American Nuclear Society Nuclear Criticality Safety Division

American Nuclear SocietyNuclear Criticality

Safety Division

Presentation to the

ANS Board of Directors

Larry L. Wetzel, P. E.

November 14, 2012 San Diego, CA

NCSD Mission

The Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD) focuses on the prevention of criticality accidents in areas outside of nuclear reactors. NCSD promotes the arts and sciences of nuclear criticality safety, within the scope of the American Nuclear Society.

Division/TG Governance

• Chair: Larry Wetzel (Babcock & Wilcox) ….…….…..…...(2012)

• Vice Chair (Chair-Elect): Sandi Larson (NSA) ….……….(2012)

• Treasurer: Bob Maurer (Nuclear Fuel Services) ………....(2012)

• Secretary: Deborah Hill (National Nuclear Lab [UK]) .…(2012)

• BoD Liason: Lee Dodds 

Executive Committee

Through June 2013:

Chris RobinsonBWXT Y-12, LLC

Adolf GarciaDOE, Idaho

Nick BrownNuclear Fuel Services

Through June 2014:

Allison MillerSandia National Lab, Inc.

Michael CorumNuclear Safety Associates

Chris HaughtBWXT Y-12, LLC

Through June 2015:

Thomas MillerOak Ridge National Lab

John Bess Idaho National Lab

Brian C. KiedrowskiLos Alamos National Lab

Metrics for Governance

•Bylaws & Rules Status – Approved and endorsed by the Bylaws and Rules Committee on

February 23, 2010

•Strategic Planning Status (last updated 2008)– Identify specific ANS Strategic Plan goals/objectives which the

Division supports

•Communication: – Website (http://ncsd.ans.org)– Newsletter is published twice a year and is available on the website– Use of listserv to distribute information several times a year

Division Membership Trend

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2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

MembersStudent Members

Membership by Industry

Division Finances

Scholarship Recipients

• 2012 Recipient - Hsingtzu WuUniversity of Illinois

• 2011 Recipient - Christopher (C.J.) Hurt University of Tennessee

• 2010 Recipient - Jesse Holmes North Carolina State University

• 2009 Not awarded

• 2008 Recipient – Allison Miller (Current Exec Member and Program Chair)University of New Mexico

2012 Awards to Members

• 2012 Distinguished Service Award:Rob Frost

• 2012 Technical Excellence Award:Steve Clement

• Best papers: Shean Monahan;  John Mattingly

Division Contributions to Society

• Standards– ANSI/ANS-8 series

– 18 active standards, 2 proposed in PINS process

• NCS Pioneer’s Scholarship– 4 have been presented

– Fund drive is underway to make it endowed

Summary• Successes

– Membership Growth• 681 members in 2000, 931 in 2011

– Meeting Attendance• Typical sessions have 60 to 100 people

– Topical Meetings• Class 1 every 4 years

• ICNC every 4 years

Summary

• Focus for Future Action– Keep doing what we have been doing

• Strong technical programs

• Management and Regulators see the value in NCSD

For the Board

• Room allocation– Rooms are allocated based on number of papers

a division has, not the number of attendees

For the Board

For the Board

• Room allocation– Rooms are allocated based on number of papers

a division has, not the number of attendees

• Policies and Inertia– Example: Paper Review Meetings

• Papers are reviewed electronically, but we still have to send a representative to HQ for a couple hour meeting to secure our rooms.