Reactor Physics Division (RPD) Agenda Item #3d Reactor Physics Division (RPD) Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Arzu Alpan, RPD Chair November 1, 2017 Washington, D.C., Marriott Wardman Park

RPD Mission Promote the advancement of theoretical, applied, and experimental research in reactor physics Seek a better understanding of reactor operations and in-core fuel management through the development and application of fundamental tools Encourage improvement in basic physical data Support testing of tools and data with reactor experiments

RPD Leadership Officers Executive Committee Chair: Arzu Alpan (Westinghouse) Vice-Chair: Todd Palmer (Oregon State University) Treasurer: Florent Heidet (Argonne National Laboratory) Secretary: Anna EricksonYM (Georgia Tech University) Executive Committee Juan Luis Francois Sedat Goluoglu Matthew Jessee Luiz Leal Javier Ortensi William WaltersYM Gilles Youinou Massimilliano Fratoni Tomasz Kozlowski Stefano Monti Andrew Worrall BOD Liaison: William Martin Ex officio: Fausto Franceschini Representation at NPC Meetings: Cristian Rabiti (Program Chair) Pavel Tsvetkov (Program Chair Alt.) Representation at PDC Meetings: Arzu Alpan / Todd Palmer YMG Liaison: Moussa Mahgerefteh

RPD Membership Trend

Demographics

Revenues RPD income from PHYSOR 2016 was $35,098 in 2016 (Class II)

Expenditures Scholarships: $6,000 to the Rudi Stamm'ler Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient: Gavin K. Ridley - University of Tennessee Alan F. Henry / Paul A. Greebler Graduate Scholarship Recipient: Jesse P. Jones - North Carolina State University Michael J. Lineberry Graduate Scholarship Recipient: Kurt Harris - Utah State University Honors/Awards: Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award Recipient: Dr. Nam Zin Cho Early Career Reactor Physicist Award Recipient: Dr. Florent Heidet Student/Young Members support $1,000 ANS National Meeting Student Travel $2,500 ANS Student Conference $1,000 Young Professionals Congress

Technical Meetings Last Year (2016) Next Year (2018) Name of Topical PHYSOR 2016 PHYSOR 2018 Class/Co-sponsor II IV # of sessions 77 technical sessions 1 plenary - (a) Registration (Actual) 454 Net revenue to RPD (Planned/Actual) $24,476 / $35,098 (a) Data not available Last Year (2016) This Year (2017) Sessions Sponsored at National Meetings* 7 (ANS Annual) 14 (ANS Winter) 9 (ANS Annual) 16 (ANS Winter) * Does not include Embedded Topical, Co-sponsored sessions count as half

Contributions to Society 11 Active RPD Standards ANS-19.1, Nuclear Data Sets for Reactor Design Calculations (revised standard under review by ANS-19) ANS-19.3, Determination of Steady-State Neutron Reaction-Rate Distributions and Reactivity of Nuclear Power Reactors (revision underway)* ANS-19.3.4, The Determination of Thermal Energy Deposition Rates in Nuclear Reactors (revision just starting) ANS-19.4, A Guide for Acquisition and Documentation of Reference Power Reactor Physics Measurements for Nuclear Analysis Verification (revised standard published, 2017) ANS-19.6.1, Reload Startup Physics Tests for Pressurized Water Reactors (revision underway)* ANS-19.8, Fission Product Yields for 235U, 238U, and 239P (proposed new standard; development underway)

Contributions to Society ANS-19.9, Delayed Neutron Parameters for Light Water Reactors (proposed new standard; development underway) ANS-19.10, Methods for Determining Neutron Fluence in BWR and PWR Pressure Vessel and Reactor Internals (revision underway)* ANS-19.11, Calculation and Measurement of the Moderator Temperature Coefficient of Reactivity for Water Moderated Power Reactors (revised standard published, 2017) ANS-19.12, Nuclear Data for Isotope Production Calculations for Medical and Other Applications (work on proposed new standard being initiated) ANS 5-1, Decay Heat Power in Light Water Reactors (revised standard published, 2014)* * Expanded to ISO standards

Contributions to Society Affiliations with other technical organizations PHYSOR 2016: Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS), Korea Nuclear Society (KNS), European Nuclear Society (ENS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Malaysian Nuclear Society (MNS), Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ) PHYSOR 2018: Sociedad Nuclear Mexicana (SNM)

RPD Governance Planning RPD 1- and 5-year plans will be prepared and submitted to ANS (goal: 2018) RPD holds a Goals and Planning Meeting at each ANS National Meeting

RPD Governance RPD mainly supports the following ANS Strategic Goals: Mission Component 1 – Professional Development Goal 1-1: Support the ongoing education and development of the nuclear science and technology workforce on best-in-class scientific and engineering techniques that promote the safe, efficient and effective application of nuclear science and technology. Goal 1-2: Encourage ANS member professional achievement through recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession of nuclear science and technology.

RPD Governance Mission Component 2 – Sharing Information and Advancements in Technology Goal 2-1: ANS and its members will be a leading source of nuclear science and technology information within the international science and technology community. Goal 2-2: ANS will provide technical information in support of all applications of nuclear science and technology Goal 2-3: Produce and maintain ANS consensus standards and promote their adoption as standards of choice by the nuclear science and technology community.

RPD Governance/Goals RPD Goals: Commitment to Students and Young Members Group (YMG) (ANS Goal 1-1) Support 2017 Young Professionals Congress ($1000) Support student travel to ANS National meetings each year ($1000/year) Support ANS Student Conference each year ($2500/year) Rudi Stamm'ler Undergraduate Scholarship Henry/Greebler Graduate Scholarship Lineberry Graduate Scholarship

RPD Governance/Goals Strong ANS National Meeting Participation (ANS Goals 2-1 and 2-2) 21 sessions at the 2016 ANS National Meetings; 25 sessions at the 2017 ANS National Meetings Continuation of RPD Topical Meetings once every two years (ANS Goals 2-1 and 2-2) Participation from other professional societies Continue professional development with workshops at Topical Meetings (ANS Goal 1-1)

RPD Governance/Goals Continue peer recognition/ honors and awards (ANS Goal 1-2) Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award Early Career Reactor Physicist Award Best RPD paper award at each ANS National Meeting Continue reactor physics standards development (ANS Goal 2-3) 11 active standards Update the 2008 RPD Bylaws and Rules Formed a new bylaws and rules committee; bylaws and rules updated; will request approval from the RPD Executive Committee

RPD Governance/Goals Continuous Communication Maintain RPD membership RPD Facebook Group – 597 members Semi-annual newsletters New item: Student articles were requested for the RPD Fall 2017 Newsletter Broadcast of emails to publicize Topical Meetings Regular update of RPD website http://rpd.ans.org/ - last updated 10/19/2017 RPD has a new webmaster, Clive Townsend, who has developed the new RPD website Maintain RPD membership Engage members through ANS National Meetings, Topical meetings, RPD Facebook Group

Performance against Goals Status Meetings Met Membership Service to Society Governance Finance Communication Typical Goal categories: Meetings/Membership/Service to Society/ Governance/Finance/Communication

Summary RPD has strong technical programs and Topical Meetings 11 RPD standards – 3 expanded to the development of ISO standards Large student membership; members from 37 countries Continuous student and young member support Three RPD-supported scholarships Peer recognition by three award categories Various communication paths with members

Summary Focus of Future Action: RPD needs to submit 1-year and 5-year strategic plans to ANS RPD should explore new ways to increase membership