Transcript Environmental Sciences - American Nuclear Society

American Nuclear Society
Environmental Sciences Division
Presentation to the
ANS Board of Directors
Dan Meneley
November 12, 2008
Reno, NV
ESD Mission
To study and disseminate information on the
• Relationship of nuclear energy to the environment
• Environmental influence of nuclear processes
• Role of nuclear energy in sustainable development
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Research and publication of findings
Organizing and participating in scientific meetings
Fostering educational programs
Stimulating interest in public and governmental issues
Participating in international meetings/organizations
Collaborating with the PI and PP Committees
ESD Governance
• ESD Bylaws approved on 10/20/2006
• ESD Rules approved on 10/31/2006
• ESD Bylaws and Rules submitted to ANS
Bylaws & Rules Committee for final
approval.
ESD Governance
• Executive Committee Structure
– Officers:
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Chair (1 year term)
Vice Chair/Chair Elect (1 year term)
Secretary (1 year term)
Treasurer (1 year term)
– Other Elected Members:
• 9 elected members
– All up to 3 year terms in Exec Comm
– Program Chair appointed by Chair
• Does not need to be elected member of Exec Comm.
ESD Membership Trends
1100
1050
Provided by ANS staff
1000
950
900
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750
2000
2001
2002
2003
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2005
2006
2007
ESD Budget (2007 – 2009)
2007
2008
2009
22,689
19,239
26,937
887
11,748
1,800
Total Funds
23,576
30,987
28,737
Total Expenses
4,337
4,050
4,400
Year End
Balance
19,239
26,937
24,337
Carry Forward
Total
Revenues
ESD Succession Plan
2008-2009
Officers
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2011
2011
2010
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2011
2011
2010
Daniel A. Meneley
Kent Byron Welter
C. E. (Gene) Carpenter
Douglas M. Osborn
Members
Robert P. Addis
Jim S. Bollinger
Victoria S. Cornelison
Richard M. Fil
Douglas M. Osborn
Jorge Spitalnik
Ruth F. Weiner
Douglas E. Wyatt
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
2009
2009
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2010
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2010
David R. Anderson
C. E. (Gene) Carpenter
Cliff C. Davison
Daniel A. Meneley
Kenneth R. Schultz
Rebecca L. Steinman
Kent Byron Welter
Division Communications
• A Division newsletter was posted in May
2008
• Website updating underway
• Extensive student financial support
ESD Contributions to ANS
Society Leadership
Leadership in Critical Issues
– Sustainable Development
– External Costs
– Climate Change
– Nuclear Production of Hydrogen
– Process Heat
– Biofuels
– Desalination
– International Issues
ESD Contributions to ANS
ANS Brochures / Position Statements
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The Greening of the Nuclear Age
PS 37- A Declaration by the ANS on Sustainable Development
Transportation of Radioactive Materials
Use of Nuclear Energy for the Production of Process Heat
Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation
Use of Nuclear Energy for Desalination
PS 63- External Costs of Energy Technologies
PS 74- Fast Reactor Technology: A Path to Long-Term Energy
Sustainability
– PS 44- Nuclear Energy: The Leading Strategy for Reducing Carbon
Emissions
– PS 70- Biofuel Production Using Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Production of
Hydrogen Working Group
• Sponsored by ESD
• Two functions:
– Forum for technical discussions within ANS
– Provide an official Hydrogen identity for the
ANS, which will allow for the arrangement of
collaborations with other societies and
organizations interested in hydrogen.
• ANS has become an Affiliate of the
National Hydrogen Association
ESD International Activities
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Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992
Global Forum, Manchester, UK, 1994
UNCSD, New York, 1993-2001
UNFCCC
– COP-3 Kyoto, Japan, 1997
– COP-4, Buenos Aires, Argentina,1998 (attended by Board)
– COP-5 Bonn, Germany,1999
– SBSTA 12, Bonn, Germany, 2000
– SBSTA 13, Lyon, France 2000 (attended by Board)
– COP-6 The Hague, Netherlands, 2000
– COP-6+, Bonn, Germany 2001
– Earth Summit +10, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2002
– COP-11, Montreal, Canada, 2005
Engineer's Forum on Sustainability
– Washington, DC – Three times a year – ongoing
WFEO World Congress
– Puerto Rico, October 2005
WFEO Environment & Engineering Committee and Energy Committee
Meetings
– Chicago, IL, October 2006.
ESD Contributions to ANS
Participation with Professional Organizations
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Am. Meteorological Society (AMS)
Am. Association of Eng Soc (AAES)
Am. Engineering Education Society (AEES)
Engineers International Round Table (EIR)
Conf of Rad Control Prog Directors (CRCPD)
Nat Rad Emergency Prep Conf (REP Conf)
Am. Assoc. of Eng. Societies (AAES)
World Federation of Eng. Organizations (WFEO)
Health Physics Society
National Hydrogen Association (NHA) (ANS has affiliate membership)
International Nuclear Energy Academy (INEA)
ESD Contributions to ANS
Society Leadership
– ESD members serve on national committees
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Professional Divisions Committee (Carl Mazzola)
NFSC Chairman (Carl Mazzola): 21 Active Voluntary Consensus Standards
Public Information Committee (Ruth Weiner)
Congressional Fellowship Committee (Ruth Weiner)
Public Policy Committee (Ruth Weiner),
ANS IT Task Force Chair (Kent Welter)
Planning Committee (Kent Welter)
Meetings, Proceedings, & Transactions, etc
– ESD leads a Special Committee on Climate Change with membership
from numerous Divisions
– ESD provides leadership in critical issues
– ESD provides leadership on international issues
ESD Contributions to ANS
National / International Leadership
- NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (Ruth Weiner)
- Consultant on radioactive materials transportation and
environmental impacts to IAEA (Ruth Weiner)
- ANS Representative to AAES (Am. Assoc. of Eng. Societies) and
WFEO (World Federation of Eng. Organizations (Laura Herman,
Jorge Spitalnik)
- Canadian Nuclear Society (Dan Meneley, Past President)
- DOE Hydrogen Technical Advisory Committee -HTAC (Ken
Schultz)
- Invited speaker on transportation to the ANS Latin American
Section, 2004 (Ruth Weiner)
ESD Services to Membership
• Charles Thomas Memorial Scholarship
– Support for qualified candidates
– $2k per year support
– 9 scholarships awarded
• National / International Student Support
– Financial Support for Student Conferences
– Financial Support for International Youth Nuclear
Congresses
– Travel Grants to attend ANS National Meetings
(11 awarded since ‘04)
ESD Technical Meeting
Activities
2006
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Support for both national meetings
1st Joint Emergency Preparedness and Response & Robotic and
Remote Systems Topical Meeting held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February
11 – 16, 2006, cosponsored by RRSD, hosted by ANS Idaho Section (9th
EP&R Topical Meeting)
2007
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Embedded Topical - Safety and Technology of Nuclear Hydrogen
Production, Control and Management (ST-NH2), ANS 2007 Annual
Meeting, Boston, MA
Joint DD&R Topical Meeting, September 16-19, 2007, Chattanooga, TN.
2008
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Support for both national meetings
2nd Joint Emergency Preparedness and Response & Robotic and
Remote Systems Topical Meeting, March 9 - 12, 2008, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, cosponsored by RRSD and hosted by Trinity Section
ESD Technical Meeting
Activities
2009
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Support for both national meetings
2010
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Support for both national meetings
2nd Embedded Topical Meeting on Safety and Technology of
Nuclear Hydrogen Production, Control and Management - June
2010, San Diego
Joint DD&R Topical Meeting, September 26-30, 2010, Idaho Falls,
ID
2011
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Support for both national meetings
3rd Joint Emergency Preparedness and Response & Robotic and
Remote Systems Topical Meeting, August 7-10, 2011, Knoxville, TN,
cosponsored by RRSD and hosted by Knoxville Section
ESD 2006 Metrics
ESD 2007 Metrics
Division Meetings
National Meeting
Participation
2007: 2 sessions, 2 panel
2sessions/2 panels
Division Governance
Succession Planning
Submitted 2004, update provided with
2006 report to BoD
Division Contributions to Society
Division Services to
Membership
ANS Position
Statements
Professional Development
37 Sustainable Development Declaration (Active)
44 Nuclear Energy Leading Strategy for Carbon Emission
Reduction (Active)
63External costs of Commercial Energy Technologies
(Active)
60 Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Generation (Active)
62 Nuclear Energy for Desalination (Active)
70 Nuclear Energy & Biomass (Action)
74 Long-Term Energy Sustainability (Active)
82 Nuclear Power Strategy to Reduce Oil Imports (Action)
Class I, Class II
Topicals
Membership
Trends
+/- 25 % attendance (105/100)
1st Joint Emergency Preparedness &
Response - Feb 2006 (286). DD&R
co-sponsored topical Sept. 07
Participation with
Outside Professional
Societies
881/887 mbrs +.7% change 2006
877/924 mbrs +4.2% change 2007
Liaison with American. Metrological Society, World
Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO),
Membership in National Hydrogen Association (NHA)
Class III Topicals
Communications
Society Leadership
8th Emergency Prep: 5 session Nov
2002
Safety & Technology of Nuclear
Hydrogen Production ‘07
1 newsletter in 2007
website updated in 2007
4 of 4 PDC; NPC Program
75% Exec Comm.
Presentation to BoD, Nov 2006
Supports Nuclear
Hydrogen Working Group
ESD has no Professional Development
Activities
Scholarships
Thomas Memorial Scholarship
Division Planning
2006-2008 Strategic Plan submitted to
PDC Chair
Nuclear Hydrogen Working Group,
Climate Change Subcommittee ‘07
Non-Meeting
Publications
2007 Standards writing activities
Division’s Commitment to YMG
YMG members on ESD Exec and/or Program Comm; YMG
supports ESD web page design, webmaster, newsletter
Peer Recognition/
Awards
Service Recognition Awards
Meritorious Services Award
Student Support
2007 Student Conference; ANS Annual
Meeting
ESD Summary
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Active technical program
Interaction with other societies
Active internationally
Responsive to ANS requests
Maintains active liaison with other divisions and committees
Sponsor of the Nuclear Production of Hydrogen Working
Group
• Lead Division of the Special Committee on Climate Change