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Transcript of American Nuclear Society Radiation Protection and Shielding Division
American Nuclear SocietyRadiation Protection and
Shielding Division
Presentation to the
ANS Board of Directors
Dr. Wayne Newhauser
Saturday, June 12, 2010, San Diego, CA
RPSD Mission
The division promotes the interchange of technology related to: the transport of particulate and electromagnetic radiation in materials and biological systems; techniques and instrumentation to measure and calculate radiation fields; and the quantification of radiation effects and nuclear heat deposition within materials. Radiation protection management, ALARA, operation health physics, and radiation shield design and evaluation are key subject areas
RPSD Governance
• Executive Committee Structure – 10 Exec Com members– 4 members (Chair, Vice chair, Sec, Treas)– 1 Student member– 1 Foreign national member
• Regular elections are successfully held each year
• Newsletter is distributed biannually
Membership
Budget
RADIATION PROTECTION AND SHIELDING DIVISION
BUDGET ACTUAL12 MONTHS 12 MONTHS
2009 2009BUDGET FUNDS CARRY FORWARD FROM 2008 17,764 17,764 2009 MEMBER ALLOCATION 2,656 2,616 DIVISION INCOME 2009 410 3,030TOTAL BUDGET FUNDS 20,830 23,410BUDGET EXPENSES NEWSLETTERS 0 30 AWARDS, PLAQUES 45 40 NATIONAL MEETING COSTS 0 6,300 DIVISION OFFICER EXPENSE 0 0 STUDENT SUPPORT 1,900 2,000 SCHOLARSHIP/NEED FUNDING 0 0 OTHER EXPENSES 250 0TOTAL EXPENSES 2,195 8,370
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF BUDGET FUNDS OVER EXPENSES 18,635 15,040
RPSD Contributions to ANS• RPSD introduced the “best of” sessions
from topical meetings to the national meetings– Many divisions now enjoy showing off their
topicals by having these “best of” sessions at national which also supports the national mtg
• Many members are highly published
• Regular association with the Health Physics Society by many members
RPSD Contributions to ANS continued
• RPSD introduced the “tutorials” to national meetings – Many divisions are now also enjoying the use
of tutorials to teach young members introductory materials not offered in the universities.
– RPSD has offered code tutorials on every major radiation transport code available
– Many RPSD tutorials are regularly offered and well attended
RPSD Services to Membership• RPSD has begun sponsoring regular
sessions at the Winter meeting on Ethics in Engineering– This supports PE’s who are required to have
this in their professional development portfolio.
• Rockwell lifetime achievement award – Presented at the RPSD2010 topical
• Student member on Executive Committee– Partially funded by RPSD
• Blizzard Scholarship
2008 MetricsDivisionMeetings
Division Governance Division Contributions to Society
Division Services to Membership
NationalMeeting
Participation2008 Annual: 3 sessions, 3 tutorials 2008 Winter: 7 sessions 2 tutorials
1 panel
SuccessionPlanning
Succession Plan in Place: updated 2006Reviewed 2008
ANS Position Statements
19 Radon in Homes (BMD Action)41 Health Effects of Low Level Radiation (w/BMD & IRD
current)
ProfessionalDevelopment
Topical and meeting workshops/tutorials, 2007 National meetings
RPSD 2008 Meeting
Class I, Class IITopicals
No topical in 2007RPSD 2006 (152)
ICRS-11/RPS’08 (289)
MembershipTrends
1340/1344 mbrs +0.3% change 20061344/1328 mbrs -1.2% change 20071328/1308 mbrs -1.5% change 2008
Participation withOutside Professional
SocietiesENS & Health Physics
Scholarships
Blizzard
Class IIITopicals
RPSD does not support Class III Topical mtgs.
Communications
2 newsletters & website updated in 2008
SocietyLeadership
75% Exec Comm., 3 of 4 PDC & NPCBoD presentation 2008
Peer Recognition/Awards
Rockwell, Div Service (annual), Fellows
DivisionPlanning
2008 Strategic Plan submitted to PDC
Non-MeetingPublications
2008 topical meeting proceedings papers collected; papers to be published in 2009 NT
StudentSupport
2006 Student Conference
Division’s Commitment to YMG
Did support YMG activity in 2008
2009 Metrics
RPSD Meetings
• RPSD sponsors and fills 6 to 7 sessions in both the winter and summer meetings
• RPSD2010 biennial topical held in Las Vegas, NV April 19-23, large international attendance (despite the volcano)
• Next meeting will be in 2012 in Japan jointly with the International Conference on Radiation Shielding
Summary• RPSD has noticeably improved the quality
and utility of national meetings through introduction of “best of” and tutorial sessions.
• RPSD has adhered to ANS recommendations on bylaws, awards, governance and meeting scheduling.
• RPSD could put additional focus on health physics.