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American Nuclear Society Reactor Physics Division. Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Robert St.Clair Washington, D.C. November 17, 2009 . RPD Mission . The mission of the Reactor Physics Division it to:
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American Nuclear SocietyReactor Physics Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Robert St.Clair Washington, D.C. November 17, 2009
RPD Mission The mission of the Reactor Physics Division it to: • Promote the advancement of theoretical, applied, and experimental research in reactor physics • Seek a better understanding of reactor physics • Seek a better understanding of reactor operations and in-core fuel management through the development and application of fundamental tools • Improve basic physical data • Test both tools and data in reactor experiments
RPD GovernanceExecutive Committee Structure • Officers: Chair: Robert St.Clair Secretary: Benoit Forget Vice-Chair: G. Ivan Maldonado Treasurer: Alireza Haghigat • Executive Committee: 201020112012 Paul Edelmann Germina Ilas Mark DeHart Simone Santandrea Eleador Nichita David Griesheimer Keith Drudy Ronald Ellis Glenn Sjoden Kostadin Ivanov - Includes International and Young Member Representatives • Board Liaison: Regis Matzie
RPD Governance - Standing Committees • Program • Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse) • Honors and Awards • Dimitrios Cokinos (Brookhaven National Lab) • Scholarship • Jess Gehin (Oak Ridge National Lab) • Standards • Dimitrios Cokinos (Brookhaven National Lab) • Website (Chair) • Robert St.Clair (Duke Energy) • Nominating (Past Chair) • Jeff Bradfute (Westinghouse) • Goals/Membership (Vice-Chair) • G. Ivan Maldonado (University of Tennessee)
RPD GovernancePlanning • 1-year Tactical Plan – Updated Annually in June • 5-year Strategic Plan – Updated Annually in June • Succession planning: • 4-year rotation of officers • Contested election of Secretary each year • Preferred succession for officers • Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-Chair, Chair • 10 additional At-large members on the Executive Committee for 3-year terms
RPD GovernanceCommunications • Recently revamped RPD website • EC and PC Meeting Minutes & Contact Info • Newsletters • Tactical and Strategic Plans • Rules and Bylaws • Topical Meeting Info • Chair and Committee member messages • Awards and Scholarships (soon) • Fellow Recognition (soon) • Technical Meetings • Semi-annual newsletters • Broadcast e-mails to publicize panel and special sessions, Topical meetings, Standards news, and recognition
RPD Contributions to ANS • ANS Position Statements #48 Preserving Experimental Benchmark Work • Participation with Other Professional Societies • PHYSOR 2006 Topical: Canadian Nuclear Society • Class 3 sponsor of PHYTRA-1 conference 2007: Moroccan Association for Nuclear Engineering and Reactor Technology • PHYSOR 2008: Swiss Nuclear Society • 2009 ANMF-IV Topical: CNS, ENS, AESJ, KNS, NSM, OECD/NEA • PHYSOR 2010 Topical: Added Chinese Nuclear Society and ASME
RPD Contributions to ANS • Society Leadership • RPD Executive and Program Committees meet at both National Meetings • > 75% attendance by Members and Officers • RPD Actively Participates with ANS National Committees • Professional Divisions Committee • National Program Committee • Standards Board, N-17, Numerous Standards Working Groups • Non-Meeting Publications • Members frequently contribute to Journals • Progress in Nuclear Energy Special Edition for ANFM-IV • Multiple Standards (next slide)
RPD Contributions to ANS • Standards • 5.1 Decay Heat Power in LWRs • 19.1 Nuclear Data Sets for Reactor Design Calculations • 19.3 Neutron Reaction Rate Distributions and Reactivity • 19.3.4 Thermal Energy Deposition Rates • 19.4 Reference Power Reactor Physics Measurements • 19.6.1 Reload Startup Physics Tests for PWRs • 19.9 Delayed Neutrons (under development) • 19.10 Neutron Fluence in Pressure Vessels and Rx Internals • 19.11 Moderator Temperature Coefficient
RPD Services to Membership • Professional Development • PHYSOR 2006 Workshops (3) • PHYSOR 2008 Workshops (2) • ANFM - IV Workshops (1) • PHYSOR 2010 Workshops (6) • Annual Panel Session “Current Topics for Reactor Engineers”
RPD Services to Membership • Scholarships • Henry/Greebler scholarship fully endowed • Currently awarded annually as a graduate student scholarship • Expect to add annual undergraduate award in 2010 • Recognition/Awards • Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award presented at this meeting’s Honors and Awards luncheon to Dr. Edward W. Larsen • Wigner Award Lecture, “Asymptotic Analysis in Nuclear Reactor Theory” presented at Tuesday’s “Reactor Analysis Methods” session
RPD Services to Membership • Recognition/Awards (cont’d.) • Henry/Greebler scholarship award winner (Emily R. Wolters) invited paper, “A Hybrid Monte Carlo-S2 Method with No Spatial Truncation Error” presented at Tuesday’s “Reactor Analysis Methods” session • RPD Best Paper Award given for each meeting • Student Support • Providing a financial contribution of $2000 annually for the student conference • Providing $2000 annually for student travel to the ANS National Meetings
RPD Meeting Participation • Two National Meetings per year • 2008 Annual Meeting – 6 sessions, 36 papers • 2008 Winter Meeting – 7 sessions, 38 papers • 2009 Annual Meeting – 8 sessions, 42 papers • 2009 Winter Meeting – 7 sessions, 46 papers • Class I, II, and III Topical Meetings • PHYSOR (Class II, bi-annual with 1/3 international) • M&C (Class II, Co-sponsor in non-PHYSOR years) • ANFM (Advances in Nuclear Fuel Management, Class II ~every 5 years)
SummaryAreas of Success • Technical Programs (National, PHYSOR, ANFM and Workshops) • Standards Support • International Participation • Fully-Endowed Scholarship • Student Support (conferences and travel)
SummaryFuture Focus Areas • Maintain strong technical programs (large, active program committee). • Continue support for student conferences, student travel to the national meetings, and awarding Henry/Greebler scholarship. • Continue to support the national ANS initiative to revitalize utility involvement in the ANS. • RPD support of Young Member Group requests and YMG participation on EC. • Complete web site development/updates. • Maintain newsletters on schedule. • Improved use of recognition through Wigner Awards and Fellow nominations.