American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulic Division Presentation to

American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulic Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Brian Woods, 2011 -2012 THD Chair November 2, 2011

THD Mission • To establish, stimulate, and maintain quality technical and professional approaches in all areas of Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics. This is accomplished by: – Advancing knowledge of thermal and hydraulic phenomena – Aiding in the integration and dissemination of thermal hydraulics information – Promoting effective exchange of thermal hydraulics information – Providing venues/mechanisms for interaction among nuclear industry, regulatory groups, ANS Divisions and others in the technical community

THD Governance • 2011 -2012 Officers: Chair: Brian Woods Vice-chair: Xiaodong Sun Past-chair: Hisashi Ninokata Secretary: David Aumiller Treasurer: Si Young Lee • Executive Committee (year term ends): 2012 Randall Gauntt Cesare Frepoli John Luxat Stephen Bajorek • Board Liaison: Daniel A. Meneley 2013 Steven Arndt 2014 Yassin Hassan Du. Wayne Schubring Fan-Bill Cheung Jong Kim

THD Governance 2011 -2012 Committee Chairs • • • Program Committee – Kurshad Muftuoglu Honors and Awards Committee – Shripad Revankar Nominating Committee – Hisashi Ninokata Membership Committee – Hisashi Ninokata Web Page – Du. Wayne Schubring Newsletter (prepared by THD Secretary) – Xiaodong Sun/David Aumiller

THD Governance Membership Trends Last 5 Years THD Membership Numbers 1 200 1 129 1 150 1 100 1 050 1 000 962 993 1 022 1 034 2008 2009 950 2006 2007 2010

THD Governance Membership Composition

THD Governance - Budget Division Finances Actual 12/31/2010 Budget 2011 Actual 8/31/2011 Budget Funds Carry Forward Member Allocation Division Income 19, 001 2, 068 1, 710 17, 967 2, 258 0 Total Budget Funds 22, 779 20, 225 Budget Expenses Awards and Plaques National Meeting Costs Student Support Scholarship/NEED Funding Other Expenses 1, 789 0 2, 500 23 1, 800 0 3, 000 500 0 59 0 500 0 Total Expenses 4, 812 5, 300 1, 059 Excess of Budgeted Funds over Expenses 17, 967 19, 166

THD Budget and Plannning • Budget Planning – Since 2008, a multi-year spending plan used as the basis for annual spending planning. • Planning – – Operational Plan: Updated for 2010 -2014 Annual Tactical Plan: Up-to-date for 2011 -2012 Five-year Strategic Plan: Updated for 2010 -2014 Annual Succession Plan: Up-to-date for 2011 -2012 • Rules and By-Laws – Up-to-date: revised 2009 -2010; reviewed 2011 -2012

THD Governance Communications • Web Page – THD website updated multiple times each year – http: //thd/ans. org – Includes: • Mission statement • Committee structure, member names, meeting minutes • Newsletter archives • Bylaws, Manual, Rules and Procedures • Awards information • Newsletters – 2 newsletters published every year since 2005

Summary • Participation with other Professional Societies: – – ASME International Heat Transfer Conference (2010) Chinese Nuclear Society, NUTHOS-8 Conference (2010) Canadian Nuclear Society, NURETH-14 Conference (2011) ASME liaison maintained • Non-Meeting Publications: – Published NURETH-12 papers in special editions of NT, NED and NET in 2009 and 2010. – Published NURETH-13 papers in special editions of NT, NED and NET in 2011 and 2012. – Publishing NUTHOS-8 papers in a special edition of NED in 2011/2012.

Summary • Professional Development – Young Professionals Thermal Hydraulic Research Competition in 2010 and 2011 Winter Meetings. – 2010 Annual Meeting held tutorial on scaling analysis. • Scholarships – Support ANS Student Scholarship/NEED funds. • Student Support – Service as judges at student conferences – Financial support for student travel to ANS meetings • Peer Recognition/Awards

Summary • ANS National Meeting Participation – At least 5 sessions and 30 papers at each Annual and Winter Meeting since 2008. – 2010 Annual Meeting – 5 paper sessions +1 tutorial, 37 papers – 2010 Winter Meeting – 12 paper sessions, 71 papers – 2011 Annual Meeting – 9 paper sessions, 57 papers – 2011 Winter Meeting – 9 paper sessions, 61 papers • Topicals – NURETH-13 (2009), NURETH-14 (2011), NURETH-15 (2013): Class II – NUTHOS-8 (2010), NUTHOS-9 (2012): Class IV – Embedded Topicals (2010 and 2012): Class III – INREC’ 12 (2012), Class IV

Areas of Sucess • Healthy Division membership trends sustained • Active member participation in technical meetings and Society activities • Significant number of member publications • Continued support for student scholarships and student travel to the national meetings • Spending plan implemented to ensure financial stability of the Division • Increased international participation.

Focus for Future Action • Increase student and Young Member participation within the THD • Promote further collaboration with other Divisions and societies • Provide additional professional development programs • Make Division governance plans more easily accessible and known to members • Further promote high-quality research presentations • Collaboration with other divisions through co-sponsoring of technical sessions • Increase industry participation.