ANS Thermal Hydraulics Division (THD)

Presentation to ANS Board of DirectorsDavid AumillerJune 18, 2014

• To establish, stimulate, and maintain quality technical and professional approaches in all areas of Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics.

• In furtherance of this mission the Division shall devote itself specifically to:– The advancement and dissemination of knowledge of thermal and hydraulic

phenomena as they pertain to the steady state design or transient performance of equipment in nuclear power plants and other segments of the nuclear fuel cycle.

– Aid in the integration and dissemination of thermal hydraulics information developed in research and design programs and from experience with operating nuclear reactors.

– Promote effective interchange of thermal hydraulics information among the many professional groups and organizations participating in the development and application of nuclear reactor technology.

– Provide a basis for interaction between the nuclear industry and regulatory groups.

Mission Statement(from website)

THD Finances Budget2013

Actual2013

Income

Member Allocation 2224 2432

Expenditures

Awards/Plaques 1800 1246

Student Support 3250 1750

Scholarship/NEED funding 500 500

THD GovernanceBudget

Student Support was carried over to be provided in 2014

• Officers– Chair

• David Aumiller

– Vice-Chair• Si Young Lee

– Secretary• DuWayne Schubring

– Treasurer• Seungjin Kim

• Ex officio– Hans Gouger – Xiaodong Sun 

• Executive Committee– Fan-Bill Cheung (2014)– Yassin Hassan (2014)– Jong Kim (2014)– Xu Cheng (2015)– Francesco D'Auria (2015)– Takashi Hibiki (2015)– Kurshad Muftuoglu (2015)– William David Pointer (2015)– Chul-Hwa Song (2015)– Igor Bolotnov (2016)– Lane B. Carasik (2016)– Elia Merzari (2016)– Michio Murase (2016)– Don Todd (2016)

• Webmaster– Wade Marcum

THD Governance(2013-2014)

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Membership

THD MembershipTrends

THD MembershipComposition

• Web Page– THD website updated multiple times each year– http://thd.ans.org– Includes:

• Mission statement• Committee structure, member names, meeting

minutes• Newsletter archives• Bylaws, Manual, Rules and Procedures• Awards information

• Newsletters– 2 newsletters published every year since 2005

THD GovernanceCommunications

Professional development

Through strong support of technical presentations by THD members at the national meetings, embedded topical meetings, NUTHOS and NURETH conferences, members have an opportunity to interact with other members in the field, to have immediate feedback on their technical work, and to have the opportunity to have important technical interchanges.  THD provides travel support to its student members for presenting their technical work at these conferences.

Sharing information and advancements in technology

The ANS THD sponsored NURETH (International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics) conference series is the premier technical meeting for thermal hydraulic fundamentals, computer codes, experimental techniques, methods, and related design analysis. High-quality papers from NURETH proceedings are also selected for publication in reputable journals.

 

Engaging the public

There are no formal THD programs in place that explicitly address this point.

 

Engaging the policy makers

There are no formal programs or processes in place; however, issues related to policy topics including loss-of-coolant accidents, severe accidents, and design requirements are often discussed in papers that are presented at THD sponsored conferences, special workshops and sessions at the national meetings.

Alignment with ANSNational Strategic Plan

• ANS National Meeting Participation– 2012 Annual Meeting – 7 sessions, 35 summaries– 2012 Winter Meeting – 6 sessions, 41 summaries– 2013 Annual Meeting – 7 sessions, 41 summaries– 2013 Winter Meeting – 14 sessions, 86 summaries

• Topicals– NURETH-14 (Toronto, 2011), NURETH-15 (Pisa, 2013):

Class II– NUTHOS-9 (2012), NUTHOS-10 (2014): Class IV– Embedded Topicals (2012, 2014): Class III

SummaryConference Participation

• Areas of Success

– Healthy Division membership trends

– Increased international participation in all division areas

– Increased participation of students and young members

– Flagship topical continues to thrive

– Embedded topical has been well received

– Active member participation in technical meetings and Society

activities

– Significant number of member publications

– Continued support for student scholarships and student travel to

the national meetings

– Spending plan implemented to ensure financial stability of the

division

Summary

• Focus for Future Action

– Be more relevant to members that do not attend THD

conferences

– More regular funding sources

– Increase rigor of peer-review process for THD sessions and

topicals

– Maintain engagement with students and young members

– Enhance communication at all levels• Make governance more transparent to all members

• Make EC aware of all of the actions done by or behalf of THD

• Need help regarding IT support

– Promote further collaboration with other Divisions and societies

– Provide additional professional development programs

Summary