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