American Nuclear Society Nuclear Installations Safety

Division

Presentation to the

ANS Board of Directors

Fred Sears

Pittsburgh, PA June 16 2004

NISD Mission

Promote the safety of nuclear installations and thus the health and safety of the public by seeking a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installations/facilities…

Excerpt from Bylaw B2 - Objectives

NISD Governance

Executive Committee (13)• Fred Sears, Chair• Paul Amico, Vice Chair• Joseph Green, Secretary/Treasurer• Linda Hansen, Incoming Secretary/Treasurer

NISD Governance

Program Committee• Undine Shoop, Chair• Herb Massie, Vice Chair• Dave Diamond, Secretary• Dana Powers, Incoming Secretary• Steve Shultz, Special Sessions Coordinator• Kevin O’Kula, Topical Meetings Coordinator

NISD Annual Membership

1762 17261659 1655

1400150016001700180019002000

2000 2001 2002 2003

Nuclear Installations Safety DivisionBy Industry, Spring 2004

Consulting Company19%

Retired13%

Government Agency12%

Service Co. 4%

Other (not identified)3%

Manufacturer 4%

Students*2%

Supplier 2%

Construction Company0%

Private Lab 0%

Utility19%

Educators 4%

Architectural Engineering Co. 5%

National Lab11%

Medical Institution 0%

Test Lab 0%

NISD Financial Information

2002 Begin Member Income Outflow Ending

2003 Member Outflow Ending

2004 Member Income Outflow Ending

$8,364+ 1,603+ 11,828- 3,097$18,698

+ 1,659- 3,833$16,524

+ 1,626+ 1,800- 5,100$14,850

Scholarships and Student Support

DeSalvo - $2,000 / year

Currently: $15,500

Addition: 1,500

$17,000

Levine – No Awards

Currently ~ $3,300

Annual Support - $2,500

National Meetings - $1,000

Student Conference - $1,500

NISD

• Division Planning

• Strategic Plan

• Succession Planning

• Opportunities for Improvement

• Communications

NISD ANS Position Statements

• Two in place and current – International Nuclear Power Reactor Safety

Standards – Reactor Safety and Nuclear Facility Safety

• One Just Approved by NISD EC– Risk-Informed and Performance-Based

Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants

NISD Activities

• Actively support national meetings – June 2004 5 sessions (26)

• Topical MeetingsOctober 2002 PSA ’02 Detroit, Michigan

May 2004 Cancelled San Francisco, California

Advanced Nuclear Installations Safety

November 2004 2 embedded topicals Washington, DC

September 2005 PSA ’05 San Francisco, California

2006 Advanced Nuclear Installations Safety - TBD

Division Meetings Division Governance Division Contributions to Society

Division Services to Membership

National Meeting 

Participation 2003: 2session 4panel/5session 2panel

Succession Planning 

None submitted

ANS Position  Statements 

 Int. Nuc. Power Reactor Safety Standards 

Risk-Informed & Perf. Based Reg. `(overdue) Reactor Safety & Nuclear Facility Safety

Professional Development 

 NISD had no professional development

activities in 2003

Class I Class II Topicals 

 Cancellation of Advan Nuc In Safety Oct 03 

25% decrease in base calendar mtg PSA-02 (284/200)

Membership Trends 

 1655 members: -1.8% change in 2003 1,686 members -2.6% change in 2002

Participation with Outside Professional 

Societies  

Active Participation with EFCOG

Scholarships  

DiSalvo Scholarship – NOT fully funded Sal Lavine – NOT fully funded

Class III Topicals 

 June 2001 Topical – EFCOG mtg.

Communications 0 newsletter in 2003 

website updated in 2003 need to fix links

Society Leadership 

 Both Mtgs: 75% Exec Comm, PDC & NPC

Peer Recognition/ Awards 

Tommy Thompson (annual) &  George Laurence Award

Division Planning 

 No Strategic Plan submitted to PDC Chair

Non-Meeting Publications 

 NISD did not support non-mtg pubs in 2003

Student Support 

 2003 Both National Mtg &  Student Conf.

Professional Division MetricsNISD Vitality Measures – CY 2003