American Nuclear Society Nuclear Installations Safety Division (NISD)

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American Nuclear SocietyNuclear Installations
Safety Division (NISD)

• Presentation to the
• ANS Board of Directors
• Joseph Green, PhD, PE
• Reno, NV June 7, 2006

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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.

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Governance

• Executive Committee
• Joseph Green Shaw Chair and BOD Liaison
• Chip Martin DNFSB Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
• Linda Hansen INL Secretary/Treasurer
• Kevin OKula WSMS (2007) Topical Meetings
  Coordinator
• Paul J. Amico SAIC (2006) Nominations
  Committee Chair / Past-Chair
• C. Fred Sears PSU (2006)
• Allen Camp SNL (2008)
• Robert Henry FAI (2008)
• John Kelly SNL (2007)
• Gerald Loignon SCANA (2007)
• Dana Powers SNL (2007)
• Shunsuke Kondo Univ. Tokyo (2006)

2006 Election Results Allen Camp Vice Chair /
Chair-Elect Linda Hansen Secretary /
Treasurer Andy Kadak Exec. Cmte Catherine L.
Gaujacq Exec. Cmte Hartmut U. Wider Exec.
Cmte (non-US)
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Membership Trends
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Membership - 2005
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Membership - 2005
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Membership - 2005
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Membership - 2005
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Financials
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Financials
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Planning

• Division Planning / Strategic Plan
• Plans submitted yearly
• Focus Areas
• Membership
• Topical Meeting Cycle
• Scholarships

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Planning

• Succession Planning

Year PC Secretary PC Vice Chair PC Chair Secretary / Treasurer Vice-Chair Chair
2007 Dana Powers Linda Hansen Allan Camp Chip Martin
2006 Ray Galluci Dana Powers Dave Diamond Linda Hansen Chip Martin Joe Green
2005 Dana Powers Dave Diamond Herb Massie Linda Hansen Joe Green Paul Amico
2004 Dave Diamond Herb Massie Undine Shoop Joe Green Paul Amico Fred Sears
2003 Herb Massie Undine Shoop Chip Martin Joe Green Fred Sears Bill Burchill
2002 Undine Shoop Chip Martin Bob Lowrie Fred Sears Bill Burchill Steve Schultz
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Communications

• 2 newsletters in 2004
• Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 Newsletters
• Updated Webpage Newsletter content
• thanks to Gary Wilson
• Letter to new members welcoming and requesting
  their involvement

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Newsletters
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Webpage nisd.ans.org
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Position Statements

• NISD Completed PS 24 International Nuclear
  Power Reactor Safety Standards For approval
  this meeting.
• PS 46 - Risk-Informed and Performance-Based
  Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants 2004
• PS 51 Reactor Safety - 2000

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Society Leadership

• Joseph Green
• Chair NISD, Vice-Chair Public Policy Cmte., Chair
  Congressional Fellowship Cmte., Board of
  Directors
• Chip Martin
• ANSI/ANS 10.4 Working Group Chairman, Chairman of
  the Washington, D.C. Local Section
• Linda Hansen
• Chair, Meetings, Proceedings, and Transactions
  Committee, Vice-Chair, ANS Planning Committee

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Non-Meeting Publications Professional
Development

• Non-Meeting Publications
• Area which requires attention. To date, no
  publications outside of meetings. Considering
  topics for articles.
• Professional Development
• Area of frequent discussion.
• Working towards a Development Program on past
  LSTF programs and results.
• Planning stages for a Development Program on
  Nuclear Safety.

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Scholarships

• Ray di Salvo Scholarship
• Awarded Yearly at 2000 level
• Current balance 16,247
• Incremented last 2 years thru division funding
• Saul Levine Scholarship
• Not fully funded, soliciting funds
• Current balance 4,678
• Increased over 1000 in last year

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Honors Awards

• George C. Laurence Award
• Presented as appropriate
• 2006 Chauncey Starr
• 2005 Herbert Kouts
• 2001 Alan Swain
• 1000 stipend
• Tommy Thompson Award
• Presented Annually
• 2006 Joe Murphy
• 2005 Bob Budnitz
• 2004 Bal Raj Sehgal
• 1000 stipend
• Several applications pending

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Student Support

• Each year NISD provides
• 1000 to the ANS Student Conference
• 250 for best paper award to Student Conf.
• 500 to Student Support for Summer Meeting
• 500 to Student Support for Winter Meeting

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National Meetings
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National Meetings
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Stand Alone Topical Meetings

• PSA Series of Topicals is Successful
• PSA 2002 Detroit
• PSA 2005 San Francisco
• PSA 2008 TBD
• Reconsidering the Advanced Nuclear Installations
  Safety Topical
• Hope to embed in Boston 2007 with Hydrogen
  Production, Management Control

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Proposed Topical
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Embedded Topical Meetings
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Division Metrics - 2002
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Division Metrics - 2003
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Division Metrics -2004
Division Meetings Division Governance Division Contributions to Society Division Services to Membership
National Meeting Participation2004 4session 2panel/4session 2panel Succession Planning2004 Submitted ANS Position StatementsRisk Informed (current)Reactor Safety (update needed)Nuclear Facility Safety (current) Professional DevelopmentNISD had no professional development activities in 2003
Class I, Class II TopicalsAmericas Nuc Energy Symp, Oct 2004-Class IICancellation of Advan Nuc In Safety Oct 0325 decrease in base calendar mtgPSA-02 (284/200) Membership Trends1655/1637 members -1.1 change in 2004 Participation with Outside Professional SocietiesActive Participation with EFCOG ScholarshipsDiSalvo Scholarship NOT fully fundedSaul Levine NOT fully funded
Class III Topicals NISD BE 2004 Nov Embedded Topical June 2001 EFCO6 Mtg June 2001 Topical EFCOG mtg. Communications2 newsletters in 2004website updated in 2004 Society LeadershipBoth Mtgs 75 Exec Comm, PDC NPC Peer Recognition / AwardsTommy Thompson (annual) George Laurence Award
Division Planning 2004-2005 Strategic Plan submitted to PDCChair Non-Meeting PublicationsStandards Intl Nuclear Power Reactor Safety Student Support2004 1 National Mtg. 2004 Student Conf.
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Division Metrics - 2005
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Success Areas

• Exceptional Meeting Support
• Following 2004 gt20 papers every meeting
• Continuous Strong Student Support
• Budgeted plan for 2250 / year overall
• Vibrant Honors Awards Program
• Recognizing nuclear safety leaders
• Solid Communications
• Renewed Topical Approach

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Future Improvements

• Professional Development Activities
• Grow Membership
• Involvement of more members in Division governance

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Summary

• NISD is healthy.
• BOD and ANS as a whole must commit ourselves to
  safety as fundamental principle during this
  period of renewed nuclear growth.
• Train and develop the new wave of nuclear safety
  professional.