American Nuclear SocietyFusion Energy Division

Presentation to theANS Board of Directors by

Lance L SneadJune 12, 2010. San Diego California

FED MissionThe division promotes the development and timely introduction The division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications. energy applications.

2000, FED represented 6.1 % of ANS Membership2009, FED represented 7.4 % of ANS Membership

FED Governance Executive Committee:Executive Committee:

• At least 6 members (usually and currently 13); 3-yr termsAt least 6 members (usually and currently 13); 3-yr terms• Chair (1 yr : Lance Snead),Chair (1 yr : Lance Snead),

Vice Chair (1 yr : Lee Cadwallader), Vice Chair (1 yr : Lee Cadwallader), Sec/Treas (2 yr : Mark Anderson).Sec/Treas (2 yr : Mark Anderson).• Standing Committees: Nominating, Honors & Awards, and Standing Committees: Nominating, Honors & Awards, and

ProgramProgram• Newsletter and Web: continuing and successful editorsNewsletter and Web: continuing and successful editors• Liaisons:Liaisons:

Board: Rachel SlaybaughBoard: Rachel Slaybaugh MS&T: Lance SneadMS&T: Lance Snead RP&S: Paul WilsonRP&S: Paul Wilson IEEE: George MileyIEEE: George Miley

FED Contributions to ANS ANS Position Statement on Fusion Energy (updated in 2008), ANS Position Statement on Fusion Energy (updated in 2008),

Background Statement in revision Background Statement in revision Participation with Other Professional Societies:Participation with Other Professional Societies:

• IEEE liaisonIEEE liaison• Other: Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory CommitteeOther: Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

Society Leadership: Society Leadership: • FED members are active nationally (A. Abdel-Khalik, K. FED members are active nationally (A. Abdel-Khalik, K.

McCarthy, K. Schultz, P. Wilson)McCarthy, K. Schultz, P. Wilson) Non-Meeting Publications appear in Non-Meeting Publications appear in Fusion Science and TechnologyFusion Science and Technology

Impact factor 0.95

FED Services to Membership

• Division continues to engage in professional development activities through the PDC and workshop activities

• Continue to contribute to the ANS NEED scholarship and in the process of developing Fusion Educators scholarship

• Engaged in peer recognition through activities such as:the Edward Teller Award, the FED Awards (Achievement and Technical Accomplishment.best Student Paper Awards

• FED Continuously supports the ANS student conference and travel of students to ANS conferences.

FED Meetings• Fusion Energy Division flagship meeting is the biennium

Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE), which alternates embedded/standalone.

• The Fusion Energy Division was the initial and continued co-sponsor of the biennial Nuclear Fuels and Structural Materials Symposium (NFSM); NFSM-3 is within this conference.

NFSM series

TOFE series

20092009 20102010 2011*2011* 2012*2012*Start yearStart year 1802118021 1748517485 30857*30857* 9557*9557*

DuesDues 16541654 16581658 1600*1600* 1600*1600*TOFE incomeTOFE income 00 1911419114 4500*4500* 0*0*Student travelStudent travel 300300 3300*3300* 3300*3300* 3300*3300*

NEEDNEED 500500 500500 500*500* 500*500*AwardsAwards 6464 1500*1500* 500*500* 1500*1500*

Nati’l mtg costsNati’l mtg costs 775775 600*600* 600*600* 600*600*OtherOther 00 500500 2450024500## 500*500*

Finish yearFinish year 1748517485 3085730857 8557*8557* 3757*3757*

*Estimated budget# Proposed Educator scholarship contribution

FED Governance : Budget

Summary2008 2009