1. American Nuclear Society Reactor Physics Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Benoit Forget November 2 nd, 2011Washington, DC

2. RPD The mission of the Reactor Physics Division is to: –Promote the advancement of theoretical, applied, and experimental research in reactor physics –Seek a better understanding of 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 in reactor experiments

3. RPD Governance Executive Committee Struture Officers: Chair: Benoit Forget Secretary: Ron Ellis Vice-Chair: Alireza Haghighat Treasurer: Mark DeHart Executive Committee: 201220132014 David Griesheimer b Tunc AldemirDavid Nigg Dumitru Serghiuta a Robb BorlandMohamed Ouisloumen Glenn SjodenBlair Bromley a Ugur Mertyurek Akio Yamamoto a Massimo Salvatores a Includes International a and Young Member b Representatives Board Liaison: Regis Matzie

4. RPD Governance Standing Committees Program –Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse) Honors and Awards –Dimitrios Cokinos (Brookhaven National Lab) Scholarship –Jess Gehin (Oak Ridge National Lab) Standards –Dimitrios Cokinos (Brookhaven National Lab) Website (Vice-Chair) –Alireza Haghighat (Virginia Tech) Nominating (Past Chair) –G. Ivan Maldonado (University of Tennessee) Goals/Membership (Vice-Chair) –Alireza Haghighat (Virginia Tech)

5. RPD Governance Bylaws –Updated on October 6 th, 2008 –http://rpd.ans.org/bylaws.html Rules –Updated June 12 th, 2009 –http://rpd.ans.org/rules.html Succession Planning Status –4-year rotation of officers –Contested election of Secretary each year –Preferred succession for officers Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-Chair, Chair –11 additional At-large members on the Executive Committee for 3- year terms 1-year Tactical Plan – Updated Annually in June 5-year Strategic Plan – Updated Annually in June

6. RPD Governance Communications RPD website (http://rpd.ans.org/) –EC and PC Meeting Minutes & Contact Info –Newsletters –Tactical and Strategic Plans –Rules and Bylaws –Topical Meeting Info –Chair and Committee member messages –Awards and Scholarships (soon) –Fellow Recognition (soon) –Technical Meetings Semi-annual newsletters Broadcast e-mails to publicize panel and special sessions, Topical meetings, Standards news, and recognition

7. RPD Membership Trend

8. RPD Membership

9. RPD Finances Division Finances Actual 12/31/2010 Budget 2011 Actual 8/31/2011 Budget Funds Carry Forward Member Allocation Division Income - Topical Meetings & National Meeting Participation 34,628 3,586 30,624 65,800 3,846 65,800 3,846 Total Budget Funds 68,96069,646 Budget Expenses Website Funding Student Support Other Expenses 3,000 38 1,000 3,500 10,000 1,000 10,000 Total Expenses 3,03814,50011,000 Excess of Budgeted Funds over Expenses 65,80055,14658,646

10. RPD Contributions to ANS ANS Position Statements #48 Preserving Experimental Benchmark Work Participation with Other Professional Societies –Class 3 sponsor of PHYTRA-2 conference 2011 –PHYSOR 2010 Topical: CNS, KNS, ASME, MNS, AESJ –PHYSOR 2012 Topical: CNS, KNS, ENS, … Non-Meeting Publications –Members frequently contribute to Journals PHYSOR 2010, NSE Special Issue ANFM 2009, Progress in Nuclear Energy Special Issue PHYSOR 2012, Two Special Issues planned Standards –Maintain 8 standards and 1 under development

11. RPD Services to Membership Professional Development –PHYSOR 2010 Workshops (6) –PHYSOR 2012 Workshops (6 or 7) Recognition/Awards –Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award was given to Nils Göran Sjöstrand Special session in his honor at PHYSOR 2012 –RPD Best Paper Award given for each meeting

12. RPD Services to Membership Student Support –Henry/Greebler scholarship fully endowed Currently awarded annually as a graduate student scholarship –2011 Recipient: Paul Romano (MIT) –2010 Recipient: Josh Hykes (NCSU) Expect to add annual undergraduate award in 2012 –Providing a financial contribution of $2500 annually for the student conference Recently increased from $2000 –Providing $1000 annually for student travel to the ANS National Meetings

13. RPD Meeting Participation Class I, II, and III Topical Meetings –PHYSOR (Class II, bi-annual with 1/3 international) PHYSOR 2012 in Knoxville, TN PHYSOR 2014 to be selected next summer –M&C (Class II, Co-sponsor in non-PHYSOR years) M&C 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil M&C 2013 in Sun Valley, ID –ANFM (Advances in Nuclear Fuel Management, Class II ~every 5 years) ANFM IV (2009) in Hilton Head, SC

14. Summary Areas of Success Technical Programs (National, PHYSOR, ANFM and Workshops) Standards Support International Participation Fully-Endowed Scholarship Student Support (conferences and travel) Steady Growth of Membership

15. Summary Future Focus Areas Maintain strong technical programs (large, active program committee). Continue student support –Travel to conference –Student conference support –Henry/Greebler graduate scholarship –Add new undergraduate scholarship Increase support for YMG Increase website update frequency and content Maintain newsletters on schedule. Improved use of recognition through Wigner Awards and Fellow nominations.