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American Nuclear Society Radiation Protection and Shielding Division

American Nuclear Society Radiation Protection and Shielding Division. Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Dr. Wayne Newhauser Saturday, June 12, 2010, San Diego, CA. RPSD Mission.

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American Nuclear Society Radiation Protection and Shielding Division

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  1. American Nuclear SocietyRadiation Protection and Shielding Division Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors Dr. Wayne Newhauser Saturday, June 12, 2010, San Diego, CA

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Membership

  5. Budget

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 2008 Metrics

  10. 2009 Metrics

  11. 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

  12. 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.

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