American Nuclear Society Materials Science and Technology Division

American Nuclear Society Materials Science and Technology Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Travis W. Knight University of South Carolina 14 November 2007 Washington, DC

Division/TG 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

Division/TG Governance n Executive Committee Structure • • • n Chair: Travis W. Knight, U. of SC Vice Chair: Jim I. Cole, INL Secretary/Treasurer: J. Rory Kennedy, INL International Member: Vincenzo V. Rondinella, ITU Board of Directors Liaison: Frank O. Carre, CEA Program Chair: Ken Geelhood, PNNL YMG Liaison: Heather Mac. Lean, INL University Liaison: Sukesh Agahara, PVAM; Ron Ballinger, MIT Student Member: Maria A. Okuniewski, UIUC 12 additional Executive Committee Members (5 per year, 3 year terms) Division Planning/Strategic Plan, Succession Planning • Strategic Plan: last updated in November 2005 n Currently under revision, to be adopted Nov. 2007 • Succession Planning: continued and updated each year n n Officers, Committees, Topical Organizers Communications: Web, E-mail, Newsletter • Website updated several times per year • Membership solicited for input to online newsletter

Division/TG Governance n Budget Information/Previous Year/Current National meeting costs Student support Income 2006 $704 $1, 000 $3, 180‡ 2007* $240 $0† $0 Ending Balance $11, 408 $12, 144* * as of 9/30/07 † $500 for student conference allocated; $500 anticipated for student travel to WM ‡ Income from Embedded Topical

Division/TG Governance n Membership Trends Last 7 Years/Composition

Division/TG Contributions to ANS n n ANS Position Statements: none Participation with Other Professional Societies: • ENS, AESJ – LWR Fuel Performance Meeting/Top. Fuel • 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 n Society Leadership • NPC Chair n Non-Meeting Publications • Members publish in Journal of Nuclear Materials, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Science and Engineering

Division/TG Services to Membership n Professional Development • MSTD has helped organize and has participated in the periodic Materials Models and Simulations for Nuclear Fuels Workshops n Scholarships • Schumar Scholarship - $3000 n Peer Recognition/Awards • Awards banquet held every other year (last held Nov. 2006) n n n n n 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 - $500/yr. • Student Travel to National Meetings to Present in MSTD sponsored sessions – up to $1000/yr.

Division/TG Meetings n National Meeting Participation • 2006 WM – Albuquerque, NM n n n Materials Science: General Session (Novel Fuel Concepts for Advanced Reactor Systems) (Experiments in Support of Accelerator Applications – Paper/Panel) • 2007 AM – Boston, MA n n Materials Compatibility and Degradation in Advanced Nuclear Systems I, II (Development of Conversion Processes and Remote Fuel Fabrication Capabilities for Transmutation Fuels) • 2007 WM – Washington, DC n n Fuel Performance Reactor Fuels and Materials (Nuclear Methods in Support of Nano-Domain to Micro-Domain Sciences—I: Industrial)

Division/TG Meetings n Topicals/Prior Two Years, Current Year, Future Two Years - Class I Topicals - 2009 - 14 th International Conference on Environmental Degradation in Nuclear Power Systems 2010 - International LWR Fuel Performance Meeting/Top. Fuel 2010 – Plutonium Futures (co-sponsorship proposed) 2007 – Global’ 07–Organized Fuels and Materials Sessions - Class II Topicals n 2007 - 13 th International Conference on Environmental Degradation in Nuclear Power Systems, Whistler, British Columbia - Class III Topicals - 2006 - 1 st Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials for the Next Generation Nuclear Reactors (NFSM) 2008 - 2 nd Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials for the Next Generation Nuclear Reactors (NFSM) ICAPP’ 06 – Reno – Track 8 - Materials and Structural Issues ICAPP’ 08 – Anaheim – Track 8 - Materials and Structural Issues

Summary: Status of Division/TG Metrics and Measures Division Meetings National Meeting Participation Division Governance Succession Planning Included in 2006 Strategic Plan Division Contributions to Society ANS Position Statements MSTD is not responsible for Position State Division Services to Membership Professional Development Atomistic Modeling in Fuels ANS 2004 2006: 3 Embedded topical/1 session 0 panel Class II Topicals Membership Trends Participation with Outside Professional Societies Scholarships Schumar Scholarship – Endowed LWR Fuel Performance Conf Sept 04 Base calendar mtg: -/+25% (210/194) Conf on Degradation of Materials Class III Topicals ICAPP Embedded June 04 Embedded Nucl Fuels & Structural Mat’ls – June 2006 (106 summaries & plenary) 977/976 members -. 1% change 2006 Communications 0 online newsletters in 2006 website updated in 2006 Division Planning 2006 Strategic Plan submitted to PDC Chair Active Part. with TMS, NACE Society Leadership 75% Exec Comm 4 of 4 PDC; NPC Non-Meeting Publications MSTD does not support non-mtg pubs Peer Recognition/ Awards Mishima Award; Outstanding Achievement Awards 04; Special Achievement Award 04; Literary Awards 04 Student Support Mtg Papers support; Student Conf 2006.

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