DDRD Presentation to ANS Board Joe Carignan DD&R Chair November 2005

2 Mission Statement The mission of the Decommissioning, Decontamination & Reutilization Division (DD&R) is to promote 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 formerly nuclear installations, materials, facilities, and sites for the betterment 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* *Data from 2000 forward is based on September data from ANS – paid members. Aug 2005

4 DD&R Budget

5 Division Meetings Division Governance Division Contributions to Society Division Services to Membership National Meeting Participation 2004: 4 session 0panel/4session 1panel Succession Planning Submitted as part of Operating Manual ANS Position Statements LLRW Disposal Sites (Current) Safety of Transporting Rad Mat (current) Release of Radioactively Cont. Mat (current) Professional Development DD&R supports prof. devel. activities with topical meetings; Spectrum 2002 Class I Class II Topicals Spectrum % increase Co-Sponsor Spectrum cancelled Membership Trends 1294/1209 members –6.6% change 2004 Participation with Outside Professional Societies ASME Decommissioning Handbook Scholarships DDR Scholarship Class III Topicals June 2003 Decommission & Spent Fuel Mgmt Communications 2 newsletters 2004 web updated 2004 Society Leadership Both Mtgs:75% Exec. Comm. PDC & NPC Peer Recognition/ Awards Best Paper & Best Panel Lifetime Achievement Award Award of Excellence Division Planning 5 year & 1 year plan on web site Non-Meeting Publications Radwaste Magazine Student Support 2004 both national mtgs. & student conf Professional Division Metrics / Measures of Division Vitality DD&R Vitality Measures – CY 2004

6 Meeting Support National ANS Meetings –1 Session 2005 Annual Meeting –4 Sessions 2005 Winter Meeting DDRD/FCWM Topical (Transition to Closure and Legacy Management) –August 2005 in Denver –Colorado Local Section –Over 300 Participants –Approx. $20,000 to ANS

7 Communications Focus – Obtaining New Members Newsletter – Value Added – Members Only Web Site DDRD Member Survey – Plan on New Survey Early 2006 Executive Committee –Monthly Conference Calls

8 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 –Updated Annually - Many Items Completed

9 ANS Position Statements DDRD, in Conjunction With FCWM Responsible for Three Position Statements Current –Safety of Transporting Radioactive Materials Initiated Internal Review –Release of Radioactively Contaminated Materials Initiated Internal Review –LLRW Disposal Sites – Updated & Approved

10 Participation With Other Organizations ASME - Decommissioning Handbook Issued Potential Joint Conference with HPS in 2007 Regulatory Interface Committee (RIC)

11 Scholarship/Student Support DDRD Scholarship –Open Item – DD&R fully funded? Student Travel –ANS National Meetings One Student Scholarship fund balance as of 3/31/05 = $33,914 for an annual gain of $1716.

12 Peer Recognition/Awards Waste Management Conference –Best Paper/Best Poster National Meetings –Best Daily Paper New DD&R Division Recognition Program –Project Award of Excellence –Lifetime Achievement

13 ETTP East Tennessee Technology Park Project BNG America Jeff Stevens 233-S Pu Concentration Facility Demolition Project - Fluor Hanford Mike Lackey 2005 DD&R Division Award of Excellence

DD&R Division Lifetime Achievement Award Jon Stouky

15 Standards in Development Decommissioning Of Nuclear Production And Utilization Facilities: – De-fueled Safety Analysis And Emergency Plan No Action –Operator Training Draft 98%/Anticipate Approval In 2006 Validation Of Data From Radiological Analyses For Use In Environmental Remediation Draft Completed Sept. 2005/In Review Anticipate Approval In 2006

16 DD&R’s Future U.S. Commercial Decommissioning Market Shrinking –Focus on License Renewal U.S. Government Decommissioning Market Also Shrinking –Focus on Accelerated Plant Closure European D&D Market Increasing –BNG Major D&D Effort –Research and Other Smaller Reactor D&D Continue to Add Value to D&D Market In the Near Future