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American Nuclear Society Fuel Cycle Waste Management Division

American Nuclear Society Fuel Cycle Waste Management Division. Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Paul Wilson, Chair 11/14/2012 San Diego, CA. FCWM Mission. Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide.

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American Nuclear Society Fuel Cycle Waste Management Division

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  1. American Nuclear SocietyFuel Cycle Waste Management Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Paul Wilson, Chair 11/14/2012 San Diego, CA

  2. FCWM Mission Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.

  3. FCWM Governance • Chair: Paul Wilson • Vice-Chair: Guillermo “Bill” DelCul • Secretary/Treasurer: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar (*) • Program Chair: Jack Law (Fausto Franceschini) • Executive Committee • Samuel E. Bays (2014) - Jeffrey L. Binder (2014) • Amanda J. Casella (2014) - Emory D. Collins (2013) • Dominique Greneche (2014) - Charles W. Forsberg (2013) • Alan D. Pasternak (2013) - Mark T. Peters (2013) • Daniel P. Stout (2013) - Ruth F. Weiner (2013) • Leah Spradley-Parks (2015) - Denise Lee (2015) • Maryanne Stasko (2015) • Board Liaison: Gene Grecheck (*) Appointed replacement following resignation

  4. FCWM Governance • Bylaws & Rules are up-to-date • Division strategic plan review underway • Changes to succession plan • Old plan • Required 6 year commitment • Program chair rotation too rapid • Didn’t necessarily match professional/career development of candidates • New plan • Decouple Program succession (3 yrs) from Executive succession (4 yrs) • Allow selection of candidates better suited to each succession • Newsletter revival • Spring 2012 first newsletter in 3 years • Plans for Spring 2013

  5. Division Membership Trend

  6. Division Membership Trend Expecting some impact from NNTG formation

  7. Division Membership • <1% • Test Lab • Medical Institution • Unknown

  8. Division Finances • Highlights • Primary income is GLOBAL meeting • 6 year cycle • Some other meeting income • IHLWM • TopFuel • Support 10-12 technical sessions at each Annual/Winter meeting

  9. Division Finances • Highlights • Randall scholarship fully endowed • Travel support for winner • Lauren Bolden (RPI) • Additional student support: $7600/a • Congressional Fellow: $5000 • Radwaste Magazine: $4500 • Free 1 yr subscription to all new FCWM members • Teachers workshop: $1000

  10. FCWM Program Highlights • Primary topical meeting • GLOBAL series rotates to US every 6 years • (Co)sponsorship of other topicals • TopFuel • IHLWM • Transitioning to Class 1 topical • 10-12 technical sessions per national meeting

  11. Recent FCWM Contribution to Society • Objective A: ANS as Thought Leader • Extensive contributions to BRC response • Objective B: Outreach & Policy • Lead role in 8-10 position statements • Supporting role in 3-4 additional statements • Congressional briefing on fuel cycles • Fuel cycle & waste management presentation at Teachers’ Workshops

  12. Recent FCWM Contribution to Society • Objective D: Knowledge Dissemination • Radwaste Solutions subscriptions for new members • Objective E: Continuous Improvement • Housed technical aspects of SCNN for many years • Supported launch of NNTG

  13. Future FCWM Contribution to Society • Objective B: Outreach & Policy • Update and reorganize position statements • Objective C: Professional Development • Create first FCWM Award • Explore creation of PD workshop(s) and/or short courses • Undergraduate curriculum content

  14. Future FCWM Contribution to Society • Objective E: Continuous Improvement • Improve newsletter frequency • Consider division-specific social media coordinated with ANS • Amend officer succession • Review financial sustainability • More structure for national meeting program offerings

  15. Summary • Second largest division with broad connection to members • Concrete opportunities for ongoing improvement • Professional development • Outreach & Policy • Division governance

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