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The Passing of Fellow Mujid Kazimi

ANS Fellow Dr. Mujid S. Kazimi passed away on July 1, 2015, at the age of 67.

Dr. Kazimi’s extensive experience included the design and safety analysis of nuclear fission reactors, fusion technology devices, and high-level radioactive waste storage facilities. He co-chaired, with Ernest Moniz — the current U.S. Secretary of Energy — an influential, and widely read, interdisciplinary study on the future of the nuclear fuel cycle.

Having served on multiple boards, Dr. Kazimi was also a member of the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Energy, and at the time of his death was chairing its subcommittee on nuclear reactor technology.

He joined ANS in 1972 and was honored as a Fellow in 1995. Dr. Kazimi was also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the International Nuclear Energy Academy, and recipient of the Kuwait Prize in Applied Sciences in 2011. He composed over 200 scientific papers, and co-authored a two-volume textbook, “Nuclear Systems.”

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