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Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization Division

Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization Division. Report to ANS Board of Directors Summer Meeting 2002 Hollywood, Florida S.K. Bhattacharyya, Chair. Outline. Mission Statement Division Profile Activities Officers Executive Committee Members Membership history

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Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization Division

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  1. Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization Division Report to ANS Board of Directors Summer Meeting 2002 Hollywood, Florida S.K. Bhattacharyya, Chair

  2. Outline • Mission Statement • Division Profile • Activities • Officers • Executive Committee Members • Membership history • Membership distribution • Analysis of percent changes in membership • Budget history • Issues • Division Goals • Needs for D&D of nuclear facilities • Summary of ongoing D&D activities • Recent DD&R achievements • Program committee plans • Future outlook

  3. DD&R Division Mission The mission of the Decommissioning, Decontamination & Reutilization Division (DD&R) is to promote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the optimal management of decommissioning, decontamination & reutilization of nuclear and formerly nuclear installations, materials, facilities, and sites for the betterment of society. The target audience for this effort is first the membership of the Division, second the Society, and third the public at large.

  4. Activities • Organize D&D technical sessions at the two ANS meetings each year (special attention to Hot Topics and emerging issues) • Sponsor or co-sponsor special conferences on a regular basis • Executive Conference, Topical Meetings, International Meetings • Provide Student Support • Scholarship Endowment Fund • Student support at ANS National Meetings • Support student conferences • Disseminate information on DD&R fields to interested parties • Cooperate with other scientific and professional groups with related objectives • Publish Semi-annual Division newsletter • Provide honors and awards for DD&R members for various meritorious activities • Support overall ANS activities (e.g., public education)

  5. Officers and Committee Chairs Chair S.K. Bhattacharyya Vice Chair Chair Elect* Lynne Goodman Secretary* Art Desrosiers Treasurer* Russ Mellor Program Jim Rang Finance Gerry Motl Annual Financial Plan Honors and Awards Carl Mazzola Planning Goals & Planning Lynne Goodman Annual Budget Meetings Regional, Intl. Newsletter Vince Likar Nominating Don Eggett DOE/DoD Program Scholarship Paul Ziemer Membership Joe Carignan Utility Program Publicity Patty Augustyn *Elected

  6. Executive CommitteeMembers • Current members • Patricia Augustyn, Graver Technologies, 2003 • Joseph E. Carignan, TLG Services, 2004 • James J. Fiore, DOE, 2003 • Vincent F. Likar, Consultant, 2002 • William Manion, Scientech, 2002 • Richard L. Miller, Betchel Power Corp, 2003 • William Phythian, CTECH, 2004 • Timothy J. Polich, NASA Plum Brook Station, 2004 • James S. Rang, JS Rang, 2002 • Amy Roddey, American Tank & Fab., 2003* • Jay K. Thayer, Duke Engineering & Services, 2004 • Paul Ziemer, Purdue University, 2002 • New Members (2005) • Larry Boing, Argonne National Laboratory • Steve Bossart, DOE/NETL • Kelly Trice, Kaiser-Hill • Tracy Goble, Consumers Energy • *Takeshi Ishikura, Nuclear Power Engineering Corp., Japan, 2003

  7. DD&R Membership History

  8. DD&R Division Membership, Breakdown by Industry

  9. Snapshot of DD&RMembership (Year End 2001) • December 2001membership 1321 • Down 2% (29) from December 2000 membership of 1350 • This includes 12% of the ANS December 2001 membership of 10849 • New ANS members in 2000 • 116 elected DD&R (10.5% of 110) • 8.5% gross gain to Division • Members lost during 2001 • 145

  10. DD&R Budget History

  11. Issues • D&D opportunities reduced in the near term • Successful plant life extensions • Improved economics of operating plants • Lower priority given to D&D by DOE-EM • Too many D&D related meetings • Reduced attendance at Topical/Executive Conferences • One Topical meeting had to be cancelled • Reduced member interest and income

  12. Goals • Prepare technical position papers on major issues • Develop D&D standards on a planned schedule • Integrate D&D activities within the overall nuclear power systems development framework • Develop mechanism for formal sharing of experiences/lessons learned between US (Commercial and Government) and International activities

  13. Technical Financial D&D technologies Characterization and survey methods/approvals Site release criteria/process Remote monitoring (S/M) Specific materials issues (e.g., activated concrete) Specific site issues D&D standards Spent fuel disposition Low level radioactive waste disposal D&D cost estimates/validation Major cost drivers Tax issues with D&D fund DOC-financial considerations D&D Issues to be Addressed

  14. Political/ Regulatory Strategic EPA participation in regulatory issues New rulemaking GTCC ruling impacts Impacts of license renewals License termination Public education, information, participation Psychological issues with D&D (vs. operations) D&D Issues to be Addressed (cont.)

  15. Summary of D&D Activities Worldwide • Significant amount of D&D activities in progress • Initial sets of commercial nuclear plants undergoing D&D. • Over 50% of all research reactors worldwide are shutdown. Some reactors have been decommissioned. • Many non-power reactors are also in D&D across the world. • Resource availability for D&D is major issue for research reactors worldwide (financial and technical)

  16. Recent DD&R Achievements • Updated website (http://ddrd.ans.org/) • Significantly enhanced Division newsletter • Full version on website; brief mailer • Current issue is ~30 pages long • Color photographs of facilities and equipment • Student scholarship fund fully endowed • Improved governance • Bimonthly Executive Committee telecon • Significant interactions between officers during year • Bylaw changes

  17. Program Committee Plans • 2002 ANS Summer Meeting (6/02, Hollywood, FL) • 2002 SPECTRUM Conference (7/02, Reno, NV) • Co-sponsor with FCWMD • 2002 Winter Meeting (11/02, Washington, DC) • 2003 Summer Meeting (6/03 San Diego, CA) • Embedded topical Plans to have future joint meeting with NEI, EPRI in addition to other ANS Divisions (e.g. FCWMD)

  18. Future Outlook • D&D landscape is changing • Commercial D&D activity has started to decrease; other elements should remain steady • In order to sustain vitality, DD&R Division will need to: • Place greater emphasis on re-utilization and re-licensing • Integrate close with overall nuclear development • Promote closer links between commercial/government/ international D&D activities • Co-sponsor significant topical meetings annually with other ANS divisions

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