ANS honors NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki with Presidential Citation

LaGrange Park, IL - June 12, 2012 - American Nuclear Society (ANS) President Eric Loewen today announced that Ms. Kristine Svinicki of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will receive a 2012 ANS Presidential Citation. Commissioner Svinicki will receive her award during the ANS President's Special Session at the ANS Annual Conference: "Nuclear Science and Technology: Managing the Global Impact of Economic and Natural Events," being held June 24-28 in Chicago, Illinois.

"Commissioner Svinicki has demonstrated leadership and adherence to the highest standards of professional conduct while serving on the Commission," said Loewen. "She combines an unshakeable demeanor with proven technical and professional qualifications, and we support her nomination to a second term as NRC Commissioner."

The Presidential Citation recognizes the following achievements:

Commissioner Kristine L. Svinicki ‐‐ For courageous leadership, dedication to public service, and unwavering commitment to a regulatory framework that enables and facilitates safe and secure use of nuclear technology.

Commissioner Svinicki is a nuclear engineer and policy advisor and has extensive nuclear technology experience. She is a longstanding ANS member, where she served two terms on the ANS Special Committee on Nuclear Non-Proliferation. In 2006 ‐‐ before she was nominated to be NRC Commissioner ‐‐ the Society honored her with a Presidential Citation in recognition of her contributions to the nuclear energy, science, and technology policies of the United States.

Commissioner Svinicki's current term is set to expire on June 30, 2012. President Obama has nominated her for a second five-year term. A U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing on the re-nomination of Commissioner Svinicki and the nomination of Dr. Allison Macfarlane ‐‐ who would serve the remainder of current NRC Chair Gregory Jaczko's term, which expires at the end of June 2013 ‐‐ is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13, 2012.

For more information about the conference, visit www.ans.org. For information about ANS Honors and Awards, visit http://www.new.ans.org/honors/.

Established in 1954, ANS is a professional organization of engineers and scientists devoted to the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology. Its 11,600 members come from diverse technical backgrounds covering the full range of engineering disciplines as well as the physical and biological sciences. They are advancing the application of these technologies to improve the lives of the world community through national and international enterprise within government, academia, research laboratories and private industry.