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      Wright officially sworn in for third term at the NRC

      The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently announced that David Wright, after being nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the Senate, was ceremonially sworn in as NRC chair on September 8.

      This swearing in comes more than a month after Wright began his third term on the commission; he began leading as chair July 31. His term will conclude on June 30, 2030.

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Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

James F. Stubbins
Paul Philip Hood Wilson

NCSD Distinguished Service Award (NCSD)

Douglas G. Bowen

Early Career Reactor Physicist Award (RPD)

Benjamin S. Collins
Massimiliano Fratoni

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Prof. James P. Blanchard
Mr. Jack D. Law
Dr. Jaakko Leppânen
Dr. Joseph Y.R. Rashid
Dr. Todd R. Allen
Dr. Roy A. Axford
Mr. Emory D. Collins, PE
Mr. Karl N. Fleming
Dr. Lin-Wen Hu
Dr. Jasmina L. Vujic

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Best Section)
Brigham Young University (2nd Place)
University of New Mexico (2nd Place)
University of Florida (Honorable Mention)
University of Illinois (Honorable Mention)
University of Wisconsin (Honorable Mention)
Virginia Commonwealth University (Honorable Mention)

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Dr. Wade Marcum

Landis Public Communication and Education Award

James F. Stubbins

W. Bennett Lewis Award (DESD)

Prof. Frank L. Parker

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Michigan–Ohio (Best Public Information and Education)
Northeastern New York (Best Section Management)
Washington, DC (Best Membership and Meetings & Programs)

Large Local Sections

Savannah River (Best Overall)

Robert L. Long Training Excellence Award (ETWDD)

Richard P. Coe

Don Miller Award (HFICD)

Dr. Jin Jiang
Dr. Belle Upadhyaya

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Dr. Xiang Liu

Mishima Award

Dr. Joseph Y.R. Rashid

Nuclear Historic Landmark Award

Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) Facility

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Yican Wu

Presidential Citations

French Local Section of the American Nuclear Society (SFANS)

Ted Quinn Early Career Award (HFICD)

Mr. Chad Kiger

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

Prof. Ling-Jian Meng

Rockwell Lifetime Achievement Award (RPSD)

Prof. Nolan E. Hertel

Seaborg Medal

M.M.R. Williams

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Dr. James T. Rhodes

Standards Service Award

Dr. Robert D. Busch

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Undergraduate

Purdue University: HYPER: Hydrogen Production Electrolysis Reactor
Students: Anna Biela, Chris Copeland, Antony Damico, Adam Darr, Robert Kile, and Corey Ohneck
Advisor: Drs. Martin Bertodano and Chan Choi

University of Tennessee: Concept Reactor for Extraterrestrial Surface Power: PULSR
Students: Dan Floyd, Patrick Tidwell, Gavin Ridley, Walt Tebbs
Advisor: Dr. Laurence F. Miller

Graduate

University of Michigan: Multiplicity Counting of Distributed Sources for Safeguard Applications
Students: Lauren A. Finney, Stefano Marin, Christopher A. Meert, Tingshuan C. Wu, and Jianxin Zhou
Advisor: Dr. Sara Pozzi

Colorado School of Mines: Design and Analysis of a Subcritical Assembly for On-Campus Nuclear Training and Education
Students: Cliff Ghiglieri, Hannah Grover, and Joey Latta
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey King

NCSD Technical Excellence Award (NCSD)

Gary A. Harms

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

Dr. Si-Young Lee

Technical Accomplishment Award (FED)

Jean Paul Allain

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

Robert W. Youngblood

Utility Achievement Award (OPD)

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

Young Member Excellence Award

Brett D. Rampal

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Brian K. Grimes

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