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2024 ANS Annual Conference
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2024 topic
On the 70th anniversary of the Atoms for Peace Speech and ANS inception: Achievements and contributions to advancing peaceful applications of nuclear technology and addressing future challenges.
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Nomination Deadline
March 1
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Monetary Award*
$1,000
The Special Award recognizes an individual or group for outstanding achievements in a specific area of work. The Board of Directors selects a different topical area for the award each year on the recommendation of the Honors and Awards Committee.
2024 Special Award Description:
ANS will be celebrating its 70th Anniversary in 2024 and additionally the 70th anniversary of the “Atoms for Peace” was December 8, 2023. Meanwhile, there is new and projected global nuclear industry growth evidenced by recent reactor development and deployments domestically and abroad. How US domestic and foreign policy apply today in the context of the ‘Atoms of Peace’ speech is just as apt today as it was 70 years ago, especially considering on-going conflicts.
The 2024 Special Award recognizes an individual or group who have helped to define or contribute to the future of peaceful usage of nuclear technology and have helped to identify future challenges.
Nominees may be from any nation, but they must not be deceased at the time the awardee is selected. The nominee need not be an ANS member.
The award may be presented to one or more individuals at the ANS Annual Conference. It consists of a plaque, $1,000 monetary award*.
*In lieu of a cash award, recipients can opt for travel reimbursement up to the award amount.
The Special Award was established in 1962 and has been awarded each year when eligible candidates are nominated and selected. The topics for the awards have come from the many varied areas of nuclear science and engineering fostered by the Society.
The selection of the topics should continue to reflect the wide variety of subjects in which ANS members are prominent contributors. Future awards should be made in areas different from those in which previous Special Awards have been given. The award topic should be of timely interest to the Society and should reflect current Society affairs and activities. The topic should not be tailored to suit a particular individual or team who would undoubtedly receive that award.
With the extensive collaboration on many projects by groups of people ranging from two or three up to several, nominations of teams or small groups can be expected and are certainly appropriate for many areas that might be selected for the award. Possible restrictions of the nominees for the award to individuals or to small groups are left to the discretion of the Honors and Awards Committee.
The criteria for selection of an award topic for the ANS Special Award is left up to the judgment of the Honors and Awards Committee. The basic criteria for the selection of an awardee can generally be outlined as follows:
Nominations must include the completed nomination form accompanied by the following supporting documents:
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