1. Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division
Presentation to the
ANS Board of Directors
Kathryn Huff, Vice Chair
Jef Lucchini, Secretary-Treasurer
11/11/2015
Washington, DC

2. FCWM Mission
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide.
Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.

3. FCWM Governance Chair: Jeffrey R. Brault Vice-Chair: Kathryn D. Huff
Secretary/Treasurer: Jean-Francois (Jef) Lucchini
Program Chair: Jared A. Johnson
Executive Committee
Patricia D. Paviet (2018) Sven O. Bader (2018)
Steven L. Krahn (2018) Man Sung Yim (2017)
Steven E. Skutnik (2017) Andrew G. Sowder (2017)
Terry A. Todd (2017) Emory D. Collins (2016)
Matthew L. Dennis (2016) Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar (2016)
Charles W. Forsberg (2016) Alan S. Icenhour (2016)
Board Liaison: Gene Grecheck

4. FCWM Governance Bylaws & Rules are up-to-date
Division strategic plan review underway
Changes to succession plan
Top priorities and activities
Support and urge activities to re-enter all phases of nuclear fuel cycle (contribute to ANS position papers, Yucca Mountain)
Further strengthen relationships with outside professional organizations (Japanese Atomic Energy Society, South Korea)
Further strengthen technical content and viability of Topicals and Nationals
Increase membership and encourage participation in FCWM (young members)
Support Congressional Fellows, Randall Scholarship, FCWM awards
Newsletters
Minimum 2 per year (3 in 2014)

5. Division Membership Trend (1/3)

6. Division Membership Trend (2/3)

7. Division Membership Trend (3/3)

8. Division Membership

9. Division Finances (1/2) Highlights Primary income is GLOBAL meeting
6 year cycle
Some other meeting income
IHLWM
TopFuel
Support technical sessions at each Annual/Winter meeting

10. Division Finances (2/2) Highlights Randall scholarship fully endowed
Travel support for winner
Additional student support: ~$7000/year
Congressional Fellow: $5000
Radwaste Magazine: $2000
Free 1-year online subscription to 100 newest FCWM members

11. FCWM Program Highlights (1/2)
Primary topical meeting
GLOBAL series rotates to US every 6 years (next in 2019)
(Co)sponsorship of other topicals
TopFuel (2016 – Boise, ID)
IHLWM (2017 – Charlotte, SC)
ANFM (2019 – TBD)

12. FCWM Program Highlights (2/2)
10-11 technical sessions per national meeting in the last two years
2012
2013
2014
2015
Annual 6
1 panel – 12 speakers
5 sessions – 34 papers
San Diego, CA 4
4 sessions – 21 papers
Atlanta, GA 10
3 panels - 15 speakers
7 sessions – 28 papers
Reno, NV
3 panels (1 co-sponsored) – speakers
7 sessions – 34 papers
San Antonio, TX
Winter
2 panels – 11 speakers
4 sessions – 31 papers 5
2 panels – 13 speakers
3 sessions – 24 papers
Washington, DC 16
6 panels (1 co-sponsored) – speakers
10 sessions (3 co-sponsored) – papers
Anaheim, CA
4 panels – 21 speakers
6 sessions – 55 papers

13. Recent FCWM Contributions to Society
Objective A: ANS as Thought Leader
Supported response to the EPA Clean Power Plan
Provided comments to NRC on Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), NUREG-2184

14. Recent FCWM Contributions to Society
Objective B: Outreach & Policy
Wilson Represented ANS in Hofstra Debate
Key role in 11 position statements
Formed revision committee to update Public Policy Statement PS 46 Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulations for Nuclear Technology
Partnered with NNPD to produce the 2014 revision of PS 45 Nuclear Fuel Recycling with a 32 page back ground paper

15. Recent FCWM Contributions to Society
Objective C: Professional Development
Created first three FCWM Awards
Objective D: Knowledge Dissemination
Radwaste Solutions subscriptions for 100 newest members
High newsletter frequency (2-3 per year)
Increased number of Technical Session offerings dramatically

16. Recent FCWM Contributions to Society
Objective E: Continuous Improvement
Supported launch of NNPD
Focus on Young Members
Active YMG liason
YM EC members
YM Session Chairs
University Research Technical Sessions
Increased Randall Scholarship amount to $5000
Contributed to Lineberry Scholarship

17. Future FCWM Contributions to Society
Objective B: Outreach & Policy
Update and reorganize position statements
Objective C: Professional Development
Explore creation of PD workshop(s) and/or short courses
Undergraduate curriculum content

18. Future FCWM Contributions to Society
Objective E: Continuous Improvement
Review financial sustainability
More structure for national meeting program offerings
Emphasize membership and young member retention

19. Summary
Second largest division with broad connection to members (21.65% of ANS membership – 2251 members, 268 students)
Concrete opportunities for ongoing improvement
Update Position Statements
Explore PD workshops & short courses
Increase young member retention