Decommissioning Decontamination and Reutilization Division Presentation to ANS Board John Parkyn DD&R Chair November 2007

2 Mission Statement P romote the development and use of those skills and technologies associated with the optimal management of decommissioning, decontamination, reutilization, and long-term surveillance and maintenance of nuclear and former nuclear installations, materials, radiological facilities, and sites for the nuclear safety and security of society. The target audience for this effort are the members of the Division, the Society, and the public at large.

3 ANS – DDR Historic Membership

DD&R Budget

6 Meeting Support National ANS Meetings –1 Session 2007 Winter Meeting –3 sessions 2008 Annual Meeting –4 sessions 2008 Winter Meeting DDRD Topical (Capturing Lessons Learned from Decommissioning) –September 2007 in Chattanooga –235 Participants –$45, to ANS, gross $198,093.96

7 Communications Focus – DD&R of reactors decreasing, reviewing focus to obtain new members Newsletter – value added – Members only Web Site (8695 hits per month – last 12 month average) – changing pictures of D&D work Executive Committee –Plan conference calls every six weeks –Call for self nomination brought a significant number of high quality nominees for 2008 election

9 Division Planning Annual Plan 5-Year Plan –Increase the effectiveness of the division in serving the professional needs of its members –Increase the effectiveness of the DD&R Division in supporting the ANS at national meetings –Expanded role in further reactor life extension

10 ANS Position Statements DDRD, responsible for rewrite and review –Release of radioactively contaminated materials DD&R review complete, submitted to Public Policy Committee #50

11 Participation With Other Organizations Attendance at international functions by Division members Co-Sponsorship of 2007 Topical –Atomic Energy Society of Japan –British Nuclear Energy Society –Canadian Nuclear Society –Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers –Korean Nuclear Society –Mexican Nuclear Society 2010 Topical planned

12 Scholarship/Student Support DDRD scholarship –Presentation of one $2000 scholarship each year –Lisandro Vazquez of Georgia Tech 2007 winner Student travel ($2250) –ANS National Meetings & 2007 Topical One scholarship Student Student conference General student support fund

13 Peer Recognition/Awards 2007 Topical –Best paper/best poster –Each half day session best paper –Meeting staff recognition –Past Division Chair recognition National Meetings –Best daily paper DD&R Division Recognition Program –Project Award of Excellence –Lifetime Achievement

14 Connecticut Yankee Gerry P. Noordennen for Wayne Norton President & CEO 2007 DD&R Division Award of Excellence

DD&R Division Lifetime Achievement Award Tom LaGuardia; Managing Member, LaGuardia & Assoc.

16 Standards in Development The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is working on DD&R related standards. The DD&R Division has recruited members to support this effort. The DD&R division will interact with the ASTM D&D Standards group during this development phase.

17 DD&R’s Future U.S. commercial decommissioning market shrinking –Focus on license renewal –Focus on continual decommissioning during long term operation –Focus on small/research reactors and rad. facilities U.S. government decommissioning market also shrinking European D&D market increasing –BNG major D&D effort –Research and other smaller reactor D&D Input to new reactor designs on lessons learned which enable future decommissioning cost reductions –Decommissioning fund size

18 Conclusions A Division with challenges due to industry trends –Surge of orders in 1960’s – 1980’s made decommissioning last resort –Decisions in 1990’s based on politics and misconceptions of costs of other energy sources lead to early closure of big units –New trend towards orders in 2000s means little if any decommissioning –Future role of Division in design planning for decommissioning –Long term 80 year + operating lives lead to decommissioning in progress opportunities –Federal heritage sites will eventually be finished Division will need a bold effort in review of direction to hold membership base and provide true value to facility operators New members from October 2006 through April 2007 total 114