1. American Nuclear Society Reactor Physics Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Baard Johansen November 17, 2004 Washington, DC

2. RPD Mission The Reactor Physics Division has been organized to 1.promote the advancement of theoretical, applied and experimental research in reactor physics, 2.seek a better understanding of reactor physics, 3.seek a better understanding of reactor operations and in-core fuel management through the development and application of fundamental tools, 4.improve basic physical data, 5.test both tools and data in reactor experiments. Technical meetings and papers are encouraged and supported. Key Priorities: Technical ProgramHenry / Greebler Scholarship Honors and AwardsStandards International ParticipationStudent Support

3. RPD Governance 1)Executive & Standing Committees 2)Membership 3)Budget 4)Division Planning (Strategic Plan, Succession Plan) 5)Communications (Web, Newsletter)

4. RPD Executive Committee ChairBaard Johansen Westinghouse Electric Company Vice-ChairJess Gehin ORNL TreasurerBenjamin RoubenAECL SecretaryFarzad Rahnema Georgia Tech University EC (2005)Gray Chang INEEL Etsuro Saji TEPCO Temitope Taiwo ANL EC (2006)Atul Karve, Global Nuclear Fuel Brian Aviles KAPL Jeff Borkowski Studsvik EC (2007)Jeffrey Bradfute Westinghouse Electric Company William Charlton Texas A&M University Juan-Luis Francois Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Board LiasonBertrand BarréCOGEMA Demographics:Industry – 46%; Nat’l Lab – 31%; University – 23%; Non-US – 23%

5. RPD Standing Committees ProgramIvan Maldonado, U. Cincinnati (transitioned from Jess Gehin, ORNL, in ‘03) Honors & AwardsDimitrios Cokinos, BNL StandardsDimitrios Cokinos, BNL ScholarshipsPhillip Finck, ANL (transitioned from Kord Smith in ‘04) Goals & Planning,Phillip Finck, ANL (past-Chair) Membership, Nominating WebsiteFarzad Rahnema, Georgia Tech U.

6. RPD Membership Trend Overall, RPD membership has increased by 37% in 5 years Added 101 students & 45 professionals in 2003

7. RPD Demographics 53% represented by Students, Utility and National Lab Since ‘02, added 92 students, 28 Nat’l Lab, 15 educators; lost 15 Utility members

8. RPD Budget

9. RPD Planning 5 Year Operational Plan –Overhauled in 2002 to align with ANS 5-year Goals documents –5 year goals updated annually each June, since 2002 1 Year Tactical Plan –Updated twice per year –Prior year plans (2002 & 2003) retained as appendices Latest update includes as appendices: –RPD Vitality Measures –Succession Plan for Officers and Committees Secretary – contested election of 2 candidates, preferably from EC or TPC Secretary then progresses through Treasurer -> Vice-Chair -> Chair roles Technical Program chair – recently reassigned, following 1 year transition period to allow new chair to train and assure continuity

10. RPD Communications Website & Newsletter areas of weakness for past two years Website: –Updated in past month to include: EC Meeting Minutes 5 Yr Operational Plan and 1 Yr Tactical Plan Officer and Committee contact list –Website redesign planned for 1 st half of 2005 Newsletter: –Winter 2004 Newsletter submitted (last newsletter was Spring 2002) –Committed to issuing 2 newsletters per year

11. RPD Contributions to ANS 1)ANS Position Statements –RPD is not responsible for position statements 2)Participation with Other Professional Societies 3)Society Leadership 4)Non-Meeting Publications (ANS Standards)

12. RPD Participation with Other Professional Societies In 2003: –Established formal agreement with M&C Division to split the Division profits from our RPD and M&C topical meetings (75% to host / 25% to co-sponsor) –Co-sponsored M&C 2003 topical meeting –Endorsed AESJ/ANS “ANP2003/GENES4” topical –Endorsed CNS 6 th Int’l Conf. on Simulation Methods in Nuclear Engineering In 2004: –Co-sponsoring M&C 2005 topical meeting –Awarded RPD’s PHYSOR 2006 topical meeting to Canadian Nuclear Society

13. RPD Society Leadership In 2003 and 2004: –Attended 100% of Professional Divisions Committee workshops and meetings –Attended 100% of National Program Committee meetings –~50% attendance by Officers/Executive Committee

14. RPD Standards (Dmitrios Cokinos, ANS-19 Subcommittee Chair) StandardTopicStatus ANS 5.1Decay HeatRevision under review by N-17 ANS 19.1Nuclear Data SetsUndergoing revision ANS 19.3Reactivity & Reaction RatesRevision under review by N-17 ANS 19.3.4Thermal Energy GenerationR2002 ANS 19.4Documentation for RP MeasurementsR2000 ANS 19.5Requirements for RP MeasurementsR1984 ANS 19.6.1Reload Physics Startup TestRevision under review by N-17; follow-on revision ongoing ANS 19.11Moderator Temperature CoefficientR2002 Under Development: ANS 19.8Fission Chain Yields ANS 19.9Delayed Neutrons ANS 19.10Fast Neutron FluenceDraft under review by ANS-19

15. RPD Services to Membership 1)Professional Development 2)Scholarships 3)Peer Recognition/Awards 4)Student Support

16. RPD Professional Development OECD/USNRC BWR Turbine Trip Benchmark workshop (PHYSOR 2002, Oct 2002) MCNP workshop (PHYSOR 2004, April 2004) Generation-IV all-day seminar (PHYSOR 2004, April 2004) Special panel sessions at ANS National meetings on “Current Topics for Reactor Engineers” (2 in 2002, 1 in 2004, 1 in 2005) to increase utility participation

17. RPD Scholarship (Phillip Finck, Chair) Henry / Greebler scholarship awarded annually, recently in amount of $3500 –May be granted to any full-time student attending North American college or university –Henry family matching contribution of $10,000 pending –Current endowment at $81,000 –Endowment forecast to be fully endowed at $101,000 by year- end - two years ahead of RPD goal. RPD will have contributed $32,500 since 2001 RPD considering creating a 2 nd scholarship in 2006

18. RPD Recognition/Awards (Dimitrios Cokinos, Chair) Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award initiated in 1990, with Dr. Wigner as the first recipient Recent Wigner Award winners: 2004Richard Hwang, ANL 2003Paul Turinsky, NC St W. Stacey, GA Tech 2002Noel Corngold, California Institute of Technology 2001Dan Cacuci, University of Karlsruhe 2000M. M. R. Williams, University of London Wigner Award Lecture Series created – lead paper at “Reactor Physics General” session at National meeting RPD Best Paper Award given at each National meeting

19. RPD Student Support Since 2001, RPD has annually disbursed –$1500 to ANS Student Conference –$500 to Student Travel to National Meetings 5 Yr Operational Plan includes commitment to maintain at least this level of funding

20. RPD Meetings 1)National Meeting Participation 2)Topical Meetings

21. RPD Technical Program – ANS National Meetings (Ivan Maldonado, Chair) Year SessionsPapers 2002 Annual Meeting4+1 panel 33 2002 Winter Meeting3+1 panel 27 2003 Annual Meeting6 42 2003 Winter Meeting5+1 panel 34 2004 Annual Meeting4+1 panel 26 2004 Winter Meeting6 44 60~70 papers contributed per year at RPD sessions RPD goal to have 3 standard sessions plus at least 2 special sessions per meeting (including panel on “Current Topics for Reactor Engineers”)

22. RPD Technical Program – Class I/II Topical Meetings RPD ProfitNon-US 1998 PHYSOR 98Long Island$6,866 50% 2000PHYSOR 2000Pittsburgh$12,759 43% 2002 PHYSOR 2002Seoul, Korea$8,138 53% 2003Adv. in Fuel Mgmt IIIHilton Head, SC$3,167 2004PHYSOR 2004Chicago$7,968 52% 2006PHYSOR 2006Vancouver, Canada --- --- RPD co-sponsors MCD topical meetings in odd-numbered years, and MCD co-sponsors the PHYSOR conferences (75/25 profit split) RPD seeks to award every 3 rd PHYSOR meeting to a non-North American host RPD goal to have >40% non-US participation at PHYSOR

23. Summary RPD Vitality Measures highlighted 2 gap areas –Succession Planning (YELLOW) – plan was created and included in 5 Yr Operational Plan document (10/8/04) –Communications (RED) – Website updated (10/26/04); Winter 2004 Newsletter submitted (11/12/04) with plan to issue two/yr Areas of Success will continue to be RPD’s future priority –Technical Program (National, PHYSOR) –Henry / Greebler Scholarship –Honors and Awards –Standards –International Participation –Student Support