1. American Nuclear Society Materials Science and Technology Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Dr. J. Rory Kennedy Idaho National Laboratory November 18, 2009 Washington, DC

2. MS&T Division Mission Promotion of the development of materials and materials technology for application to all aspects of the production of nuclear energy and related energy sources and to the direct applications of radiation to materials

3. MS&T Division Governance Executive Committee Structure –Chair: J. Rory Kennedy, INL –Vice Chair: Jeremy Busby, ORNL –Secretary/Treasurer: Heather MacLean, INL –Immediate Past Chair: Jim Cole, INL –International Member: Vincenzo V. Rondinella, ITU –Board of Directors Liaison: Loyd A. Wright, SCE –15 additional Executive Committee Members (5 per year, 3 year terms)

4. MS&T Division Governance Committee Chairs –Technical Programs: Ken Geelhood, PNNL –YMG Liaison: Heather MacLean, INL –University Liaison: Arthur Motta, PSU –Honor and Awards: Jim Stubbins, UIUC –Website/Newsletter/Publications: Travis Knight, SC –Nominations/Membership: Jim Cole

5. MS&T Division Governance Membership Trends Last 5 Years/Composition 20042005200620072008 ANS10,77710,78310,77210,85110,938 ESD*96697797610451047 ESD %9.0%9.1% 9.6% % of ANS Membership

6. MS&T Governance - Budget Division Finances Actual 12/31/2008 Budget 2009 Actual 10/31/2009 Budget Funds Carry Forward Member Allocation Division Income 16,444 2,084 3,330 16,162 2,100 3,000 19,492 2,094 16,382* Total Budget Funds 21,858 21,262 37,968 Budget Expenses Awards and Plaques National Meeting Costs Scholarship / NEED Funding Division Expenses Student Support 524 1,842 3,500 2,500 Total Expenses 2,366 3,500 2,500 Excess of Budgeted Funds over Expenses 19,492 17,76235,468 * Anticipated 2009 income from Environmental Degradation

7. MS&T Division Governance Division Planning/Strategic Plan, Succession Planning –Strategic Plan: last updated in November 2007 Tactical plan and yearly priorities updated annually 5 year plan currently under revision, to be adopted 2009/2010 Institution of Division officer journal/notebook –Succession Planning: continued and updated each year Officers, Committees, Topical Organizers Communications: Web, E-mail, Newsletter –Website updated several times per year –Membership solicited for input to online newsletter

8. MS&T Division Contributions to ANS ANS Position Statements: none Participation with Other Professional Societies: –ENS, AESJ – LWR Fuel Performance Meeting/TopFuel –TMS, CNS/NACE - International Conference on Environmental Degradation in Nuclear Power Systems –Federation of Materials Societies - Materials Information Luncheon (MIL) “Reawakening of U.S. Nuclear Energy: Materials Challenges for a New Generation of Power Plants,” held on Capitol Hill on May 3, 2007 Non-Meeting Publications –Members publish in Journal of Nuclear Materials, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Science and Engineering

9. MS&T Division Services to Membership Professional Development –MSTD members have helped organize and/or participated in a large number of Conferences, Symposia, Workshops, Meetings. Scholarships –Schumar Scholarship - $3000 Peer Recognition/Awards –Awards banquet held every other year (last held Nov. 2008) – will be moved to coincide with Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials Embedded Topical (June 2010). Mishima Award - $2000 Special Achievement Award Outstanding Achievement Award Literary Award Significant Contribution Award Past Chair Award 25 Year Award Student Literary Award Student Support –Annual Student Conference - $1000/yr. –Student Travel to National Meetings to Present in MSTD sponsored sessions – up to $2500/yr.

10. MS&T Division Meetings National Meeting Participation –2008 AM – Anaheim, CA Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials Embedded Topical –2008 WM – Reno, NV Materials Science: General Session Reactor Fuels and Materials (Nuclear Science and Engineering in Nevada) –2009 AM – Atlanta, GA Materials Science: General Session Reactor Fuels and Materials –2009 WM – Washington, DC Materials Science: General Session Reactor Fuels and Materials

11. MS&T Division Meetings Topicals/Prior Two Years, Current Year, Future Two Years -Class I Topicals -2007 – Global’07–Organized Fuels and Materials Sessions -2009 - 14 th International Conference on Environmental Degradation in Nuclear Power Systems, Virginia Beach, VA -2010 - International LWR Fuel Performance Meeting/TopFuel -2010 – Plutonium Futures (co-sponsorship proposed) -Class II Topicals -2007 - 13 th International Conference on Environmental Degradation in Nuclear Power Systems, Whistler, British Columbia -2011 - 15 th International Conference on Environmental Degradation in Nuclear Power Systems -Class III Topicals -2008 - 2 nd Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials for the Next Generation Nuclear Reactors (NFSM) -ICAPP’08 – Anaheim – Track 8 - Materials and Structural Issues -2010 - 3 rd Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials for the Next Generation Nuclear Reactors (NFSM) -ICAPP’10 – San Diego – Track 8 - Materials and Structural Issues

12. Summary: Status of Division Metrics and Measures (2008) Division Meetings Division Governance Division Contributions to Society Division Services to Membership National Meeting Participation 2008 Annual Embedded Topical 1 Plenary, 0 panel 2008 Winter - 3 sessions, 0 panel 2009 Annual – 2 sessions 2009 Winter – 2 sessions Succession Planning Included in 2006 Strategic Plan ANS Position Statements MSTD is not responsible for any Position Statements Professional Development Atomistic Modeling in Fuels ANS 2004 Class I, Class II Topicals LWR Fuel Performance Conf Sept '04 (planned for 2010) Environmental Degradation (8/07, 8/09) Membership Trends 977/976 mbrs -.1% change 2006 976/1042 mbrs +6.8% change 2007 1042/1047 mbrs +0.5% change 2008 Participation with Outside Professional Societies Active Part. with TMS, NACE Scholarships James F. Schumar Scholarship Class III Topicals ICAPP Embedded June 04; ICAPP 06, 08 Track 8 organization Embedded Nucl Fuels & Structural Mat’ls – June 2008 (111 summaries & plenary) 2010 Embedded: Nuclear fuels & Structural Materials Next Gen. Nuclear Reactors ( Summaries) Communications online newsletter in 2008, 2009 website updated in 2008, 2009 Society Leadership 4 of 4 PDC; NPC 75% Exec Comm Peer Recognition/ Awards Mishima Award Outstanding Achievement Awards 08; Special Achievement Award 08; Literary Awards 08 Division Planning 2006 Strategic Plan submitted to PDC Chair Non-Meeting Publications MSTD does not support non-mtg pubs Student Support Student Conference 2009; Travel support presenters at MSTD sessions Division’s Commitment to YMG Liaison appointed; young professionals on Exec Comm

13. Summary: continued List Areas of Success –Engaging young professionals and students on the Executive Committee –Support of students –Strong support of embedded topicals Focus for Future Action –Stronger technical programming in the national meetings –Engaging greater numbers of students at national meetings