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- ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
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- Conference Spotlight
  Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
  September 8–11, 2025
  Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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  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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  September 2025
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  August 2025
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  August 2025
- Latest News
  The RAIN scale: A good intention that falls short
  Radiation protection specialists agree that clear communication of radiation risks remains a vexing challenge that cannot be solved solely by finding new ways to convey technical information.
  Earlier this year, an article in Nuclear News described a new radiation risk communication tool, known as the Radiation Index, or, RAIN (“Let it RAIN: A new approach to radiation communication,” NN, Jan. 2025, p. 36). The authors of the article created the RAIN scale to improve radiation risk communication to the general public who are not well-versed in important aspects of radiation exposures, including radiation dose quantities, units, and values; associated health consequences; and the benefits derived from radiation exposures.
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Award Recipients

1980 1982

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Merril Eisenbud

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology First Place
Iowa State University First Place
University of Maryland First Place
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Second Place

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Everett E. Bloom

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Eastern Idaho (Best Overall)
Richland (Best Member Program)
Missouri/Kansas (Best Public Information Program)
Taiwan (Best Member Growth)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

William C. Horak

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Weston M. Stacey, Jr.
Fred L. Ribe

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

Howard O. Menlove

Special Award

Loft/Semiscale Project and D.O. Campbell
A.P. Malinauskas
W.R. Stratton

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Missouri-Columbia
A. Chung, B. Fard, S. Gharagozloo, E. Pereira, J. Sohl, R. Tomson, N. Weaver

Undergraduate

North Carolina State University
G. H. Hobson, W. P. Evans, W. M. Cabaniss, T. W. Laws

Honorable Mention - Graduate

University of Tennessee
K. L. Hill, M. D. Mulheim, B. J. Weber, R. T. Wood

Honorable Mention - Undergraduate

University of Tennessee
M. Abdalla, M. Bentley, F. Hoyos, K. Phifer

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

Norman C. Rasmussen

Walter H. Zinn Medal

George A. Vendryes