American Nuclear Society Nuclear Criticality Safety Division

1. American Nuclear SocietyNuclear Criticality Safety Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Prepared by Robert Frost, Chair Presented by Brad Rearden, Vice Chair June 12, 2010 San Diego, CA

2. NCSD Mission • NCSD focuses on the prevention of criticality accidents in areas outside of nuclear reactors • Promote the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors • Promote the art and sciencs of nuclear criticality safety • Provide exchange of technical information among NCS professionals through: • Development of standards • Evolution of training methods and materials • Presentation of technical data and procedures • Creation of specialty publications

4. NCSD Membership Trends

5. Paid Student Members

6. NCSD Membership As a Percent of Total ANS Membership

8. Division Planning • Five year plan and one year tactical plan modeled after ANS National • All goals from 2009 tactical plan were achieved or exceeded • Succession Planning: • NCSD now elects a Vice Chair and appoints a Vice Program Committee Chair for continuity • Outgoing Chair serves as Chair of the Nominating Committee

9. Communications • Newsletter sent twice per year via E-mail, within 2 weeks of National meetings • Website greatly improved and continuously updated • Larry Wetzel, Chair of Newsletter & Website Committee • Description of Awards, Scholarship (Contributions, Application/Criteria, Recipients, etc) • Newsletters, Meeting Minutes • Pictures from Meetings

10. The NCSD Brochure • NCSD has produced a very professional brochure aimed at attracting new members • Kudos to Darby Kimball, membership chair, who led this effort. • Shows NCSD as both a technical and social organization, which we think is key to our success • Published in 2009 and distributed to current members at Topical and Winter Meeting for distribution

11. NCSD Contributions to ANS • ANS Position Statements / White Papers • Fact Sheet about criticality accidents for public/news media, white papers on good NCS practices (currently 6 approved white papers) • Other Professional Societies • EFCOG (SAWG) • International collaborations, including International Conference on Nuclear Criticality (Russia 2007, Scotland 2011) • Non-Meeting Publication efforts are primarily in ANSI/ANS Standards

12. ANSI/ANS 8 Standards • Vital component of information sharing that has led to fewer criticality accidents • Continuing dialogue among subject matter experts • Accepted by DOE and NRC; models for international regulations • De facto rules for this discipline • Provide value to industry – leads to industry participation • Involves many volunteers • Opportunities for young members

13. ANSI/ANS 8 Standards • ANSI/ANS-8.1, Operations with Fissionable Materials Outside Reactors. (Major Revision Underway) • ANSI/ANS-8.3, Criticality Accident Alarm System • ANSI/ANS-8.5, Borosilicate-Glass Raschig Rings • ANSI/ANS-8.6, In-Situ Measurements for Criticality Safety • ANSI/ANS-8.7, Storage of Fissile Materials. • ANSI/ANS-8.10, Safety controls With Shielding and Confinement • ANSI/ANS-8.12, Plutonium-Uranium Fuel Mixtures

14. ANSI/ANS 8 Standards • ANSI/ANS-8.14, Soluble Neutron Absorbers • ANSI/ANS-8.15, Special Actinide Elements • ANSI/ANS-8.17, Handling, Storage and Transportation of LWR Fuel Outside Reactors • ANSI/ANS-8.19, Administrative Practices • ANSI/ANS-8.20, Nuclear Criticality Safety Training • ANSI/ANS-8.21, Fixed Neutron Absorbers • ANSI/ANS-8.22, Limiting and Controlling Moderators • ANSI/ANS-8.23, Emergency Planning and Response

15. ANSI/ANS 8 Standards • ANSI/ANS-8.24, Validation of Calculational Methods(approved 2006) • ANSI/ANS-8.26, Criticality Safety Engineer Training and Qualification(approved 2007) • ANSI/ANS-8.27, Burnup Credit(Approved 2008) • ANSI/ANS-8.25, Criticality Safety Postings

16. NCSD Society Leadership • Mikey Brady-Raap – Past NCSD Chair, new Chair of Professional Divisions Committee. Several NCSD members are members of PDC. • Three NCSD Young Members serve governance positions in both NCSD and YMG • Following NCSD members received ANS National Awards at the 2009 Winter Meeting: • Julie Ezold – Presidential Citation for efforts mentoring young engineers • Calvin Hopper – Standards Service Award • Nichole Ellis – Young Member Excellence Award

17. NCSD Services to Membership • Professional Development • Leadership Development • Scholarships • Peer Recognition/Awards • Student Support • Standards

18. Professional Development • Professional development workshops • Issue: high costs lead to lower attendance, particularly of young members • Continuing education certificates to attendees of NCSD technical sessions – recognized by DOE • ANSI/ANS-8.26 standard on criticality safety engineer (CSE) training and qualification • Awards for Technical Excellence and Service encourage development in those areas

19. Leadership Development • Leadership development through participation in governance • NCSD is very open and actively solicits participation by a wide group, including young members and international members. • Appointed committee positions have four year max time limit

20. Scholarships • NEED Scholarship first awarded in 2008 • Uses proceeds from Division income, primarily from Topical Meetings • Currently debating a fund raising campaign to raise money for an endowed scholarship to allow continuity. • Keep full Division membership aware and involved through website and newsletters • Difficulty finding appropriate candidates • Should be eliminated by continuity of an endowed scholarship

21. Peer Recognition/Awards • Technical Excellence • Service • Awarded Annually • Criteria and awardees on web site • Submitted to National for Review • Database recently created to log who holds officer and appointed committee positions by year • Will help with Service Award • Historical info to 2000 loaded

22. NCSD Commitment to Young Professionals and Students • Strong Supporter of Young Members Group • Awarded 2007 Young Members Advancement Award • Cosponsored technical sessions with YMG Summer 2008, Winter 2008, and Summer 2009 • Cosponsored 2008 Young Professionals Congress; NCSD members made presentations at 2008 and 2009 Conference • Student Member Allison Barber elected to NCSD Exec Committee (2010) and Associate Member ANSI/ANS 8.20

23. Commitment to Young Members & Students (Continued) • NCSD Young Members Participate in Governance of Both Divisions (Brad Rearden, Nichole Ellis, Darby Kimball) • Financial Support of Student Conference Every Year • Student Papers Encouraged at NCSD Topical and National Meeting sessions • Member Julie Ezold Received 2009 Presidential Citation for Mentoring Young Engineers

24. Meetings • Average 5-6 sessions at national meeting • Attendance averages 50-70 per session • Topical meeting held every 4 years • Successful 2009 topical in Richland, WA • 165 attendees – 35 international • Student papers and awards • $59,000 profit - $30,000 to national, $15,000 to NCSD • Still had 5 sessions at the ANS Winter Meeting only 2 months later – 70 members showed up to our Awards dinner • Seven “best papers” from the Topical presented at the Winter Meeting • International Conference on Nuclear Criticality (OECD) held every 4 years • NCSD co-sponsors and heavy participation by members • Russia in 2007, Scotland in 2011

26. Summary • NCSD is Vibrant, Growing, and Healthy • Successes Include: • Meeting Participation & Technical Sessions • Membership Growth – Brochure • Collaboration with YMG & Incorporating Young Members into Division at all Levels • Focus for Future Action • Endowed Scholarship • Further Strengthening International Collaborations