American Nuclear Society Isotopes and Radiation Division

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American Nuclear SocietyIsotopes and Radiation
Division

• Presentation to the
• ANS Board of Directors
• Leo Bobek, IRD Chair
• June 16, 2004
• Pittsburgh, PA

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Mission

• (1) develop the uses of IR in scientific RD
  and in industrial processes
• (2) promote the advancement of knowledge of
  nuclear phenomena and techniques
• (3) stimulate techniques, materials, equipment,
  and facilities that use IR in research through
  the collaboration of industrial, governmental,
  medical, and educational institutions.

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Governance

• Chair (1 yr. Term)
• Vice-chair (1 yr. Term)
• Secretary (2 yr. Term)
• Treasurer (1 yr. Term)
• Exec. Comm. (6-12 members allowable)
• currently 9 members (3 yr. Terms) with 1/3
  replaced each year.

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Membership Trends
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Membership Composition
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Budget

• Previous Year Current Year

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Strategic Succession Plan

• 5 yr Strategic and 1 year tactical (including
  succession) approved at this meeting.

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Communications

• Web http//ird.ans.org/ (est. 2003)
• Currently bare bones (mission statement and
  executive committee). Plan is to update and
  include newsletters, minutes, information on
  honors awards
• E-mail ird_at_list.ans.org
• Used and useful.
• Spring 04 Newsletter

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Position Statement

• PPS30 U.S. Radioisotopes Supply
• Update should be approved this meeting
• Update is the result of the 2004 ANS Presidents
  Special Committee on Isotope Assurance and
  forthcoming position paper
• IRD Chair served on the committee

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Participation with Other Professional Societies

• National Organization of Test, Research, and
  Training Reactors (TRTR) - representing nearly 50
  research reactors from government, industry, and
  universities throughout the U.S. and worldwide.
• At least one session at each national meeting is
  devoted to research reactors and is sponsored or
  co-sponsored by IRD.
• Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM)
  promotes best approaches and procedures for
  implementing all aspects of nuclear materials
  management
• Participation at Safeguards Topical Conf.

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Society Leadership

• Exec. Comm. has gt 50 participation at national
  meetings (required for quorum)
• Lacking participation in PDC efforts
• Full participation in NPC efforts

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Non-Meeting Publications

• The IRD does not actively stimulate contributions
  to non-meeting publications, however, members do
  contribute papers to the technical journals.
• IRD Chair contributed to the special committee
  forthcoming position paper on isotope assurance

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Professional Development

• IRD has not supported any professional
  development workshops or activities

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Scholarships

• JAMES R. VOGT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
• Established in 1986 to recognize outstanding
  students at U.S. Universities and colleges
  entering the field of radioanalytical chemistry
  and its applications.
• Students must be engaged or proposing to
  undertake graduate or undergraduate research in
  radioanalytical chemistry or its applications.
• 2500 award
• Currently funded at 28k, IRD Exec. Comm. has
  voted to devote future topical meetings income
  towards endowing the scholarship.
• BMD is a co-sponsor.

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Peer Awards

• Radiation Science Technology Award
• recognizes outstanding creative applications of
  radiation sciences and engineering principles
• 2000 award, currently funded at 37k
• Mishima Award
• recognizes outstanding contributions in research
  and development work on nuclear fuels and
  materials.
• IRD co-sponsors this award with the Materials
  Science and Technology Division

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Student Support

• IRD has funded 500 for each student conference
  over the past several years

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National Meeting Participation(2 years)

• Sessions for 2004 Winter Meeting (5)
• Equipment and Methods for Gamma Spectrometry
• Radiochemical Separations (w/ BMD)
• Quality in Chemical Measurements Using Nuclear
  Methods (w/ BMD)
• Nuclear Analytical Techniques (w/ BMD)
• Isotopes and Radiation General
• Sessions for June 2004(3)
•  University Research Reactors and Applications.
• Radiation Detector Physics and Applications
• Isotopes and Radiation - General

• Sessions for November 2003 (7)
• Development and Application of Nuclear Techniques
  at Research Reactors
• Neutron Activation Analysis
• Effective Risk Communication for Radiological
  Terrorism-Panel
• Neutron Detection and Dosimetry
• Forensic Neutron Activation Analysis
• Isotope Production for Medical and Environmental
  Purposes
• Isotopes and Radiation- General
• Sessions for June 2003 (2)
• Low Energy Nuclear Reactions I
• Low Energy Nuclear Reactions II

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Topicals

• Prior Two Years
• 2003
• Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical
  Chemistry (MARC-VI) April 7 - 11, 2003
  Kailua-Kona, HI (Class I w/BMD)
• Plutonium Futures... The Science 2003 July 6 -
  10, 2003 Albuquerque, NM (Class IV)
• 2002
• Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement
  Applications (IRRMA-V) June 9-14, 2002 Bologna,
  Italy (Class IV, formerly Class I)
• Current Year
• 7th International Meeting on Facilities
  Operations - Safeguards Interface February 29 -
  March 5, 2004 Charleston, SC (Class I)
• 14th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference March
  21-25, 2004 Honolulu, HI (Class I co-spons)
• Future Two Year
• Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical
  Chemistry (MARC-VII), April 2-9, 2006
  Kailua-Kona, HI (Class I)
• Medical Isotopes is being planned by the Eastern
  Washington Section (EWS) (Class I/IV?)

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Status of Metrics and Measures

• Areas of Success
• Excellent National Meeting Participation
• Excellent Participation with other professional
  organizations
• Increasing Membership Trends
• Successful scholarship and peer awards
• Focus for Future Action
• Improved participation in PDC activities
• Improved communication via web page