Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Sedat Goluoglu November 8, 2015 Washington DC

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.

NCSD Governance Chair: Sedat Goluoglu, University of Florida Vice Chair/Chair-Elect: John Miller, SNL Treasurer: Larry Wetzel, BWX Technologies Secretary: Chad Pope, Idaho State University BoD Liason: Katherin Goluoglu, CSEngineering YMG Liason: Margaret Marshall, INL

NCSD Governance Executive Committee Tracey Henson (2018), Jason McCall (2018), Margaret Marshall (2018), Katherin Goluoglu (2017), Andy Prichard (2017), Kevin Reynolds (2017), Jim Baker (2016), Catherine Percher (2016), Ellen Saylor (2016), Jerry Hicks (past chair)

NCSD Metrics for Governance Bylaws & Rules Status No change since last approval in February 2010 Communication: Website (currently at http://ncsd.ans.org). New website is under construction! Newsletter is published twice a year and is available on the website Use of listserv to distribute information several times a year

NCSD Membership

NCSD Membership Division Membership

NCSD Finances Typically 4-6 sessions at National Meetings 60-100 people attend each session (no concurrent sessions) Always successful Class I topical every 4 years (last one in 2013) Always successful Class IV Topical every 4 years ( last one in 2015) Five sessions in this meeting Special Panel: NCS Pioneer Joe Thomas Session dedicated to Adolf Garcia ANS-8 Standards-Forum

NCSD Finances Put $18K towards fully-funded scholarship – almost there…. Waiting for final numbers from ANS HQ to see where we are.

NCSD Contributions to Society Division Support for ANS Strategic Plan Mission Component 1 – Professional Development Goal 1: Support the ongoing education and development of the nuclear science and technology workforce on best-in-class scientific and engineering techniques that promote the safe, efficient and effective application of nuclear science and technology Goal 2: Encourage ANS member professional achievement through recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession of nuclear science and technology

Distinguished Service Award Winners Technical Excellence Award Winners NCSD Recent Awards to Members Year Distinguished Service Award Winners Technical Excellence Award Winners 2015 Cecil Parks Forrest Brown 2014 Larry Wetzel   2013 Bonnie Rumble Calvin Hopper 2012 Rob Frost Steve Clement *Awarded at the NCSD Awards Banquet at the ANS Winter Meetings; students attend free!!!

NCSD Scholarship Recipients NCS Pioneers Scholarship winner: Megan Smith, NCSU Working towards establishing fully-funded scholarship

NCSD Contributions to Society Division Support for ANS Strategic Plan Mission Component 2 – Sharing Information and Advancements in Technology Goal 3: Produce and maintain ANS consensus standards and promote the adoption as standards of choice by the nuclear science and technology community ANSI/ANS-8 Fissionable Material Outside Reactors 19 active standards

NCSD Contributions to Society Affiliations with other technical organizations EFCOG (Energy Facility Contractor’s Group) International Conference on Nuclear Criticality

NCSD Contributions to Society Position papers/white papers Successful NCS Mentorship Program Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluations Nuclear Criticality Accidents in the Workplace: Fact Sheet More being developed…

NCSD Summary Areas of Success Sustained membership Meeting attendance Typical sessions have 60 to 100 people Topical Meetings Class 1 every 4 years ICNC every 4 years

NCSD Summary Focus for Future Action Keep doing what we have been doing Strong technical programs Management and regulators see the value in NCSD Continue increased focus on attracting students and Young Members to the Division and Division Governance

NCSD Summary - BOD Continue to improve ANS HQ transparency Provide fast and quality Topical Meeting Services at competitive rates Continue to improve IT services to help with Division Governance and Topical Meetings