1. American Nuclear Society Fusion Energy Division
Presentation to the
ANS Board of Directors by
Lance L Snead
June 12, San Diego California

2. FED Mission
The division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.

3. 2000, FED represented 6.1 % of ANS Membership

4. FED Governance Executive Committee:
At least 6 members (usually and currently 13); 3-yr terms
Chair (1 yr : Lance Snead),
Vice Chair (1 yr : Lee Cadwallader),
Sec/Treas (2 yr : Mark Anderson).
Standing Committees: Nominating, Honors & Awards, and Program
Newsletter and Web: continuing and successful editors
Liaisons:
Board: Rachel Slaybaugh
MS&T: Lance Snead
RP&S: Paul Wilson
IEEE: George Miley

5. FED Contributions to ANS
ANS Position Statement on Fusion Energy (updated in 2008), Background Statement in revision
Participation with Other Professional Societies:
IEEE liaison
Other: Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
Society Leadership:
FED members are active nationally (A. Abdel-Khalik, K. McCarthy, K. Schultz, P. Wilson)
Non-Meeting Publications appear in
Fusion Science and Technology
FED 0.828
Impact factor 0.95

6. FED Services to Membership
Division continues to engage in professional development activities through the PDC and workshop activities
Continue to contribute to the ANS NEED scholarship and in the process of developing Fusion Educators scholarship
Engaged in peer recognition through activities such as:
the Edward Teller Award,
the FED Awards (Achievement and Technical Accomplishment.
best Student Paper Awards
FED Continuously supports the ANS student conference and travel of students to ANS conferences.

7. FED Meetings
Fusion Energy Division flagship meeting is the biennium Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE), which alternates embedded/standalone.
The Fusion Energy Division was the initial and continued co-sponsor of the biennial Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials Symposium (NFSM); NFSM-3 is within this conference.
NFSM series
TOFE 18 had 18 full papers
NFSM has?
TOFE series

8. FED Governance : Budget
2009
2010
2011*
2012*
Start year
18021
17485
30857*
9557*
Dues
1654
1658
1600*
TOFE income
19114
4500* 0*
Student travel
300
3300*
NEED
500
500*
Awards 64
1500*
Nati’l mtg costs
775
600*
Other
24500#
Finish year
30857
8557*
3757*
*Estimated budget
# Proposed Educator scholarship contribution

9. Summary
2008
2009