Enhancing Safety in Nuclear Installations: NISD Presentation Summary

1. American Nuclear Society Nuclear Installations Safety Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Allen Camp, NISD Chair June 11, 2008; Anaheim, CA

2. NISD Mission Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.

3. NISD Governance • Executive Committee Structure • Chair, Allen Camp • Vice-Chair, Chair-Elect – Kevin O’Kula • Secretary-Treasurer, Linda Hansen • 8 Additional Members with 3 yr. terms • BOD Liaison, Bill Burchill • Committee Structure • Program – Ray Gallucci • Honors & Awards - Jan van Erp • Nominating - Charles Martin • Division Planning and Guidance • Strategic Plan, including succession planning • Bylaws • Rules • Communications • Gary Wilson maintains our website and newsletter • Division and EC email

4. NISD Membership Trends • Student membership is 57 and increasing slowly • NISD is steady at about 15% of total membership

5. NISD Budget Information Note: With full endowment of DiSalvo and Levine scholarships, NISD will likely increase student support

6. NISD Contributions to ANS • ANS Position Statements • Nuclear Facility Safety Standards • Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants • Reactor Safety • Participation with Other Professional Societies • NISD members working with ASME in Risk-Informed Standards development • Other interactions with IEEE, EFCOG, and National Hydrogen Association (NHA) • Society Leadership • NISD members holding national offices • Full participation in PDC meetings and workshops • Non-Meeting Publications • Risk –Informed Standards for External Hazards and Fires

7. NISD Services to Membership • Professional Development • Severe accident training course in 2007 (Bob Henry) • Scholarships • Saul Levine • Ray DiSalvo • Peer Recognition/Awards • Tommy Thompson Award for Nuclear Safety • 2006 – Joe Murphy • 2007 – Dana Powers • George C. Laurence Pioneering Award for Nuclear Safety • 2007 – David Okrent • Student Support • 2006 – $2250 • 2007 – $2000 disbursed, additional funds authorized

8. NISD Meetings • National Meeting Participation • Strong NISD Session Tracks at National Meetings • Consistently meet minimum paper goals • Embedded Topicals – see Class III topicals below • Topicals • 2007 – June: Safety & Technology of Nuclear Hydrogen Production, Control and Management (ST-NH2) (Class III/Boston) • 2008 – September: PSA 2008 (Class I/Knoxville) • 2009 – November: Risk Management (Class III/Washington, DC) • 2010 – June: ST-NH2 (Class III/San Diego) Co-sponsor with ESD • – Planning Class I Topical on Insights into Prevention & Mitigation of Severe Accidents

9. NISD MetricsNISD Vitality Measures - CY 2007

10. Summary • Areas of Success • Strong member participation • Outstanding program committee supporting both national meetings and topicals • Current on all governance requirements • Improving communications via website • Focus for Future Action • Increasing engagement with and support for students • Supporting additional safety knowledge preservation activities • Maintaining safety as a critical success factor for the future of the nuclear industry