American Nuclear SocietyEnvironmental Sciences

Division

Presentation to theANS Board of Directors

James Bollinger November10, 2010, Las Vegas, NV

Division Mission

To investigate the interaction between nuclear power generation and environmental protection and enhancement.

Division Governance

• Executive Committee: Officers plus five members• Officers: Secretary, Treasurer, Vice Chair, Chair• Division Succession Planning:

– Automatic succession from Vice Chair to Chair– Other officers elected

Division Governance: BudgetBudget is from January through December of each year.

  2008 ACTUAL 2009 ACTUAL 2010 BUDGET 2011 BUDGET

CARRIED FORWARD 19,239 30,745 30,925 27,811

REVENUES        

CURRENT YEAR MEMBERSHIP 1848 1842 1786 1800

OTHER REVENUES 10650 5,056 2,500 1,000

TOTAL REVENUES 12498 6,898 4,286 2,800

TOTAL FUNDS 31,737 37,643 35,211 30,611

EXPENSES        

AWARDS, PLAQUES 1095 1135 1500 1500

NATIONAL MEETINGS 597 563 300 300

DIVISION OFFICER 0 0 200 200

STUDENT/YP SUPPORT        

- Student Travel to ANS National Meetings (2 x $400 per meeting) 400 400 1600 1600

- Student General Travel Fund ($200 per national meeting) 0 0 400 400

- ANS Student Conference General Fund 400 0 400 400

- ANS Student Conference Travel Support 1500 0 0 0

- IYNC Biannual Conference 0      

- Student support for Topical meetings -3000      

SCHOLARSHIP FUND Endowed 2000 Endowed Endowed

CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP   2000 2000  

WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER MAINTENANCE   600 0  

OTHER EXPENSES 0 20 1000 0

TOTAL EXPENSES 992 6718 7400 4400

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) 11506 180 -3,114 -1,600

END OF YEAR BALANCE 30,745 30,925 27,811 26,211

Division Governance:Membership

900

Division Contributions to ANS: Participation With Other Professional Societies

• American Meteorological Society• Institute for Nuclear Materials Management• Health Physics Society• Society for Risk Analysis• American Geophysical Society• National Hydrogen Association

Contributions to ANS: Society Leadership

• Nuclear Facilities Standards Committee• Public Policy Committee• Publications Steering Committtee• Seaborg Fellowship Committee• Special committee on Nuclear Non-proliferation• Attended UN COP meetings since 1992 on

behalf of ANS• World Engineering Society

ANS Position Statements

44: Nuclear Power: the Leading Strategy for Reducing Carbon Emissions

63: External Costs of Energy Technologies60: Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation37: A Declaration on Sustainable Development by the

American Nuclear Society70 Nuclear Energy & Biomass74 Long-Term Energy Sustainability 82 Nuclear Power Strategy to Reduce Oil Imports

Division Services to Membership• Professional Development

– RADTRAN Training– Consequence Assessment Course

• Scholarships– Charles Thomas Scholarship

• Peer Awards– Wanda Munn for exceptional service– Bennett Lewis Award– Award to Past Chairs

• Student Support– Travel to meetings– Student Conference

Division Meetings• National Meeting Participation

– 2009 Annual: 2 sessions, 0 panel, 0 tutorial– 2009 Winter: 3 sessions,3 panels, 1 tutorial– 2010 Annual: 1 session, 1 panel– 2010 Winter: 1 panel

• Topicals:– Class I, Class II Topicals

DD&R co-sponsored topical Sept. 07Co-sponsored 2nd Joint Emergency Preparedness, March 2008

– Class III Topicals– Safety & Technology of Nuclear Hydrogen Production ’07– Second International Meeting on Nuclear Hydrogen Production ‘10

Division MetricsDivision Meetings Division Governance Division Contributions to

SocietyDivision Services to

Membership

National Meeting Participation

2009 Annual: 2 sessions, 0 panel, 0 tutorial

2009 Winter: 3 sessions/ 3 panels, 1 tutorial

Succession Planning

Submitted 2004, update provided

ANS Position Statements37 Sustainable Development

Declaration (Active)44 Nuclear Energy Leading

Strategy for Carbon Emission Reduction (Active)

63External costs of Commercial Energy Technologies (Active)

60 Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation (Active)

62 Nuclear Energy for Desalination (Active)

70 Nuclear Energy & Biomass (Action)

74 Long-Term Energy Sustainability (Active)

82 Nuclear Power Strategy to Reduce Oil Imports (Active)

Professional Development2 RADTRAN

workshops

Class I, Class II Topicals

+/- 25 % attendance (105/100)

1st Joint Emergency Preparedness & Response -

Feb 2006 (286). DD&R co-sponsored topical Sept.

07Co-sponsored 2nd Joint

Emergency Preparedness, March 2008

Membership Trends

881/887 mbrs +.7% change 2006

877/924 mbrs +4.2% change 2007

924/921 mbrs -.3% change 2008

921/893 mbrs -3% change 2009

900/893 mbrs +1% change 2010

Participation with Outside Professional SocietiesLiaison with American.

Metrological Society, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), Membership in National

Hydrogen Association (NHA), Health Physics Society (HPS), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Women in

Nuclear (WIN)

Scholarships

Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Division MetricsDivision Meetings Division Governance Division Contributions to Society Division Services to Membership

Class III Topicals

8th Emergency Prep: 5 session Nov 2002

Safety & Technology of Nuclear Hydrogen

Production ‘07

Communications

1 newsletter in 2009New content-driven website

created in 2009

Society Leadership

4 of 4 PDC; NPC Program75% Exec Comm.

Supports Nuclear Hydrogen Working Group, Policy Committee, Planning

Committee

Peer Recognition/Awards

Service Recognition Awards

Meritorious Services Award

Division Planning

2006-2008 Strategic Plan submitted to PDC Chair

Nuclear Hydrogen Working Group, Climate Change

Subcommittee

Non-Meeting Publications NA Young Generation in

Nuclear Critical to Success/Benchmarking

Report

Student Support

2009 Student Conference2009 Winter Meeting

Division’s Commitment to YMG

YMG members on ESD Exec and/or Program

Comm; YMG supports ESD web page design,

webmaster, newsletter; supporting Young

Professionals Congress 2009, European Young

Generation in Nuclear at Khalifa University

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Summary• Areas of Success

– Topical meetings– Position Papers– Involvement with other societies– International involvement

• Focus for Future Action– Increase Membership– How to meet membership needs

• Problem Area– Reduced funding and support for meeting attendance