Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization Division

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Decommissioning, Decontamination and
Reutilization Division

• Report to ANS Board of Directors
• Summer Meeting 2002
• Hollywood, Florida
• S.K. Bhattacharyya, Chair

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Outline

• Mission Statement
• Division Profile
• Activities
• Officers
• Executive Committee Members
• Membership history
• Membership distribution
• Analysis of percent changes in membership
• Budget history
• Issues
• Division Goals
• Needs for DD of nuclear facilities
• Summary of ongoing DD activities
• Recent DDR achievements
• Program committee plans
• Future outlook

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DDR Division Mission

• The mission of the Decommissioning,
  Decontamination Reutilization Division (DDR)
  is to promote the development and use of those
  skills and technologies associated with the
  optimal management of decommissioning,
  decontamination reutilization of nuclear and
  formerly nuclear installations, materials,
  facilities, and sites for the betterment of
  society. The target audience for this effort is
  first the membership of the Division, second the
  Society, and third the public at large.

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Activities

• Organize DD technical sessions at the two ANS
  meetings each year (special attention to Hot
  Topics and emerging issues)
• Sponsor or co-sponsor special conferences on a
  regular basis
• Executive Conference, Topical Meetings,
  International Meetings
• Provide Student Support
• Scholarship Endowment Fund
• Student support at ANS National Meetings
• Support student conferences
• Disseminate information on DDR fields to
  interested parties
• Cooperate with other scientific and professional
  groups with related objectives
• Publish Semi-annual Division newsletter
• Provide honors and awards for DDR members for
  various meritorious activities
• Support overall ANS activities (e.g., public
  education)

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Officers and Committee Chairs
Chair S.K. Bhattacharyya
Vice Chair Chair Elect Lynne Goodman
Treasurer Russ Mellor
Secretary Art Desrosiers
Program Jim Rang
Finance Gerry Motl
Annual Financial Plan
Honors and Awards Carl Mazzola
Planning
Goals Planning Lynne Goodman
Annual Budget
Meetings Regional, Intl.
Newsletter Vince Likar
Nominating Don Eggett
DOE/DoD Program
Scholarship Paul Ziemer
Membership Joe Carignan
Utility Program
Publicity Patty Augustyn
Elected
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Executive CommitteeMembers

• Current members
• Patricia Augustyn, Graver Technologies, 2003
• Joseph E. Carignan, TLG Services, 2004
• James J. Fiore, DOE, 2003
• Vincent F. Likar, Consultant, 2002
• William Manion, Scientech, 2002
• Richard L. Miller, Betchel Power Corp, 2003
• William Phythian, CTECH, 2004
• Timothy J. Polich, NASA Plum Brook Station, 2004
• James S. Rang, JS Rang, 2002
• Amy Roddey, American Tank Fab., 2003
• Jay K. Thayer, Duke Engineering Services, 2004
• Paul Ziemer, Purdue University, 2002
• New Members (2005)
• Larry Boing, Argonne National Laboratory
• Steve Bossart, DOE/NETL
• Kelly Trice, Kaiser-Hill
• Tracy Goble, Consumers Energy

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DDR Membership History
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DDR Division Membership, Breakdown by Industry
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Snapshot of DDRMembership (Year End 2001)

• December 2001membership 1321
• Down 2 (29) from December 2000 membership of
  1350
• This includes 12 of the ANS December 2001
  membership of 10849
• New ANS members in 2000
• 116 elected DDR (10.5 of 110)
• 8.5 gross gain to Division
• Members lost during 2001
• 145

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DDR Budget History
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Issues

• DD opportunities reduced in the near term
• Successful plant life extensions
• Improved economics of operating plants
• Lower priority given to DD by DOE-EM
• Too many DD related meetings
• Reduced attendance at Topical/Executive
  Conferences
• One Topical meeting had to be cancelled
• Reduced member interest and income

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Goals

• Prepare technical position papers on major issues
• Develop DD standards on a planned schedule
• Integrate DD activities within the overall
  nuclear power systems development framework
• Develop mechanism for formal sharing of
  experiences/lessons learned between US
  (Commercial and Government) and International
  activities

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DD Issues to be Addressed

1. Technical
2. Financial

• DD technologies
• Characterization and survey methods/approvals
• Site release criteria/process
• Remote monitoring (S/M)
• Specific materials issues (e.g., activated
  concrete)
• Specific site issues
• DD standards
• Spent fuel disposition
• Low level radioactive waste disposal
• DD cost estimates/validation
• Major cost drivers
• Tax issues with DD fund
• DOC-financial considerations

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DD Issues to be Addressed (cont.)

• Political/
• Regulatory
• Strategic

• EPA participation in regulatory issues
• New rulemaking
• GTCC ruling impacts
• Impacts of license renewals
• License termination
• Public education, information, participation
• Psychological issues with DD (vs. operations)

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Summary of DD Activities Worldwide

• Significant amount of DD activities in progress
• Initial sets of commercial nuclear plants
  undergoing DD.
• Over 50 of all research reactors worldwide are
  shutdown. Some reactors have been
  decommissioned.
• Many non-power reactors are also in DD across
  the world.
• Resource availability for DD is major issue for
  research reactors worldwide (financial and
  technical)

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Recent DDR Achievements

• Updated website (http//ddrd.ans.org/)
• Significantly enhanced Division newsletter
• Full version on website brief mailer
• Current issue is 30 pages long
• Color photographs of facilities and equipment
• Student scholarship fund fully endowed
• Improved governance
• Bimonthly Executive Committee telecon
• Significant interactions between officers during
  year
• Bylaw changes

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Program Committee Plans

• 2002 ANS Summer Meeting (6/02, Hollywood, FL)
• 2002 SPECTRUM Conference (7/02, Reno, NV)
• Co-sponsor with FCWMD
• 2002 Winter Meeting (11/02, Washington, DC)
• 2003 Summer Meeting (6/03 San Diego, CA)
• Embedded topical

Plans to have future joint meeting with NEI, EPRI
in addition to other ANS Divisions (e.g. FCWMD)
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Future Outlook

• DD landscape is changing
• Commercial DD activity has started to decrease
  other elements should remain steady
• In order to sustain vitality, DDR Division will
  need to
• Place greater emphasis on re-utilization and
  re-licensing
• Integrate close with overall nuclear development
• Promote closer links between commercial/government
  / international DD activities
• Co-sponsor significant topical meetings annually
  with other ANS divisions