroupGlobal 2009 (France-ENS)Global 2011 (Japan- AESJ)
Scholarships
Randall Scholarship – fully-funded and Randall winner invited to Winter Meeting
NEED contribution 2009Teacher Workshop financial support
Class III Topicals
Safety and Technology of Nuclear Hydrogen (embedded June 2009)
Communications
1 newsletter in 2009Website updated in 2009
Society Leadership
4 of 4 PDC Mtgs: 75% Exec. Comm & 100% NPCBOD presentation 2008 and 2010
PeerRecognition / Awards
Subcommittee to nominate fellows and Seaborg FellowshipFinancial support for congressional liaison
Division Planning
2006-2007 Strategic Plan on file and reviewed 2008Acceptance of new bylaws
2008-2009 Strategic Plan completed and approved-on file. To be presented to Board of Directors in June 2010
Non-MeetingPublications
Financial support and major article to Radwaste MagazineDeveloping standards on fuel cycle facility licensing
Student Support
Financial and judging supports for2009 Student Conference
2009 Student Travel Support
Division’s Commitment to YMG
Assigned liaison (Taylor Mouton) and increased communications and attendance at Exec meetings
Sponsored a session for the Young Professionals Congress at 2009 Winter Meeting
ExCom slate for 2010 election included 4 Young MembersMentoring at National meetings
Summary• FCWM metrics are favorable.• FCWM successes include
– Active support of technical meetings– Continued strong membership growth– Financial support for students and Society– Revised/created a number of position statements for ANS
• FCWM focus is on– Good technical meetings– Support of members and continued growth– Expanding participation in Division activities and
governance –particularly for young members
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