1. American Nuclear Society Isotopes and Radiation Division (IRD)
Agenda Item #4.b
American Nuclear Society Isotopes and Radiation Division (IRD)
Presentation to the
ANS Board of Directors
Lei R. Cao, Chair
New Orleans, LA
June 15, 2016

2. IRD Mission
IRD is devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving the production of isotopes, nuclear methods of analysis, and the measurement of radionuclides with assorted equipment in scientific research, development, industrial processes, and nonproliferation and security.
Division Technical Committees include 11 sub-committee such as Industrial Measurements and Applications, Nuclear and Atomic Analysis, Radiation Effects, Transuranics, Safeguards, and Research Reactors, etc.

3. Executive Committee (3-yr term)
IRD Governance
Officers:
Chair: Lei R. Cao
Vice-Chair: Hyoung K. Lee
Secretary: Kimberly A. Burns
Treasurer: Robert Gregory Downing
Board Liaison: Dorothy R. Davidson
Executive Committee (3-yr term)
James M. Bowen Sam Glover
Lin-Wen Hu Stephen P. LaMont
Xin Liu Jung Rim
Michael D. Heibel Donna J. O’Kelly
Kenan Ünlü L. Eric Smith
Igor Jovanovic
Steven R. Biegalski, Ex Officio Hans D. Gougar, Ex Officio

4. Division/TG Contributions to ANS
Revised the following PS:
No. 28 “Food Irradiation”
No. 30 “U.S. Isotope Supply”
No. 73 “Societal Benefits of Radiation”
Updated the ANS Personal Radiation Dose Chart
Active participation in NPC, Standards Committees, Scholarships, Topic meetings

6. Participation with Other Professional Societies
National Organization of Test, Research, and Training Reactors (TRTR) - represents nearly 50 research reactors
IRD traditionally sponsors or co-sponsors one session at each national meeting devoted to research reactors
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) – co-sponsor for IRD Class I Safeguards Topical. INMM promotes best approaches and procedures for implementing all aspects of nuclear materials management
CEA, French, co-sponsoring “Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications” 2013, 2015
World council on isotopes (WCI), co-sponsoring “8th Internatinal Conference on Isotopes”, 2014

7. IRD Membership Trends

9. Division/TG Services to Membership
Professional Development – series of workshops on activation analysis methods and applications
Vogt Scholarship ($3000 in 2015) to Ashlyn Jones, a student at University of Tennessee
Peer Recognition/Awards
Radiation Science & Technology Award (2015) to Dr. Bill Dunn at Kansas State University
Student Support – IRD Focused Paper
$ to Student Conf. and national meetings ( )
two $500 travel awards to students who attended the MARC X conference

10. IRD Award Budget Information
#2720
#2762
IRD AWARD
VOGT
BALANCE 12/31/14
46,806
40,067
12 MONTHS INTEREST 2015
-155
-133
Award (2015)
-2,000
(3,000)*
BALANCE 12/31/15
$44,651
$39,934
*Scholarship paid from Board designated assistance

11. Division/TG Meetings National Meeting Participation Topical Meetings
3 – 5 Sessions; 15 – 30 papers
Topical Meetings
Date
Topical Meeting
Class
April 12-17, 2015
10th International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry
Class I
Aug , 2014
8th International Conference on Isotopes and Expo
Aug , 2015
14th International Conference on Modern Trends in Activation Analysis (MTAA-14)
Class IV

12. Conferences/Topicals/Awards
14th International Conference on Modern Trends in Activation Analysis (MTAA-14) 8/2015 (Class IV)
Embedded Topical with NNTG: Nuclear Nonproliferation – First Fission to the Future 11/2013 (Class III)
3rd International Meeting on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation (ANIMMA) 6/2013 (Class IV)
10th International Conference on Nuclear Analytical Methods in Life Sciences (NAMLS-10) 12/2012 (Class IV)
9th International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry (NRC-8) 9/2015 (Class IV)
1st International Conference on Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (RANC-2016)
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC), NNPD/IRD 9/2016

13. IRD Summary Areas of Success
Multiple Technical Sessions at Every National Mtg.
See Prior VG on Conferences/Topicals/Awards
Successful MARC & Predecessors for >40 years
Successful 8th International Conference on Isotopes and Expo
Growth of students and constant membership within IRD
Focus for Future Action
MARC/ICI/See Prior VG on Conferences/Topicals/Awards
Complete update to Bylaws & Rules Status (update to standard Div. B&R guidelines),
Any requests/info for the BOD/officers
Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division should focus on policy, not radiation measurement technologies. Better synergetic in co-sponsoring conferences/meetings