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American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division

American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division. Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Shripad T Revankar, Chair THD November 14, 2007 Washington DC. THD History. A TH Group in ANS was formed in 1978 The Goals of the THD Group were :

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American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division

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  1. American Nuclear SocietyThermal Hydraulics Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Shripad T Revankar, Chair THD November 14, 2007 Washington DC

  2. THD History • A TH Group in ANS was formed in 1978 • The Goals of the THD Group were: • Advancement of TH Eng. & Sci. relating to Nuclear Power Industry • Promotion of quality in technical publications & presentations relating to Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulics • The TH Group was advanced to full division status in 1981 with the same goals

  3. THD Mission & Scope • To establish, stimulate, and maintain quality technical & professional approaches in areas of Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics • THD Scope of Activity are: 1) Basic Thermal Hydraulic Science 2) Thermal Hydraulic Engineering 3) Applied Thermal Hydraulic Science 4) TH Training & Standards 5) Quality TH Publication 6) National & International Stature

  4. THD GovernanceExecutive Committee Structure • Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Committee Members (8 members- three years term) • Liaison to BOD • Committees • Technical Program, Chair, Secretary, Members • Honors & Awards, Chair, Four members • Nominating, Chair • Membership, Chair • Webpage, Chair • Newsletter, Secretary

  5. THD GovernanceMembership Trends Last 5 Years 942 2007 July

  6. THD GovernanceBudget Information/Previous Year/Current • Final Budget for 2006: $17,129 • Contribution ANS Student Conf: $2,500 • Scholarship./NEED: $1,000 • Budget for 2007 (Sept 07): $14,031 Recent Activity (2007) • ANS Student Conference Support : $3,000 • Student travel ANS June Meeting: $250 • Student travel ANS June Meeting: $250 • Scholarship./NEED: $500

  7. THD GovernanceDivision Planning/Strategic Plan, Succession Planning • Division has established • Operational plan (2005-2009) • One year tactical plan (2006-2007) • Five year strategic plan (2005-2009) • Succession Plan (yearly)

  8. THD GovernanceCommunications/Web, E-mail/Copy of Newsletter • Division maintains website http://thd.ans.org with updated information and division activity details • News letter issued one in spring and one in fall

  9. THD Contributions to ANS • ANS Position Statements –THD does not have position statement • Participation with Other Professional Societies: ASME and AIChE • Society Leadership: In Several ANS committees including NPC, Honors and Awards • Non-Meeting Publications: Published post-meeting papers in Journal Nuclear technology, Nuclear Engineering and Design

  10. THD Services to Membership • Professional Development: • RELAP5 Workshop at ANS Student Conference 2007 • Peer Recognition/Awards: • Technical Achievement Award, Service Award, Best Paper Award, • Student Support: • $3500 in 20006 • $4000 in 2007

  11. THD Meetings • National Meeting Participation: • Every ANS Winter and Fall Meeting with more than 5 session each with more than 30 papers • Topicals • SNC 2005, 6/05, San Diego, Class 4 • NURETH-11, 10/05, Avignon, France, Class 2 • ANS Embedded Hydrogen, ANS Summer 2007, Class 3 • NURETH-12, 10/07, Pittsburg, PA, Class 1 • NUTHOS-7, 8/08 Seoul, South Korea, Class 3 • NURETH-11, 10/09, Japan Class 2

  12. THD Metrics Vitality Measures – CY 2006 • Status of Division/TG Metrics and Measures • List Areas of Success • Focus for Future Action

  13. THD Metrics Vitality Measures – CY 2007

  14. Areas of Success • Overall healthy Division • Membership trends • Meeting participation and technical Paper Presentations • Student Support

  15. Future Focus • Student and Young member participation • Collaboration with other Divisions • International members in program committee • Industry participation in THD • More professional development programs • Endowment for TAA and other awards to recognize peers and leaders in area • High quality research presentation

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