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      NRC’s David Wright visits the Hill and more NRC news

      Wright

      The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the spotlight today for three very different reasons. First, NRC Chair David Wright was on Capitol Hill yesterday for his renomination hearing in front of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Second, the NRC released its updated milestone schedules according to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) and the executive orders signed by President Trump last month; and third, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday, 28 former NRC officials have condemned the dismissal of Commissioner Hanson earlier this month.

      Renomination: EPW Committee chair Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.) opened the hearing with a statement praising Wright’s experience and emphasized the urgency of stable leadership at the NRC.

      “China is executing a rapid build-out of its nuclear industry,” Capito said. “The demand for clean, baseload power is skyrocketing as we position America to win the AI race.”

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1986 1988

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Alexander Sesonske

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Florida (First Place)
Kansas State University (Second Place)
University of Maryland (Third Place)
University of Missouri-Columbia (Third Place_
University of New Mexico (Third Place)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Third Place)

Ray Goertz Award (RRSD)

William M. Thompson

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Ronald M. Gilgenbach

Landis Public Communication and Education Award

Michael D. McCormick
Lynn R. Wallis

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Trinity (Best Overall, Large)
Eastern Carolinas (Best Overall, Small)
Eastern Washington (ANS Local Section Exhibit, Section Management, Meetings and Programs, Public Information and Management)
Idaho (Membership Development, Section Management, Meetings and Programs)
Northern Pennsylvania (Membership Development)
Delaware Valley (Meetings and Programs)
Pittsburgh (Meetings and Programs)
San Diego (Public Information and Management)
Florida (Public Information and Management)
Connecticut (Public Information and Management)

Meritorious Performance in Operations Award (OPD)

FFTF Reactor Operations Management Team: R. H. Davis
G. B. Griffin
D. G. Hamrick
L. E. Harville
C. P. Wick
D. J. Swaim
John C. Merritt, Jr. (Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company)
Team: Shuh-Ji Tsuei (Taiwan Power Company)
Shoei-Jin Liao
Neng-Fu Shih

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Rizwan-uddin

Nuclear Historic Landmark Award

Chicago Pile - 5 Approved February
Experimental Boiling Water Reactor Approved February
High Flux Beam Reactor Approved October
Northwest Electrodevelopment Lab. Approved October

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

B. Stephen Carpenter
William L. McLaughlin

Rockwell Lifetime Achievement Award (RPSD)

Arthur B. Chilton

Seaborg Medal

David Okrent

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Morris Udall

Special Award

John O'Sullivan

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
Scott Thomas, Leonard Palko, Aiman Amer, Luiz Leal, Jerry King

Undergraduate

University of Notre Dame
David Dusing, Gerald Goldner, Michael MacLennan, Yerolemos Michael, John Mullane

Honorable Mention - Graduate

University of Tennessee
Jeff Buczek, Mike Roberts, Chris Robinson, Wilson Viera

Honorable Mention - Undergraduate

Georgia Institute of Technology
David N. Anthony, Kathleen A. Gustad, Tanya M. Hall, Philip C. Howell, John R. Thatcher, Jr.

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

Salomon Levy

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

Spencer H. Bush

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Nunzio J. Palladino

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