F. Arzu Alpan

Bio

Dr. Arzu Alpan is the group leader of the Nuclear Transmutation and Decay Physics Group and a Senior Research and Development Staff Member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Her previous positions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory include Research and Development Associate in the Nuclear Data Group and Senior Research and Development Staff Member in the Radiation Transport Group. She worked at Westinghouse Electric Company for 14 years, performing radiation analyses for nuclear power plants. 

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Engineering / Doctoral Minor in High Performance Computing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.           

Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Energy Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Professional Service

American Nuclear Society Professional Divisions and Local Section

• Reactor Physics Division
  • Elected to Chair (2017-2018), elected to Vice-Chair (2016-2017), elected to Treasurer (2015-2016), elected to Secretary (2014-2015)
  • Chair, Bylaws and Rules (2017-present)
• Radiation Protection and Shielding Division
  • Elected to Chair (2011-2012), elected to Vice-Chair (2010-2011), elected to Secretary (2009-2010), elected to Treasurer (2007-2009), elected to Executive Committee Member (2004-2007)
  • Chair, Honors and Awards (2013-2016)
  • Member: Program (2011-2012), Membership (2011-2012), Honors and Awards (2011-2013), Bylaws and Rules (2011-2012), Students and Young Members (2011-2012), Planning (2011-2012), Newsletter and Publications (2010-2012), Benchmarks (2011-2012), Website (2011-2012) 
• Mathematics and Computation Division
  • Elected to Treasurer (2008-2009), elected to Secretary (2006-2007)
• Oak Ridge/Knoxville Local Section
  • Chair, Newsletter (2004-2005)
  • Member, Honors and Awards (2005)

Standards

• Project Leader, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 23018, Group‐Averaged Neutron and Gamma‐Ray Cross Sections for Radiation Protection and Shielding Calculations for Nuclear Reactors (2017-present)
• Member, ANSI/ANS-19.10: Methods for Determining Neutron Fluence in BWR and PWR Pressure Vessel and Reactor Internals (2017-2019)
• Member, ANSI/ANS-19.3.4: The Determination of Thermal Energy Deposition Rates In Nuclear Reactors (2017-present)
• Member, U.S. Nuclear Technical Advisory Group (NTAG) on ISO/TC85/SC6 (Reactor Technology) and SC2 (Radiological Protection) (2015-present)
• Member, ISO/TC85/SC6 (2015-present)
• Member, Safety & Radiological Analyses Consensus Committee (2013-present)
• Member, ANSI/ANS-6.4.3: Gamma-Ray Attenuation Coefficients and Buildup Factors for Engineering Materials (2010-present)
• Member, ANSI/ANS-19.1: Nuclear Data Sets for Reactor Design Calculations (2010-present)
• Chair, ANSI/ANS-6.1.2: Neutron and Gamma-Ray Cross Sections for Nuclear Radiation Protection Calculations for Nuclear Power Plants (2005-present)

Working Groups

• Lead, Reactor Pressure Vessel Fluence Subgroup, Shielding Integral Benchmark Archive and Database (SINBAD) Task Force, Expert Group on Physics of Reactor Systems, Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / Nuclear Energy Agency (2022-present)
• Member, World Nuclear Association Radiological Protection Working Group (2018-2019)
• Chair (2013-2014) and Secretary (2004-present), American Nuclear Society Computational Medical Physics Working Group 

Publications