1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. RPD Membership Trend

5. Demographics

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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 , 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 , 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)

10. 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

11. 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)

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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)

17. 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

18. 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 s to publicize Topical Meetings
Regular update of RPD website - 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

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

20. 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

21. 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