1. American Nuclear Society Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Larry L. Wetzel, P. E. November 14, 2012 San Diego, CA

2. NCSD Mission The Nuclear Criticality Safety Division (NCSD) focuses on the prevention of criticality accidents in areas outside of nuclear reactors. NCSD promotes the arts and sciences of nuclear criticality safety, within the scope of the American Nuclear Society.

3. Division/TG Governance Chair: Larry Wetzel (Babcock & Wilcox) ….…….…..…...(2012) Vice Chair (Chair-Elect): Sandi Larson (NSA) ….……….(2012) Treasurer: Bob Maurer (Nuclear Fuel Services) ………....(2012) Secretary: Deborah Hill (National Nuclear Lab [UK]).…(2012) BoD Liason: Lee Dodds

4. Executive Committee Through June 2013:  Chris Robinson BWXT Y-12, LLC  Adolf Garcia DOE, Idaho  Nick Brown Nuclear Fuel Services Through June 2014:  Allison Miller Sandia National Lab, Inc.  Michael Corum Nuclear Safety Associates  Chris Haught BWXT Y-12, LLC Through June 2015:  Thomas Miller Oak Ridge National Lab  John Bess Idaho National Lab  Brian C. Kiedrowski Los Alamos National Lab

5. Metrics for Governance Bylaws & Rules Status –Approved and endorsed by the Bylaws and Rules Committee on February 23, 2010 Strategic Planning Status (last updated 2008) –Identify specific ANS Strategic Plan goals/objectives which the Division supports Communication: –Website (http://ncsd.ans.org)http://ncsd.ans.org –Newsletter is published twice a year and is available on the website –Use of listserv to distribute information several times a year

6. Division Membership Trend

7. Membership by Industry

8. Division Finances

9. Scholarship Recipients 2012 Recipient - Hsingtzu Wu University of Illinois 2011 Recipient - Christopher (C.J.) Hurt University of Tennessee 2010 Recipient - Jesse Holmes North Carolina State University 2009 Not awarded 2008 Recipient – Allison Miller (Current Exec Member and Program Chair) University of New Mexico

10. 2012 Awards to Members 2012 Distinguished Service Award: Rob Frost 2012 Technical Excellence Award: Steve Clement Best papers: Shean Monahan; John Mattingly

11. Division Contributions to Society Standards –ANSI/ANS-8 series –18 active standards, 2 proposed in PINS process NCS Pioneer’s Scholarship –4 have been presented –Fund drive is underway to make it endowed

12. Summary Successes –Membership Growth 681 members in 2000, 931 in 2011 –Meeting Attendance Typical sessions have 60 to 100 people –Topical Meetings Class 1 every 4 years ICNC every 4 years

13. Summary Focus for Future Action –Keep doing what we have been doing Strong technical programs Management and Regulators see the value in NCSD

14. For the Board Room allocation –Rooms are allocated based on number of papers a division has, not the number of attendees

15. For the Board

16. Room allocation –Rooms are allocated based on number of papers a division has, not the number of attendees Policies and Inertia –Example: Paper Review Meetings Papers are reviewed electronically, but we still have to send a representative to HQ for a couple hour meeting to secure our rooms.