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A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 Candidates nominated for INSIDE 2016 national election 2 Winter Meeting in andidates have been named to fill six ANS leadership Washington, D.C. positions, for terms beginning in June 2016. C The candidates for a one- 3 President’s Column year term as vice president/ president-elect are Robert N. Coward and James P. Malone. Coward, ANS 4 ANS WISE interns member since 2001, is a principal at MPR Associates, and Malone, ANS Coward Malone study HLW policy member since 1984, is chief nuclear fuel development officer at Lightbridge large seat representing the Americas Corporation. Statements from both vice (Canada) will be filled. The candi- 5 Clean Power Plan president/president-elect candidates dates for non-U.S. director are will be available in the January/ Eleodor M. Nichita, University of impact on nuclear February 2016 issue of ANS News. Ontario Institute of Technology, and The elected candidate will succeed Jacques Plourde, J.A. Plourde Per- current ANS Vice President/President- formance Ltd. 6 Congressional Elect Andrew C. Klein in June 2016, The directors whose terms will end when he becomes president. The office in June 2016 are Yousry Y. Azmy, Fellow update of treasurer will continue to be filled Heather J. MacLean Chichester, Darby by Steven A. Arndt, who began a two- S. Kimball, Kenneth S. Petersen, and year term in June. Jorge Spitalnik. 7 ANS revises For ANS Board of Directors posi- The Nominating Committee for the tions, which are held for three-year 2016 election was chaired by Immedi- position statement terms that begin and end during an ate Past President Michaele Brady ANS Annual Meeting, nine candi- Raap. Hatice Akkurt, Rita Baranwal, dates have been nominated to fill Vincent Esposito, Julie Ezold, Ben four U.S. director-at-large seats. The Holtzman, and Steven Nesbit were 8 Board actions in candidates are Sue Aggarwal, New elected to the committee during the San Antonio Millennium Nuclear Technologies Board of Directors meeting at the International; James W. Behrens, 2015 ANS Annual Meeting, and Tinh retired from the U.S. Navy; Jeffrey L. Tran, chair of the Local Sections Com- Bradfute, Westinghouse Electric Com- mittee, and Hans Gougar, chair of the 9 A look at the HFIC pany; Daniel L. Churchman, Southern Professional Divisions Committee, Nuclear Corporation; Harsh S. Desai, served as ex officio members. Division Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory; Candidates for officer and director John H. Kessler, J. Kessler and Associ- positions can also be nominated by ates; Todd S. Palmer, Oregon State petition. Acceptable petitions must con- 11 Addressing University; Larry L. Wetzel, BWX tain the original signature of 200 or Technologies; and William “Art” more ANS voting members, have the radiation concerns Wharton III, Westinghouse Electric nominee’s written consent, and reach Company. ANS headquarters no later than Janu- The ANS Bylaws and Rules require ary 11, 2016. 12 Savannah River U.S. and non-U.S. members to be Ballots for the 2016 election will be proportionally represented on the mailed on February 29, 2016, and sponsors SSNI Board of Directors, and in the 2016 must be returned and received by election, one non-U.S. director-at- noon on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY

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Vice President/ President-Elect Andrew C. Klein Washington, D.C., will once again host the ANS Winter Meeting, giving ANS members the Treasurer opportunity to “Storm the Hill” and meet with legislators. Steven A. Arndt Winter Meeting returns to D.C. Chairman, Publications he 2015 ANS Winter Meeting meals, breaks, and receptions will take Steering Committee Martin L. Grossbeck and Nuclear Technology Expo place in the Exhibit Hall. is being held November 8–12 On November 12, ANS members Administration in Washington, D.C., at the can “Storm the Hill” to visit the offices Executive Director T Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. of their legislators for face-to-face Robert C. Fine “Nuclear: The Foundation of meetings to discuss policies and regula- Sensible Policy for Energy, Economy tions that affect nuclear. The ANS and the Environment” is the theme of Washington, D.C., Office will assist the meeting, which will be chaired by interested members by advising them Donald R. Hoffman, a past president of on current legislation, scheduling con- September/October 2015 ANS (2013–2014) and president and gressional meetings, and suggesting VOLUME 17, NUMBER 5 chief executive officer of EXCEL Ser- travel arrangements. Members must vices Corporation. The program chair commit to attending a “Focus on Com- Editorial Staff is James J. Byrne, of Byrne and Associ- munications” session on November 11 Publisher ates LLC. and leave November 12 open for Betsy Tompkins Two embedded topicals are being meetings on Capitol Hill. held in conjunction with the Winter In addition, two technical tours are Editorial Director Meeting: the 12th International Topical planned for November 12. A tour of Phyllis Ruzicka Meeting on Nuclear Applications of the Armed Forces Radiobiology Accelerators (AccApp ’15), November Research Institute, which researches the Editor Susan Gallier 10–13; and the 2015 Young Profes- biological effects of ionizing radiation to sionals Congress, November 7. preserve the health and performance of Desktop Editor The Winter Meeting mobile app will U.S. military personnel, will include the Chris Salvato help you take advantage of everything facility’s 1.1-MW TRIGA research reac- being offered at the meeting—from 151 tor. A separate tour of the Nuclear Reg- ANS News (ISSN 1523-777X) is published technical sessions to meetings and net- ulatory Commission’s newly construct- six times yearly (January/February, March/ April, May/ June, July/August, September/ working opportunities. Special events ed Operations Center is also being October, and November/December) by the include the ANS President’s Reception offered. Separate registration is American Nuclear Society, 555 N. Kensing- ton Ave., La Grange Park, IL 60526-5535; on the first evening of the meeting and required, and each tour is $25. telephone 708/352-6611; fax 708/352- an evening of music and political satire First-time attendees can benefit from 0499; e-mail ansnews@ ans. org; website www.ans.org. A portion of member dues is with the Capitol Steps on November the November 8 orientation session, allocated to ANS News. POSTMASTER: 10. The President’s Special Session will and a mentoring program is offered to Send address changes to ANS News, 555 N. Kensington Ave., La Grange Park, IL 60526- take place on November 9, and the student members, new members, and 5535. ANS is not responsible for any state- General Chair’s Special Session will be others seeking networking opportuni- ments made or opinions expressed in its publications. Copyright © 2015 by the American held on November 10. ties. Students who want to work as Nuclear Society; all rights reserved. The Nuclear Technology Expo runs assistants during the meeting and who November 8–10, and all scheduled Continued on next page

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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN The world needs nuclear his summer saw the issuance of the Environmental plant in 2013. It is a shame that this kind of excellence has Protection Agency’s long-awaited final rule on car- to be recognized after a superb, non-emitting, reliable unit Tbon emissions from power plants: the Clean Power is shut down for economic reasons. In the words of Mere- Plan (CPP). The initial proposed rule did not recognize the dith Angwin on her blog, Yes Vermont Yankee, and on the contributions of nuclear to limiting and reduc- ANS Facebook page, “Every nuclear plant is a ing carbon emissions, and so ANS mounted a jewel. It provides good jobs and school taxes to successful grassroots campaign last fall to bring its community, and clean, reliable power to the this to the attention of the agency. EPA officials grid. We must advocate for the expanded use indicated several times in recent months that of nuclear energy.” I couldn’t say it better. they had heard our comments and had modi- Many commentators have observed that the fied the rule accordingly. administration was probably eager to issue the While the final rule does appear to more final CPP rule before the COP21 climate explicitly allow for the use of nuclear in the change meeting coming up in December in development of future emissions reduction Paris, France. There appears to be a fair strategies, a closer review of the language amount of political pressure for further interna-

reveals that existing nuclear generation gets no tional commitments to CO2 reduction to come credit for its ongoing contribution to lower car- out of this meeting. What makes this almost bon emissions. The CPP could create unintend- Grecheck absurd is that under current U.N. climate ed results in some states if a nuclear unit is change protocols, nuclear is specifically exclud- shut down and replaced with a gas plant, earning the state ed from most emissions reduction plans. We all know that a an emissions credit in the bargain. Clearly, this would not substantial increase in energy availability is needed through- be good for the economy, for electricity users, or for the out the world, and that any plans to provide this energy, environment. On balance, the rule appears slightly positive and reduce carbon emissions at the same time, are doomed for nuclear, but much work remains to be done. without a significant reliance on nuclear energy. I have appointed a special committee to work on ways to ANS will be attending the COP21 conference, and united bring the nuclear message to states where important deci- with many other nuclear associations from around the sions will be made about energy sources and compliance world under the banner of Nuclear for Climate, we will strategies. Under the leadership of cochairs Peter Lyons and strive to inform and educate the delegates about the unique Donald Hoffman, the Special Committee on Nuclear and and vital capabilities of nuclear in addressing the world’s the States will develop action items that we can provide to energy needs in an environmentally acceptable manner. local and student sections in the various states to help them Finally, ANS Treasurer Steven Arndt, along with Execu- inform and influence decision processes. tive Director Bob Fine and the ANS staff, has started work- Close on the heels of the issuance of the CPP was the ing on the 2016 budget. While much remains to be done annual ANS Utility Working Conference at Amelia Island, before this budget is presented to the Board, it is clear that Fla. My deep appreciation goes to Ben Waldrep, Mike Spell- we must emphasize growing our membership and engaging man, Shann Coleman, and their colleagues at Duke Energy with the entire nuclear community so that ANS can contin- for organizing an exciting and informative meeting. If you ue to be a source of reliable nuclear information and an are associated with current power generation activities— advocate for informed nuclear policy decisions. This is whether with a power company or as a supplier—and where ANS needs you. As the membership renewal season weren’t there, you missed an excellent opportunity to learn, begins, once again I request that each of you reach out to network, and have some fun. Make your plans now to your colleagues and ask them to join us. In addition, please attend next year’s UWC. seriously consider joining the more than 200 of your fel- At the opening plenary session of the UWC, the Utility low members who have made an additional contribution to Achievement Award was presented to the people at Ver- be recognized as a Patron or Benefactor. In addition to mont Yankee, who once again demonstrated nuclear pro- receiving a tax deduction, you can know that you are help- fessionalism and excellence in operating that unit through a ing ANS continue its vital work to dispel misinformation. successful final cycle and then shutting it down for the last With your engagement, we can make a difference. time. Their achievement resonated with me, since I had Remember—the world needs nuclear, nuclear needs ANS, recently been part of a similar experience at the Kewaunee and ANS needs you!—Gene Grecheck ([email protected])

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 ANS NEWS 3 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY WISE interns explore HLW disposal policy NS student members Brian Andersen and Suzanna Hin- kle have completed the nine- week 2015 Washington A Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE) program, supported by ANS and the ANS Wash- ington, D.C., Section (ANS News, Mar./Apr. 2015, p. 4). Andersen, Hinkle, and the 12 WISE interns sponsored by other engineering organizations each selected and researched an engineering public policy topic and wrote a paper to be published in the WISE Journal of Engineer- ing and Public Policy, at www.wise- intern.org. At the conclusion of the program, they presented their research to their fellow interns, representatives of the WISE sponsoring societies, and other invited guests. Andersen and Hinkle were assisted in their research Hinkle and Andersen were both inspired to research the timely issue of nuclear waste disposal policy. by ANS Fellow and WISE program coordinator Alan Levin, a senior tech- time preparing all of the questions that HLW and spent nuclear fuel disposal. nical advisor in the Department of I wanted to ask, but it was worth it “Selecting a topic I was passionate Energy’s Office of Nuclear Safety. because I got quite a lot of helpful about that was also relevant to today’s All of the WISE interns had oppor- information.” political climate was a difficult task,” tunities to meet with policymakers and Andersen concluded that specific she said. Hinkle chose to compare other experts in the nation’s capital. “I legislation is needed to establish a suc- radioactive waste disposal programs in thought the two most engaging people cessful disposal program. Congress the United States to those in France, we met with in Washington, D.C., were should charter a federal corporation, where nuclear power generates about DOE Deputy Under Secretary Pete he said, to take charge of developing 80 percent of the electricity supply Lyons and NRC Commissioner William consolidated interim storage and a per- and laws have created a framework for Ostendorff,” Andersen said. “It was manent geologic repository and also to the implementation of geological repos- interesting to learn about how the ensure that the nation’s transportation itories. Studying the French system DOE and the Nuclear Regulatory Com- infrastructure can support the move- “provided some difficulties,” she admit- mission function, and to hear the ment of large volumes of spent fuel ted, “because of the language and insights these two men provided on across the country. determining the small details of imple- issues in the nuclear community.” “The WISE program helped me see mentation.” Andersen, a senior at Idaho State firsthand how organizations such as The WISE internship program allows University, chose to research the status ANS are active in the political process,” each intern to follow his or her research of U.S. policy on the disposal of high- Andersen said. “I wasn’t originally where it might lead. “The self-guided level radioactive waste and spent interested in pursuing a career involv- structure was great because I had the nuclear fuel. “The most interesting and ing public policy, but now I definitely freedom to carry out my research in challenging part of the research would like to become involved in pub- any environment I wanted,” Hinkle said, process was meeting individually with lic policy eventually.” “as well as take the ample opportunities experts on nuclear waste policy,” Hinkle, a senior at the University of to attend relevant events and interview Andersen said. “I spent quite a bit of Pittsburgh, also tackled the issue of people who had stakes in my research area. I learned so much about how policy is developed on the Hill.” Throughout her research, Hinkle was APPLY FOR 2016 WISE PROGRAM able to turn to ANS members and other Applications are being accepted for the 2016 WISE program, which will run nuclear professionals for advice. “The from June 5 to August 5. The application and instructions are available on the folks I interacted with at NEI were WISE website, at www.wise-intern.org. The application deadline is December incredibly kind and were very generous 31, 2015. Questions regarding the WISE program should be directed to Alan with the time they took to speak to me Levin, ANS WISE coordinator, at [email protected]. about my research,” she said. In fact, the See WISE interns on page 10

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CAPITOL CRITICAL ANS membership: The Clean Power Plan and Renew for 2016 NS is your chosen society and its impact on nuclear the society for everyone in Anuclear—students, those new to BY CRAIG PIERCY, fill 5.8 percent of the generation of a their careers, and seasoned professionals ANS WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE closed plant to stay even with their alike. It’s time to renew your member- emissions performance standard. The ship to keep your unique benefits active, t’s official. The Environmental Pro- final rule provides no credit for contin- including free enrollment in two profes- tection Agency has finalized its ued/ extended operation of existing sional divisions and substantial savings IClean Power Plan rule, which—if plants, which on the surface would on conference registrations, publications, fully implemented— seem to be a big step backward for and other items from the ANS Store. will reduce emis- nuclear. Timely renewal ensures that your pro- sions from the U.S. However, the final rule provides a fessional development and educational electricity genera- new way for states to reach compli- opportunities will not be interrupted. tion sector by ance that could prove to be an impor- n Stay informed. ANS publications roughly a third by tant regulatory bonus for the nuclear such as Nuclear News magazine, techni- 2030. industry: the “mass-based compliance cal journals, and newsletters, and the To say that the target.” In addition to the familiar emis- Nuclear Headlines news feed from CPP is complex is a sions performance standard proposed 25,000-plus global sources, keep you monstrous under- in the draft rule (expressed as pounds up-to-date on the latest happenings and Piercy statement. At of CO2 emitted per MWh), the final technological advances. 1,560 pages, the final rule is a byzan- CPP includes an alternative compliance n Network. With over 10 yearly tine labyrinth of state emissions targets, target for each state based on actual meetings, 20 professional divisions, performance standards, and penalties. I carbon emissions from electricity gen- numerous local and student sections, don’t think any one person or organi- eration (expressed as annual average and committees serving various inter- zation—even the EPA—fully under- CO2 emissions in short tons). Any state ests, ANS provides abundant opportu- stands the CPP’s long-term impacts at choosing a mass-based compliance nities to connect, collaborate, and this writing. However, while the fine approach would effectively put 100 make lifelong contacts with other pro- print continues to be parsed by many, percent of its existing nuclear genera- fessionals in your field. we can draw some general conclusions. tion in play for compliance. Our early n Be heard. Your voice, amplified Is the final CPP rule good for analysis suggests that the EPA’s mass- with those of 11,000 fellow members, nuclear energy? On balance, I think based goals are generally less onerous supports the advancement of nuclear it is. Clearly, the five plants currently than their performance standard coun- science and technology in places of under construction fare better, as the terparts, and furthermore, states that influence. Through our Washington, EPA will now count their energy gen- choose the mass-based approach could D.C., Office and events like “Storm the eration toward each host state’s target, more easily participate in multi-state Hill,” face-to-face interactions with con- rather than the draft rule’s approach carbon emissions allowance trading gressional representatives are opportu- of “assuming” their completion in programs. nities for real change. their host state’s emissions baseline. So what’s next? In a word: law- ANS gifts of appreciation for (This was an ANS recommendation.) suits. At least 15 states have already Patrons and Benefactors! Choose to In addition, the final rule allows indicated that they will challenge the amp up your support of ANS by upgrades to existing plants to be CPP’s legality in federal court. The increasing your 2016 dues to the counted toward compliance, a nice EPA used some novel legal interpreta- Patron or Benefactor level and receive new feature that was not in the initial tions in writing the rule, and I suspect special acknowledgment. Benefactors, rule. Finally, as in the draft rule, the that it may go all the way to the at $250–$499, will receive an generation of any new nuclear project Supreme Court. Also, a Republican engraved pen. Patrons, at $500 and brought online between now and president could roll back portions of above, will receive an elegant engraved 2030 (whether it be Generation III+, the rule in 2017, although, like pen and pencil set nestled inside a a small modular reactor, or Gen IV) Obamacare, each day that passes with smart zippered valet. would count 100 percent toward a the rule in force makes it harder to In addition, all first-time Benefactors state’s compliance. hit the “undo” button. receive an antiqued silver ANS lapel Okay. New nuclear is treated fair- The bottom line is that whether or pin, and first-time Patrons receive an ly. How about the current fleet? That’s not you take issue with the science of antiqued gold ANS lapel pin. Wear where things get complicated. The climate change, or would prefer a sim- them with pride at the office and at draft rule included a 5.8 percent credit pler approach, such as a tax on car- ANS gatherings! for keeping a current plant running, bon, it is clear that nuclear is better Renew your membership for 2016 which ANS deemed to be insufficient off with the Clean Power Plan than now by logging in at www. ans. org/ incentive. States merely need to back- without it.—[email protected] renew.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 ANS NEWS 5 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY A busy term for ANS Congressional Fellow eremy Pearson, the 2015 ANS Glenn T. Seaborg Congressional Science and Engineering Fel- low, has been serving in the J office of Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) since January. For Pear- son, who recently received a doctorate in chemical engineering with a focus on the nuclear fuel cycle from the Uni- versity of California–Irvine, it is prov- ing to be the rewarding experience he expected. Following a two-week orientation session in September 2014 attended by all Congressional Fellows serving under the umbrella of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship program, Pearson interviewed with many offices During a July meeting with the Nuclear Engineering Student Delegation, arranged by Pearson (at and committees, including—by surprise right), Sen. Orrin Hatch (center) took the opportunity to sign legislation in the presence of the stu- invitation—Sen. Harry Reid’s office. dents before it went to President Obama’s desk. “Ultimately, the best fit was with Sena- tor Hatch’s office, which had an inter- firsthand how Congress responded to Pearson had the unexpected oppor- est in being involved in energy legisla- developments during negotiations with tunity to translate for Hatch when he tion during the current Congress,” Iran. received the president of the Senate Pearson said. “I had met with the staff In Utah, where Pearson received his of Paraguay and the Paraguayan on a few previous occasions as part of bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young ambassador, and he was able to sup- the Nuclear Engineering Student Dele- University in 2002, EnergySolutions is ply Hatch with key phrases in their gation.” responding to the Nuclear Regulatory native language. Pearson had lived in According to Pearson, Senate leaders Commission’s 10 CFR Part 61 ruling Paraguay for a few years, and while have made voting on bills and amend- on low-level waste as it relates to the his interest in policy began during ments a priority during this session of disposal of depleted uranium. New that time, “never would I have imag- Congress, which has resulted in a flur- nuclear generation is also being pur- ined myself at some point in the ry of activity and exceptional opportu- sued. Utah Associated Municipal Power future, in the Capitol building, trans- nities for a Congressional Fellow. Pear- Systems may become the first cus- lating between senior members of the son has drafted policy memos for tomer for NuScale Power’s advanced Senates of our respective countries,” Hatch’s office on a variety of bills, light-water reactor technology and may he said. from energy and the environment to construct a reactor in neighboring While his time spent working direct- regulatory reform. He has been able to Idaho, while the Blue Castle Project ly with Hatch has been limited, earlier attend deliberations and watch legisla- has proposed building a reactor in this year Pearson was able to organize tion move through the Senate Energy Utah. “I think it is important to help a meeting between Hatch and film and Natural Resources Committee, the the office become aware of these proj- director Robert Stone to discuss Pando- Environment and Public Works Com- ects and have the opportunity to meet ra’s Promise, a documentary film about mittee, and the Appropriations Com- with the leaders of these projects and nuclear power. This summer, Pearson mittee’s Subcommittee on Energy and of the national labs that collaborate arranged for the 2015 Nuclear Engi- Water Development. with them,” Pearson said. neering Student Delegation, along with To Pearson’s surprise, it has been an After Pearson decided to join students from Utah universities, to extraordinary year for nuclear policy in Hatch’s staff, the November 2014 elec- meet with Hatch. Utah, as well as in Washington, D.C. tions resulted in the leadership of the “I am very grateful to ANS for this Pearson has been asked to help Senate shifting to the Republicans. As opportunity,” Pearson said. “This has Hatch’s office interpret the science the most senior member of the majori- been a great experience in federal poli- behind federal policy issues such as the ty party, Hatch became the president cymaking. I look forward to many Environmental Protection Agency’s pro tempore of the Senate and chair- more positive experiences before my Clean Power Plan, Yucca Mountain, man of the Finance Committee. “He term expires in December, and I think and interim storage. He has also had has an extremely rigorous schedule the knowledge gained during this fel- the opportunity to advise staff on the and receives a variety of dignitaries in lowship will be extremely valuable in nuclear agreement with Iran and to see his current capacity,” Pearson said. the future.”

6 ANS NEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY ANS updates used fuel position statement he Public Policy Committee and the Fuel Cycle and Waste Man- CREATION OF AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY Tagement Division, recognizing a time-sensitive need to update ANS TO MANAGE U.S. USED NUCLEAR FUEL Position Statement 22, Creation of an Position Statement #22 Independent Entity to Manage U.S. Revised July 2015 Used Nuclear Fuel, have revised the position statement to reflect changes The United States has a large and growing inventory of commercial used nuclear in the political environment and to fuel, as well as government-owned used fuel and high-level radioactive waste. While it highlight the urgent need for the gov- is possible to store the material safely for an indefinite period of time, long-term storage ernment to fulfill its obligations is not the ultimate solution. Responsible nuclear waste management requires an inte- regarding used fuel management. grated approach involving some combination of on-site/centralized dry cask interim The update was prompted by a Sen- storage, nuclear fuel recycling, and emplacement of high-level wastes in a deep geologic ate Energy and Natural Resources disposal facility. A viable and durable waste management program will contribute to Committee hearing on bill S. 854, the public confidence in nuclear energy as an important component of an energy future Nuclear Waste Administration Act of with reliable baseload electricity generation and low greenhouse gas emissions. 2015, scheduled for early August. The Technologically proven solutions exist today that can safely and economically man- act would reform the government’s age the flow of used nuclear fuel from the nation’s current and planned nuclear high-level waste program by, among power plants. As such, the so-called “nuclear waste problem” the United States faces other things, establishing a new man- is not the result of inadequate technical capabilities. Rather, it is largely a political agement entity. Although the hearing problem, whereby parochial and ideological factions have successfully exploited U.S. was subsequently postponed, ANS rec- legislative and administrative processes to prevent the U.S. Department of Energy ognized the importance of having a from taking possession of used nuclear fuel. current position statement on this cru- In order to promote the primacy of scientifically sound and technically informed cial topic ready to present to legislators. decision making in U.S. nuclear fuel cycle policy, the American Nuclear Society urges The changes made to the state- Congress and the administration to consider the creation of an independent entity to ment’s introductory paragraph are oversee management of the current and expected stockpile of U.S. used nuclear fuel. consistent with the Nuclear Regulatory Such an entity should possess the following characteristics: Commission’s recently issued Contin- n access to nuclear waste fees, not subject to annual congressional appropriations; ued Storage Rule, the Nuclear Energy n governance that promotes long-range planning and continuity of leadership; Institute’s position on the safe manage- n authority to provide consolidated interim storage, nuclear fuel recycling, and ment of used nuclear fuel, and the geologic disposal consistent with laws, policies, and regulations; 2012 report by the Blue Ribbon Com- n authority to support U.S. national security and nonproliferation objectives on a mission on America’s Nuclear Future. full-cost reimbursement basis; No changes were made to the sub- n fully subject to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Environmental stance of the position statement, Protection Agency regulations. which was first released in 2008. 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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 ANS NEWS 7 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY Board of Directors meets in San Antonio he ANS Board of Directors described the Society’s budgeting and revitalizing the sections (ANS News, met on June 10 and 11 in spending practices over the past three July/Aug. 2015, p. 13). He also noted San Antonio, Texas, during decades, and stated that new guidance that three currently inactive local sec- the ANS Annual Meeting. will implement existing policies more tions—Kansas, Metropolitan New York, T The 192nd meeting of the effectively. and Puget Sound—are being recom- Board was presided over by Executive Director Robert Fine pro- mended for revitalization. outgoing ANS President Michaele vided additional information about the n Student Sections Committee vice Brady Raap, and the 193rd by incom- 2016 budgeting process, explaining chair Lane Carasik requested approval ing President Eugene S. Grecheck. The that the process would begin over the of the dissolution of eight dormant ANS Board addressed the following items. summer and culminate at the Board student sections, located at Central meeting in Washington, D.C., in Florida Community College, the New Professional divisions November. Jersey Institute of Technology, Pennsyl- The Board heard status reports from vania State University–Beaver Campus, three professional divisions: Fusion Membership the University of Arizona, the Universi- Energy, presented by Susana Reyes, Diane Cianflone, ANS director of ty of California–Santa Barbara, the Uni- chair; Nuclear Installations Safety, pre- Membership and Marketing, updated versity of New Brunswick, the Universi- sented by Susan Y. Pickering, vice the Board on the status of Society ty of Toronto, and Youngstown State chair; and Radiation Protection and membership, noting unanticipated University. The dissolution of the stu- Shielding, presented by Steven Nathan, declines in 2014, particularly among dent sections was unanimously secretary. working professionals and students. approved. The Board then approved a Membership Committee chair Peter new ANS student section at Brigham Treasurer’s report Caracappa and incoming chair David Young University (ANS News, July/Aug. Treasurer Margaret Harding shared Pointer then discussed recovery 2015, p. 13). the results of ANS’s 2014 audit, actions being planned by the commit- which was unanimously approved. tee. They described a short-term New Board business She then discussed the April 2015 recovery plan with four “pillars”— President Grecheck opened the treasurer’s report, which had been engage, connect, recruit, and incen- 193rd meeting of the ANS Board of presented to the ANS membership at tivize—designed to emphasize the Directors by introducing 2015–2016 the previous day’s Annual Business value of ANS membership and estab- Vice President/President-Elect Andrew Meeting. She said that total assets as lish a corporate incentive program to C. Klein, 2015–2017 Treasurer Steven of April 30 stood at $24.1 million, encourage companies to support A. Arndt, and six new at-large direc- while liabilities were about $7 mil- employee membership. The Member- tors: Todd Allen, Carol L. Berrigan, lion. Revenue for the year was pro- ship Committee will also work with Dorothy R. Davidson, William R. Mar- jected to total $9,592,143, which is the Local Sections Committee to tin, Kalin R. Kiesling (student director), $160,021 less than the budgeted encourage local section members to and Kune Y. Suh (non-U.S. director). amount of $9,752,164. Expenses become ANS members. n Grecheck spoke about his priorities were projected to be $10,320,420, during his year as ANS president, or $56,063 more than the budgeted Other issues which include developing special com- amount, which was $10,264,357. n Washington Representative Craig mittees on low-level radiation and on The total operating net deficit for Piercy updated the Board on the work nuclear and the states, planning ANS 2015 was projected to be $728,277, of the ANS Washington Office since committee objectives (with assistance a variance of $216,084 to the bud- November 2014. He spoke about the from the Planning Committee), geted deficit of $512,193. importance of international markets, reassessing the Society’s business Harding reported that at the time of and the U.S.-China 123 Agreement, to model for meetings, and increasing the meeting, actual revenues were bet- the U.S. nuclear industry. Piercy sum- membership. ter than budgeted. However, revenue marized several activities of the Wash- n From a field of nine candidates for shortfalls from Annual Meeting regis- ington Office before introducing Jere- the Nominating Committee for the tration, advertising, and membership my Pearson, the 2015 ANS Congres- 2016 ANS election, the Board elected were forecasted. sional Fellow, who presented an six members: Hatice Akkurt, Rita Harding also summarized ANS’s overview of his role and responsibilities Baranwal, Vincent Esposito, Julie investment portfolio, which from Janu- (see article on p. 6). Ezold, Ben Holtzman, and Steven Nes- ary 1 to April 30 had a total value of n Local Sections Committee chair bit. The Board then confirmed that $20,141,295. The treasurer’s report Tinh Tran presented a report to the Immediate Past President Brady Raap was unanimously approved. Board on the status of local sections would chair the committee, with Hans Harding explained that while ANS that are inactive or revitalizing. He list- Gougar, chair of the Professional Divi- has a deficit policy, actual deficits can ed eight inactive local sections that sions Committee, and Tinh Tran, chair exceed planned deficits, and guidance may be dissolved unless there is suffi- of the Local Sections Committee, serv- is needed in those situations. She cient interest from ANS members in ing as ex officio members.

8 ANS NEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY Nuclear for Climate backed by 41 nuclear organizations NS is a lead partner with the 2015, p. 6). A signing ceremony recog- French Nuclear Society (SFEN) nized the agreement of 39 organiza- Aand the European Nuclear Soci- tions that nuclear is a low-carbon ener- ety in Nuclear for Climate—a commu- gy source and a necessary part of the nication initiative that was conceived solution to fight climate change. Those by SFEN. organizations have now been joined by On May 4, during the International two others, the Indian Nuclear Society Conference on Advances in Nuclear and the Ukrainian Nuclear Society. Power Plants (ICAPP), held in Nice, In December, ANS President Eugene France, Michaele Brady Raap—who Grecheck and Communications Direc- For more information, visit the ANS was then ANS president—joined other tor Tari Marshall will attend COP21— Center for Nuclear Science and Tech- representatives of nuclear organizations also known as the 2015 Paris Climate nology Information website from around the world to make a joint Conference—as observer delegates rep- (www.NuclearConnect.org), the Nuclear declaration to the media about the resenting ANS. Plans are being made for Climate YouTube channel (www. contribution of nuclear to fighting cli- for ANS to take part in a major Nuclear youtube. com/user/Nuclear4Climate), mate change (ANS News, July/Aug. for Climate exhibit at the conference. or Twitter (@Nuclear4Climate).

Interface Technology (NPIC-HMIT), HFIC Division: Focusing held in Charlotte, N.C., in February. “Our training sessions prior to the conference were also well attended,” on the human component Mahoney said. A special committee is he ANS Human Factors, Instru- policymakers. The HFICD cooperates already at work planning the 2017 mentation and Controls Division with other ANS divisions—including NPIC-HMIT, which will be an embed- T(HFICD) strives to improve task the Operations and Power Division—in ded topical at the 2017 ANS Annual performance, system reliability, system the service of these missions. Meeting in San Francisco, Calif. The and personnel safety, efficiency, and Division membership has topped division also hosted sessions at the Util- effectiveness by focusing on the human 700, and the HFICD expects its mem- ity Working Conference in August and component of nuclear technology. bership to continue to increase as the is working on sessions for the ANS The division had its beginnings in nuclear industry becomes increasingly Winter Meeting in November. 1979, when the Technical Group for globalized and research and develop- This year, the HFICD awarded the Human Factors was established. That ment focuses on advanced technologies first Robert E. Uhrig Graduate Scholar- group became a professional division and concepts. “Our interest areas apply ship. The $4,000 scholarship will be in 1985, and in 2008 it was renamed to the current fleet of nuclear power awarded annually to a nuclear engi- the Human Factors, Instrumentation plants as well as small modular reactors neering graduate student whose and Controls Division. and Generation IV advanced reactor research focuses on technical disci- Sean Smith, a software engineer at designs,” said John Mahoney, who com- plines related to I&C and human- Lockheed Martin Corporation, became pleted a term as HFICD chair in June machine interface technologies for chair of the HFICD in June. “Our com- and who works as a business and proj- nuclear power or other nuclear engi- munity of human factors and I&C pro- ect management consultant after retir- neering applications. “We are preparing fessionals plays a critical role in sus- ing from Entergy Nuclear in 2013. for other scholarship offerings,” taining the excellent safety record and “They are integral to our industry and Mahoney said, “and we also have some high performance of the world’s will remain relevant for years to come.” ideas brewing for student awards and nuclear fleets, and in upgrading and A total of 16 areas of interest have incentives for preparing technical expanding those fleets to meet the been identified among the division’s papers for submission.” world’s needs,” he said. “The HFIC diverse membership. A twice-annual Division members are always wel- division is here to support and encour- newsletter not only keeps members come to join the group effort to main- age its members in that critical role.” informed about division news, but tain and expand programs that support HFICD has four main missions: pro- also includes short papers on techni- the HFICD’s missions. “I would like to moting the education of nuclear indus- cal topics. encourage each current—and future— try professionals in HFIC-related topics, The HFICD had record attendance member to get involved in the work of sharing information and advancements for the 9th International Topical Meet- the division in any way they can,” in technology, increasing division mem- ing on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation Smith said. “It is a great group of peo- bership, and engaging the public and and Controls and Human-Machine ple with whom to work.”

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WISE interns, continued from page 4 Board of Directors. “He’s a clean ener- through ANS. I plan on staying Nuclear Energy Institute provided office gy fellow at Third Way in D.C. He con- involved in ANS as much as I can space and related support for both ANS nected me with relevant people, and throughout my career to give back all interns, coordinated by ANS member he reviewed the recommendations I of the great opportunities that I’ve Carol Berrigan, NEI’s senior director of developed from my research and been given from this society.” industry infrastructure and a member of helped me hone them,” Hinkle said. Hinkle plans to pursue master’s the ANS Board of Directors. “This internship has given me a new degrees in nuclear engineering and tech- Hinkle reported that she was also perspective on ANS,” she said, “in that nology/engineering policy. “Hopefully, I assisted by ANS member Sam Brinton, it has shown me all of the opportuni- can be a part of the creation of nuclear a former student member of the ANS ties available for personal development power policy in the future,” she said.

ANS PATRONS & BENEFACTORS 2015 PATRONS Amani A. Al Hosani Kenneth M. Carr Patricia D. Galloway Hugh Kendrick Frederick J. Mizell Jr. Stephen P. Schultz Jacob W. Anderson Diane M. Cato Abel A. Garcia William E. Kennedy Jr. William L. Myers Andrew O. Smetana Wayne L. Andrews Jr. Philip R. Clark Tsahi Gozani Jacob M. Kulangara Kent R. Novatny Charles A. Sparrow Joseph S. Armijo Richard M. Collins Eugene S. Grecheck Harry Lawroski Gary L. Parkey Jorge Spitalnik Steven A. Arndt Joe F. Colvin Roxy Gwynn Alan E. Levin Charles W. Pennington John G. Stevens Derek N. Bass John L. Davenport Margaret E. Harding Mimi H. Limbach Kenneth S. Petersen Henry E. Stone Edgar Berkey Wesley R. Deason H. M. Hashemian John R. Longenecker John W. Poston Sr. Kurt M. Taylor Carmen I. Bigles Dennis DeMoss David K. Hayes V. Patricia Lougheed Edward L. Quinn Roger W. Tilbrook Michael P. Blubaugh Rob Despain Anthony Hechanova John C. Luxat Jimmy L. Rash Peter J. Vescovi Rita C. Bowser Paul W. Dickson Jr. Donald R. Hoffman Michael D. Lyster Caroline A. Reda Gale S. F. Voyles Jack S. Brenizer Jr. Samuel C. Dominey Jr. Calvin M. Hopper Gail H. Marcus E. James Reinsch Michael J. Wallace Anthony R. Buhl Robert M. Edwards Sushil C. Jain Corey K. McDaniel Luis A. Reyes William A. Wharton III Keith F. Bullen Patrick F. Ervin W. Reed Johnson Thomas P. McLaughlin Kenneth C. Rogers John C. Williams Wilbur L. Bunch Audeen W. Fentiman Raymond J. Juzaitis Eric L. Meils Charles T. Rombough Brian N. Woolweber Dan G. Cacuci Marvin S. Fertel Mujid S. Kazimi Thomas E. Mistler Don K. Schopfer Natalie A. Yonker

2015 BENEFACTORS Nusret S. Aksan Soon Heung Chang Thomas H. Fanning Jeffrey D. E. Jeffries Toshio Morita Stephen H. Shepherd Robert W. Albrecht Yoon I. Chang Paul D. Felsher Baard J. Johansen Kurshad Muftuoglu Steven M. Short Kevin Alldred Nam Z. Cho Madeline A. Feltus Barclay G. Jones Kevin J. Mulligan Thomas B. Silko John M. Anderson Abraham Clearfield James R. Felty James K. Joosten Jr. L. Manning Muntzing Mike S. Singh Clark J. Artaud Steven D. Clement Larry R. Foulke Daniel E. Kimble K. Linga Murty Sandra M. Sloan Charles W. Bagnal Carl W. Connell Jr. James E. Frank Anton F. Kitz Michael Natelson C. Thomas Snow Mark A. Bates Richard R. Connolly K. Michael Goff Anthony F. Kluk Steven J. Nathan Herbert Spierling Frederick D. Benton Russell G. Coon Katherin L. Goluoglu Ernestine M. Kuhr Kaichiro Odajima Weston M. Stacey Jr. Sidney A. Bernsen Alan B. Cox K. Brad Gooden Richard H. Lagdon Jr. Kevin R. O’Kula Russell E. Stachowski Carol L. Berrigan Morgan Cox Kevin T. Gray Peter C. LeBlond Shawn D. Pautz Ronald C. Stinson Joseph J. Bevelacqua Thomas D. Curtis Andrew R. Griffith Stanley H. Levinson Robert F. Penn Jr. Joseph W. Talnagi Sama Bilbao y León Samuel J. Dechter Ivan Grosz Robert E. Lightle Patrick J. Pinhero Robert J. Taylor Jr. J. Stewart Bland Richard S. Denning Dealis W. Gwyn Peter R. Lobner W. David Pointer Marvin Tetenbaum John C. Blomgren Nils J. Diaz Luisa F. Hansen Phyllis M. Lovett Trent R. Powers Christopher L. Thomas Thomas E. Booth Thomas W. Doering Charles H. Hansford Ralph F. Lumb William A. Pryor Neil E. Todreas Robert A. Borchert Jr. Lawrence F. Drbal Paul E. Hartnett Thomas A. Lynch Joseph Y. R. Rashid Todd J. Urbatsch Thomas E. Bostrom Jay E. Durham Philip B. Hemmig James P. Malone Ronald E. Reder Eric N. Van Abel James R. Boyd Juliann Edwards J. Stephen Herring Frances M. Marshall Christa B. Reed Jan B. Van Erp Michael D. Bradley Geoffrey R. Egan Jerry E. Hicks Frank H. McDougall Michael K. Reed Edward G. Wallace Michaele C. Brady Richard Ehrenreich Bruce A. Hilton Stephen H. McInnis Raymond F. Rugg Raymond C. Wang Raap Juan Eibenschutz Yasuo Hirose William J. McTigue Thomas L. Sanders Robert C. Webb Richard W. Brock Geoffrey Eichholz William R. Hollaway Robert V. Meghreblian A. Edward Scherer Rolf E. Westgard Gilbert J. Brown Joseph O. Erb Donald R. Horn George H. Miley Theodore R. Schmidt Paul P. Wilson John C. Browne Vincent J. Esposito Angelina S. Howard William R. Mills Kenneth J. Schrader Mark R. Winsor Jeffrey A. Buczek Guy P. Estes John R. Ireland Mohammad Modarres Paul F. Schutt X. George Xu Michael E. Button Julie G. Ezold Ralph M. Jacobs David L. Mohre Jr. Ralph K. Schwartzbeck Boris L. Zhuikov Kendall B. Cady James R. Fancher Stanley J. Jefferson Jimmy B. Morgan William T. Sha

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limited resource. For audiences hungry Starved for attention: for qualified and credible sources, ANS offers a wealth of knowledge. ANS members know the challenges Addressing radiation concerns of communicating about radiation. With BY LAURA HERMANN, already informing the debate online. social media participation skyrocketing COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR in the past year, we are well-positioned The currency of communication to combat misunderstandings about eptember 8 was the final day for “Pay attention” is an idiomatic natural and technologically derived submitting comments on the phrase in English, but it says a lot. The forms of radiation. ANS boasts nearly SNuclear Regulatory Commis- expression means to notice or to be 15,000 followers on Twitter and 8,000 sion’s new proposed rule, Linear No- attentive, but the transactional regular readers of ANS Nuclear Cafe. To Threshold Model and Standards for metaphor speaks to today’s reality: continue to grow that audience, we’ll Protection Against Radiation (see Attention has become a currency. be paying attention to what com- www. federalregister. gov/ articles/ 2015/ “Eyeballs” are a commodity in the menters value and why they are invest- 06/23/2015-15441/ linear-no- advertising world, and educators quick- ing their time in the rulemaking threshold- model-and-standards-for- ly learn that they need to compete to process. Respect for their concerns and protection-against-radiation). The com- deliver ideas. As information prolifer- insight into their information needs will ment period previews what may ates, audiences narrow what they pay open new avenues for ANS’s profes- become a larger debate, but few of us attention to. The more information we sional divisions, committees, and local outside the Beltway pay attention to the have access to, the more selective we and student sections to share their rulemaking, petitioning, and notice-and- become. expertise. The petitioning process offers comment processes announced in the With so many demands on our time, an important platform for professionals Federal Register. The terms might even it’s no surprise that people strive to pre- to help others make sense of a glut of remind you of a civics class from high serve or extend their allocations of this information.—[email protected] school. But these mechanisms for public participation offer important communication tools for ANS members. Awards presented at UWC Spare me the details uring the opening plenary Inc., in recognition of his leading role Nuclear professionals will pay atten- session of the 2015 ANS Utility in the development, promotion, design, tion to changes to 10 CFR Part 20, but DWorking Conference and and implementation of electronic work most people’s eyes glaze over at the Vendor Technology Expo, held August packages. mention of such bureaucratic filings. 9–12, the following ANS Operations Risk communication principles empha- and Power Division awards were Utility Achievement Award size that facts cannot persuade on presented. Presented to the staff of the Ver- emotional issues, and fear of radiation mont Yankee Nuclear Generating Sta- is a prime example. The NRC’s review Utility Leadership Award tion for meeting the challenges of their of how it sets standards for protecting Presented to Lee A. Rogers, ANS final operating cycle with excellent workers and the public from radiation member since 1980 and vice president operational performance, including a will evaluate the need to change from of strategy and solutions at DataGlance breaker-to-breaker run. the linear no-threshold model to a hormesis model, which acknowledges that exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation protects, rather than harms, ANS HONORS & AWARDS the human body. This debate has been around for decades, but its mainstream GEORGE C. LAURENCE PIONEERING AWARD appeal has been limited. Now, howev- This award was established in 1988 by the Nuclear Installations Safety Division to rec- er, the NRC’s review brings topical ognize lifetime achievements by individuals who have made outstanding pioneering con- attention to a longstanding issue. tributions to the field of nuclear reactor safety. Nominations are due by December Opposing forces will battle over 1. Candidates need not be ANS members. Additional information is available online at which scientific studies provide a www.ans.org/honors/va-laurence. sound basis for regulation. The public comment period has mobilized experts, UPCOMING DEADLINES activists, and regular citizens to log December 1 George C. Laurence Pioneering Award, Theos J. “Tommy” Thompson their opinions and evidence. Unfortu- Award nately, headlines about “quack science” January 31 W. Bennett Lewis Award (see http://nuclear-news. net/ 2015/ 07/ 24/ usa-nuclear-regulatory-commission- Additional information and nomination forms are available on the ANS website at seriously-considering-quack-science-of- www.ans.org/honors/, or from ANS headquarters at 708/579-8290. radiation-hormesis, for example) are

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 ANS NEWS 11 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY ANS Savannah River Section sponsors Southeastern Summer Nuclear Institute his summer, middle school and high school teachers from Georgia and South Car- olina were invited to partici- T pate in the first-ever South- eastern Summer Nuclear Institute (SSNI), held July 15–17 in Aiken, S.C. The ANS Savannah River Section provided financial and organizational support for the SSNI, which was hosted by Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness (CNTA) and attended by 21 teachers. ANS member Mel Buckner directed the SSNI, while several other members of the Savannah River Sec- tion made presentations or led tours. The SSNI was organized to promote nuclear education and workforce development in the Southeast. “The ANS member Jon Guy (right) explains the Chart of the Nuclides using ANS’s Isotope Discovery Kit. key goal was to promote student interest in science, technology, engineering, who is a member of CNTA’s board of the Vogtle nuclear power station in and mathematics (STEM) education directors. Burke County, Ga., with visits to the and related careers,” said Buckner, The SSNI agenda included a tour of Vogtle-3 and -4 construction site, simulator exercises, and meetings with nuclear plant personnel. The teachers also toured the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site, including waste management facilities and Savannah River National Laboratory. Classroom workshops at the University of South Car- olina at Aiken (USCA) emphasized atomic and nuclear fundamentals, power generation fundamentals, nuclear technology applications, risk (real versus perceived), and nuclear workforce opportunities. Hands-on activities were used to illustrate technical concepts and scientific principles. SSNI attendees went home with educational resources, including a DVD with the workshop presentations and reference materials, teacher guides and outreach materials from ANS, a certifi- cate of completion, and $50 in gift cards. All meals were provided, and on- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE–KNOXVILLE STUDENT SECTION is the winner of campus housing was offered to those the 2015 Samuel Glasstone Award, which is presented annually to the ANS student section attending from outside the local area. judged to have accomplished the most notable achievements in public service and the In addition to the Savannah River advancement of nuclear science and engineering. Honorable mentions were awarded to the Section and CNTA, sponsoring partners University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Florida. Members of the ANS of the SSNI included Georgia Power, UT-Knoxville Student Section are pictured during a January tour of Southern Nuclear the SRS Community Reuse Organiza- Operating Company’s Vogtle nuclear power plant. tion, Areva, USCA, SUNRISE Universi- ties, and EnergySolutions.

12 ANS NEWS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY Eastern Washington Section hosts BBQ to kick off “new era” n August 18, the ANS Eastern Washington Section (EWS) hosted its first-ever networking barbecue at Howard OAmon Park, located on the banks of the Columbia River in Richland, Wash. The event drew more than 50 attendees, “one of the largest and most age-diverse groups ever gathered for one of our local section monthly meetings,” according to Kiah Griffith, EWS vice chair. “We were pleased and honored to have ANS President Gene Grecheck in attendance,” Griffith said. Grecheck spoke about the importance and benefits of being a member of the Ameri- can Nuclear Society. “Gene also unveiled his new slogan—‘The world Smiles all around on a summer evening. For more photos from the barbecue, go to www. Facebook. com/ANSEWS or Twitter @ANS_EWS. (Photos: Kiah Griffith)

needs nuclear, nuclear needs ANS, and Washington Section,” Griffith said. The ANS needs you!’—to a roaring round of EWS is planning a new program sched- applause,” Griffith said. ule for the upcoming year in which it “The barbecue was a success,” said will continue to hold dinner meetings EWS chair Dion Sunderland. “We featuring a technical presentation by hopefully have increased participation an invited speaker in odd-numbered in our local ANS chapter.” Sunderland months, but in even-numbered months credited ANS member and former will offer social networking events. EWS chair Virginia Cleary-Ivanoff with In September, ANS member Ross not only taking on grilling duties at the Radel, president of Phoenix Nuclear barbecue, but also encouraging local Labs, gave a talk on a new neutron members of North American Young generator recently developed by PNL. Generation in Nuclear to attend. The EWS’s next social event will be a ANS President Eugene Grecheck (right) posed “The event served its purpose to nuclear-themed trivia challenge held at for a photo with EWS chair Dion Sunderland. kick off a new era for the Eastern a local pub on October 20. “There are rumors of having a scientist costume contest too!” Griffith said. Last November, the EWS lost a val- ued member when Gary Troyer, ANS UPCOMING MEETINGS member and former EWS chair, died • 2015 ANS Winter Meeting • 2016 ANS Student in a car accident. This year, the EWS and Nuclear Technology Conference, March 31–April 3, has paid a lasting tribute to Troyer by Expo, November 8–12, Washington, 2016, Madison, Wis. establishing the Gary Troyer Memorial D.C. Scholarship. Reflecting Troyer’s strong • 11th International involvement in the community and • Embedded Topical: 12th Conference on Tritium with the Boy Scouts, the new scholar- International Topical Meeting Science & Technology ship will be awarded annually to a stu- on Nuclear Applications of (TRITIUM 2016), April 17–22, dent who has been actively involved in Accelerators (AccApp ’15), 2016, Charleston, S.C. Boy or Girl Scouts and who is studying November 10–13, Washington, D.C. a STEM subject (science, technology, • 2016 International Congress engineering, or math). • Embedded Topical: Young on Advances in Nuclear For more information about the Professionals Congress Power Plants (ICAPP 2016), 2015, November 7, Washington, D.C. April 17–20, 2016, San Francisco, Calif. EWS, visit the section’s new website at www.anseasternwashington.org.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 ANS NEWS 13 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY VCU hosts science teacher workshop irginia Commonwealth Univer- sity hosted 26 sixth- to twelfth- grade math and science teachers for a four-day teacher V workshop, “The Science of Nuclear Energy and Radia- tion.” The workshop, held July 20–24, was organized by the ANS Virginia Sec- tion, the Virginia chapter of the Health Physics Society, North American Young Generation in Nuclear, and the Lynch- burg chapter of Women in Nuclear. Sama Bilbao y León, an ANS member and associate professor and director of nuclear engineering programs at VCU, was the lead organizer of the workshop. Several other members of the ANS Virginia Section took part, Workshop participants are introduced to ANS’s Isotope Discovery Kit. including ANS President Eugene Grecheck, who gave a keynote presen- dees visited VCU’s radiation detection mond, Va., since 2010. Bilbao y León tation on the future of nuclear power and measurement laboratory, nuclear describes the workshop as a full immer- in the United States and in Virginia. simulator, and nuclear medicine facili- sion program. “Teachers stay at the For a fee of $75, the teachers ties. They also toured Dominion’s dorms for four days, and they mingle received instruction, room and board, Surry nuclear power station. and network among themselves and get and teaching materials to take home, Science teacher workshops have to know some nuclear professionals,” including Geiger counters. The atten- been held at VCU’s campus in Rich- she said. “They see that we don’t glow.”

Bowie, Russell A., Project Performance F NEW MEMBERS Improvement Fitzwater, Savannah, National Nuclear Brabec, Richard “John,” Black Diamond The ANS members and student members Services Security Administration listed below joined the Society in June and Bracall, Robert L., Day & Zimmermann Flannery, Eoin H., AWE plc (U.K.) July 2015. Brooks, Brandon, General Atomics Brozenich, Paul W., Jr., Day & Zimmermann Bubar, Patrice M., retired G A Galante, Nicole, recent graduate Adelman, Lisa B., Absolute Consulting Garcia, David V., Jr., American Mergers & Aghazarian, Maro, Nuclear and Radiation C Manufacturing International Safety Center (Armenia) Cartas, Andrew R., recent graduate Garmon, David, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Akin, Andrew C., Dufrane Nuclear Shielding Castle, Brett, U.S. Air Force Commission Anderson, Anthony, U.S. Navy Chihara, Rui “Louis”, Toshiba Corporation Gebraeel, Nagi, Georgia Institute of Anderson, Denise E., U.S. Nuclear Choudhoury, Javed, AWE plc (U.K.) Regulatory Commission Coulson, Brianna, recent graduate Technology Angell, Christopher T., Japan Atomic Energy Creen, Jeremy M., Nuclear Waste Goldblum, Bethany, University of Agency Partnership California–Berkeley Armstrong, Bobby C., Atkins Global Crutcher, Christopher T., University of Gross, Christopher J., TerraPower Tennessee–Knoxville Grzeck, Lee J., Duke Energy B Barnes, Craig, University of Tennessee– D H Knoxville Davies, Andrew W., AWE plc (U.K.) Heinrich, Carrie M., BWX Technologies Barty, Christopher, Lawrence Livermore Deegan, Colleen A., Bechtel Herrero, Jose J., Paul Scherrer Institute National Laboratory DeMeritt, Jared R., Bechtel (Switzerland) Bell, Jack A., Duke Energy Dolecki, Jacob, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Blakely, Samuel A., U.S. Air Force Commission Horn, John G., Southern Nuclear Bohne, Jason, U.S. Department of Energy Bolisetti, Chandrakanth, Idaho National Laboratory E I Bowers, Matthew R., Bechtel Marine Evans, William A., A.W. Chesterton Itoh, Ayumi, Institute of Applied Energy Propulsion Corporation Company (Japan)

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J N Taylor, John A., Luminant Jelalian, Alan, Engineering Planning and Navarro, Jorge, Idaho National Laboratory Thew, Lauren D., Scientech/Curtiss-Wright Management Thorpe-Kavanaugh, Meghan M., Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant P Trbojevic, Dejan, Brookhaven National K Patel, Hiral, Bechtel Marine Propulsion Laboratory Kohse, Gordon E., MIT Lincoln Laboratory Corporation Pecchia, Marco, Paul Scherrer Institute Kudinov, Pavel, Royal Institute of (Switzerland) V Technology (Sweden) Perry, David C., AWE plc (U.K.) Petrosky, Lyman J., Westinghouse Electric VanHoose, Tamara B., U.S. Army/Defense Company Threat Reduction Agency L Laut, Alexander J., recent graduate Lee, Hyo Myung, Pohang University of R W Science and Technology (South Korea) Reigot, Luke, recent graduate Wagner, Cynthia A., GE Hitachi Nuclear Riley, Josh, Duke Energy Lefferts, Curt, Fluor Enterprises Energy Roydhouse, Mark A., AWE plc (U.K.) Levine, Stephen G., Bechtel Corporation Watson, Elizabeth, AWE plc (U.K.) Lin, Qian, Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Weibel, Kristin L., Exelon Nuclear Research and Design Institute (China) S Welsh, Christopher A., Southern Nuclear Lindl, John, Lawrence Livermore National Sagel, Alexandria M., Energy Steel & Supply Williams, Mark G., Westinghouse Electric Laboratory Co. Company Sanders, Walter, Day & Zimmermann NPS Wollaeger, Ryan T., Los Alamos National Schunert, Sebastian, Idaho National M Laboratory Laboratory Mansour, Tamar S. M., Federal Authority for Soto, Ruben, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Nuclear Regulation (UAE) Soulje, Nathanael T., Areva TN Martin, Mathieu G., Areva Steed, Richard W., WD Associates Y Maskal, Alan B., Bechtel Marine Propulsion Steer, K. Michael, TerraPower Yeremian, Rosemary, Strategic Insights Corporation Steuhm, Kevin A., Battelle Energy Alliance Yoshioka, Masaki, Japan Electric Power Matherne, Brent, BCP Engineers & Strickland, James M., U.S. Navy Information Center Sullivan, Clair J., University of Illinois– Consultants Yu, Yiqi, Argonne National Laboratory Urbana-Champaign McDevitt, Mike J., Electric Power Research Sutter, Lloyd S., Duke Energy Institute Meier, Michael D., Southern Nuclear Z Merten, Mat, ATC Nuclear T Zeissler, Cynthia J., National Institute of Munger, David M., recent graduate Tarnowsky, Terence, U.S. Military Academy Standards and Technology

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