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American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Shripad T Revankar, Chair THD November 14, 2007 Washington.

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1 American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Shripad T Revankar, Chair THD November 14, 2007 Washington DC

2 THD History A TH Group in ANS was formed in 1978 A TH Group in ANS was formed in 1978 The Goals of the THD Group were : The Goals of the THD Group were : Advancement of TH Eng. & Sci. relating to Nuclear Power IndustryAdvancement of TH Eng. & Sci. relating to Nuclear Power Industry Promotion of quality in technical publications & presentations relating to Nuclear Thermal- HydraulicsPromotion of quality in technical publications & presentations relating to Nuclear Thermal- Hydraulics The TH Group was advanced to full division status in 1981 with the same goals The TH Group was advanced to full division status in 1981 with the same goals

3 To establish, stimulate, and maintain quality technical & professional approaches in areas of Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics To establish, stimulate, and maintain quality technical & professional approaches in areas of Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics THD Scope of Activity are: THD Scope of Activity are: 1) Basic Thermal Hydraulic Science 2) Thermal Hydraulic Engineering 3) Applied Thermal Hydraulic Science 4) TH Training & Standards 5) Quality TH Publication 6) National & International Stature THD Mission & Scope

4 THD Governance Executive Committee Structure Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Committee Members (8 members- three years term) Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Committee Members (8 members- three years term) Liaison to BODLiaison to BOD Committees Committees Technical Program, Chair, Secretary, MembersTechnical Program, Chair, Secretary, Members Honors & Awards, Chair, Four membersHonors & Awards, Chair, Four members Nominating, ChairNominating, Chair Membership, ChairMembership, Chair Webpage, ChairWebpage, Chair Newsletter, SecretaryNewsletter, Secretary

5 THD Governance Membership Trends Last 5 Years 2007 July 942

6 THD Governance Budget Information/Previous Year/Current Final Budget for 2006: $17,129 Final Budget for 2006: $17,129 Contribution ANS Student Conf: $2,500Contribution ANS Student Conf: $2,500 Scholarship./NEED: $1,000Scholarship./NEED: $1,000 Budget for 2007 (Sept 07):$14,031 Budget for 2007 (Sept 07):$14,031 Recent Activity (2007) ANS Student Conference Support : $3,000ANS Student Conference Support : $3,000 Student travel ANS June Meeting:$250Student travel ANS June Meeting:$250 Scholarship./NEED:$500Scholarship./NEED:$500

7 THD Governance Division Planning/Strategic Plan, Succession Planning Division has established Division has established Operational plan (2005-2009)Operational plan (2005-2009) One year tactical plan (2006-2007)One year tactical plan (2006-2007) Five year strategic plan (2005-2009)Five year strategic plan (2005-2009) Succession Plan (yearly)Succession Plan (yearly)

8 THD Governance Communications/Web, E-mail/Copy of Newsletter Division maintains website http://thd.ans.org with updated information and division activity details Division maintains website http://thd.ans.org with updated information and division activity details http://thd.ans.org News letter issued one in spring and one in fall News letter issued one in spring and one in fall

9 THD Contributions to ANS ANS Position Statements –THD does not have position statement Participation with Other Professional Societies: ASME and AIChE Society Leadership: In Several ANS committees including NPC, Honors and Awards Non-Meeting Publications: Published post- meeting papers in Journal Nuclear technology, Nuclear Engineering and Design

10 THD Services to Membership Professional Development: RELAP5 Workshop at ANS Student Conference 2007 Peer Recognition/Awards: Technical Achievement Award, Service Award, Best Paper Award, Student Support: $3500 in 20006 $4000 in 2007

11 THD Meetings National Meeting Participation: Every ANS Winter and Fall Meeting with more than 5 session each with more than 30 papers Topicals SNC 2005, 6/05, San Diego, Class 4 NURETH-11, 10/05, Avignon, France, Class 2 ANS Embedded Hydrogen, ANS Summer 2007, Class 3 NURETH-12, 10/07, Pittsburg, PA, Class 1 NUTHOS-7, 8/08 Seoul, South Korea, Class 3 NURETH-11, 10/09, Japan Class 2

12 Status of Division/TG Metrics and Measures Status of Division/TG Metrics and Measures List Areas of Success List Areas of Success Focus for Future Action Focus for Future Action THD Metrics Vitality Measures – CY 2006

13 THD Metrics Vitality Measures – CY 2007

14 Areas of Success Overall healthy Division Overall healthy Division Membership trends Membership trends Meeting participation and technical Paper Presentations Meeting participation and technical Paper Presentations Student Support Student Support

15 Future Focus Student and Young member participation Student and Young member participation Collaboration with other Divisions Collaboration with other Divisions International members in program committee International members in program committee Industry participation in THD Industry participation in THD More professional development programs More professional development programs Endowment for TAA and other awards to recognize peers and leaders in area Endowment for TAA and other awards to recognize peers and leaders in area High quality research presentation High quality research presentation


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