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  Radiation Protection & Shielding
  The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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  2025 ANS Annual Conference
  June 15–18, 2025
  Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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- Standards Program
  The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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  June 2025
  Nuclear Technology
  June 2025
  Fusion Science and Technology
  May 2025
- Latest News
  NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
  The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
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Award Recipients

1979 1981

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

John R. Lamarsh

Distinguished Public Service Award

Congressman Michael McCor

Milton Levenson Distinguished Service Award

James F. Schumar

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology First Category
University of Texas-Austin Second Category

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

John R. Gilleland

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Trinity (New Mexico)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Robert Burke Campbell

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Robert W. Conn & Gerald L. Kulcinski (team award)

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

William S. Lyon, Jr.

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Andre Giraud

Special Award

Cyril Comar (posthumous)

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
D. H. Cook, R. W. Hobbs, Davis A. Reed

Undergraduate

University of Illinois
Michael Childerson, James Durham, John Peters, Patricia Garner, Bradley Radl, Edward Rowley, Gary Taylor, Deborah Wojtowicz

Honorable Mention - Graduate

Ohio State University
Michael R. Savage, L. M. Gundy, Elliot R. Kennel

Honorable Mention - Undergraduate

Purdue University
Patrick O'Leary, Joan Beach, Patricia Steinhauer

Theos J. ("Tommy") Thompson Award For Reactor Safety (NISD)

David Okrent

Walter H. Zinn Medal

William S. Lee