American Nuclear Society Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division

1. American Nuclear SocietyFuel Cycle and Waste Management Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Terry A. Todd June 12, 2010 San Diego, CA

2. 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

3. FCWM Governance Chair: Terry A. Todd Vice Chair:   Barry B. Spencer Secretary/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 Turner Staff Liaison: Sharon S. Kerrick Board Liaison: Harold McFarlane Ex Officio: Donald R. Hoffman

4. FCWM Membership Trends

5. 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

6. FCWM BUDGET

7. Program Chair Secretary/ Treasurer Vice Chair Program Vice Chair Chair 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

8. 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to ANS • FCWM is responsible for the following position statements: • 42: Protection and Management of Plutonium (withdrawn 2007, being revised with Special Committee on Nuclear Nonproliferation) • 11: Low Level Waste Disposal (revised in 2009) • 45: Nuclear Fuel Recycling (2007,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)

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. 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

12. 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

13. FCWM Metrics- FY 2009

14. 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