American Nuclear SocietyHuman Factors,

Instrumentation, and Controls Division

Presentation to the

ANS Board of Directors

David E. Holcomb

June 2009, Atlanta, Georgia

HFICD Mission

1. Provide a forum for the exchange of technical information for practitioners within the field

2. Provide mechanisms for training and education for individuals entering the field or practitioners improving their skills

3. Serve as an advocated for advancing HFICD technology and/or practice within the nuclear arena

4. Serve as a point-of-access for external inquiries into nuclear HFICD technology and/or practices

HFICD Scope

The focus of the HFICD is on the information and human-system interface aspects of nuclear systems. This includes the sensors that transduce physical processes into signals, the data processing and communications systems, the information display, and the perception and interpretation of information by humans. Both operational status and system health are extracted from measured signals. The interaction humans with automation and their decision processes are particular foci of the division.

Division GovernanceOfficers

Chair - David HolcombVice chair - Tim HurstIncoming vice chair - Richard WoodImmediate past chair - John O’HaraSecretary/Treasurer - Andrew Lang - also YGN representative

Executive Committee MembersTed QuinnSergey AnikanovDavid DesaulniersTy TonkinsonSarah Schwartz - student representative

Division Membership Trends

Note - name and scope change in 2008 decreases predictive value of prior years

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Current Financial Status

Final accounting for NPIC&HMIT 2009 still not received.

Intent is to sponsor new HFICscholarship with meeting and existing funds

HUMAN FACTORS, INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL DIVISIONNO BUDGET SUBMITTED

BUDGET ACTUAL12 MONTHS 3 MONTHS

2009 2009

BUDGET FUNDS CARRY FORWARD FROM 2008 18,683

2009 MEMBER ALLOCATION 1,184 DIVISION INCOME 2009 0

TOTAL BUDGET FUNDS 0 19,867

BUDGET EXPENSES NEWSLETTERS 0 0

AWARDS, PLAQUES 0

NATIONAL MEETING COSTS 0 1,171

DIVISION OFFICER EXPENSE 0 0

STUDENT SUPPORT 1,500

SCHOLARSHIP/NEED FUNDING 0 0

OTHER EXPENSES 0

TOTAL EXPENSES 2,671

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF BUDGET FUNDS OVER EXPENSES 0 17,196

Division Initiatives

• New award for HFICD achievement– Don W. Miller award

• New scholarship– Depending on availability of funding

• Support of young members congress– Career path overview session

Division Planning & Communications

• Request for bids for next NPIC&HMIT meeting released

• Updated communications effort in progress– Updated website responsibility necessary– Division newsletter

• Division provides substantial contribution to roughly annual Nuclear News Instrumentation and Controls special section

Successful NPIC&HMIT Meeting Held• 6th American Nuclear Society International Topical

Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Controls, and Human-Machine Interface Technologies held in Knoxville, TN April 5-9, 2009

• Broad international meeting support

Services to Membership• Instrumentation and controls professional

development workshops held annually– 2008 Winter Meeting– NPIC&HMIT 2009

• New human factors professional development workshop held at NPIC&HMIT 2009

http://meetingsandconferences.com/npic-hmit-2009/program-workshops.html

• New scholarship planned• Don W. Miller HFICD achievement award

presented for approval• Student travel contribution to ANS national

meetings• Contribution to student annual meeting

National Meeting Participation Evolving With Mission Increase

• HFICD topics heavily tied to OPD• 2008 Annual Meeting session entitled

“Control Strategies in Next Generation Reactors”– Organized, chaired, and all papers authored by

HFICD members - credited to OPD

• Two paper sessions, one panel at current meeting

Division Metrics

Professional Division Metrics HFICD Vitality Measures – CY 2008

Division Meetings

Division Governance Division Contributions to

Society

Division Services to Membership

National Meeting Participation

2008 Annual: 1 session (with OPD)

1 panel 2008 Winter: 1 session 2 panel (one

with OPD)

Succession Planning

HFD has a succession plan in 2004

2008 succession planning defined in conjunction with division scope and

name change.

ANS Position Statements

HFD is not responsible for Position

Statement

Professional Development

Workshop at the ANS 2008 Annual

meeting – Digital Instrumentation and Control and Human Machine Interface

(ICHMI)

Class I, Class II Topicals

4th NPIC & HMIT 2004

220 participants None in 2007; None in 2008;

Organizing/planning 2009 NPIC&HMIT Topical Meeting

Membership Trends

557/578 mbrs +3.8% change 2006 578/598 mbrs +3.5% change 2007 598/592 mbrs -1% change 2008

Participation with Outside Professional

Societies

Provided keynote address to primary Asian HFIC meeting in September 2008.

Scholarships

HFICD will be supporting a scholarship with proceeds of

NPIC&HMIT2009.

Class III Topical

2006 5th Int’l Top. NIC & HMIT

Embedded Topical ANS Winter Mtg – OPD Co-

Sponsored None in 2007 None in 2008

Communications

0 newsletter issued in 2008 website updated in 2008

Society Leadership

4 of 4 Mtgs PDC & NPC

50% Exec Comm.

Peer Recognition

Awards

First ICHMIT award was given to Don Miller in November 2006

Don W. Miller HFICD achievement award submitted to honors and awards

committee for approval.

Division Planning

Strategic Plan submitted to PDC Chair in 2004

Division scope and name changed in 2008 to address current industry needs

and expand division interests.

Non-Meeting Publications

Special Session I&C and Human Factors March 2009;

December 2008 NUCLEAR NEWS – special section on I&C.

Student Support

2008 Student Conference

Other student support - HFD supported a student to attend both 2008 meetings

Division’s

Commitment to YMG

Supporting the Group and have identified a liaison

HFICD Summary

• Division mission increased substantially in 2008

• Successful Class I topical held in early 2009– Planning initiated for next meeting in series

• New scholarship planned• New division award initiated• Division communications require increased

focus