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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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2023 2025

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Arthur Motta

E. Gail de Planque Medal

Kathryn McCarthy

Milton Levenson Distinguished Service Award

James W. Behrens
Madeline A. Feltus
Narasimha Prasad Kadambi

FCWMD Distinguished Service Award (FCWMD)

Steven P. Nesbit

Early Career Reactor Physicist Award (RPD)

Brendan M. Kochunas
Christopher M. Perfetti

Fellow of ANS

Stephen M. Bajorek
Lake Barrett
Daniel Churchman
Francesco D'Auria
Benoit Forget
Eugene S. Grecheck
Deborah Ann Hill
Travis W. Knight
Jun Liao
Guillermo Ivan Maldonado
John Mattingly
Fiona Rayment
Matthew Wayne Sunseri
Joseph Turnage
Bao-Wen Yang

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

Best Section (tie)
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Pennsylvania State University

Second Place (tie)
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Ray Goertz Award (RRSD)

James S. Tulenko

H.M. Hashemian Mid-Career Award (HFICD)

Brent Shumaker

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Kevin G. Field

Landis Public Communication and Education Award

Samuel Bays
Stephen Rea

FCWMD Lifetime Achievement Award (FCWMD)

John H. Strumpell

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Trinity Local Section (Best Overall)
Arizona Local Section (Best Meetings and Programs)
Savannah River Local Section (Best Public Information & Education and Best Membership)
Idaho Local Section (Best Section Management)

Meritorious Service Award (THD)

Fan-Bill Cheung

Don Miller Award (HFICD)

Steven A. Arndt
Richard J. Stattel

Mishima Award

M. Grace Burke

Nuclear Historic Landmark Award

Armour Research Foundation Reactor

Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women's Achievement Award

Elena Tajuelo Rodriguez
Amy Welty

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Larry R. Baylor

Presidential Citations

Steven A. Arndt
Christopher M. Crane (Posthumously)
Donald R. Eggett
Stephen E. Kuczynski
Elizabeth S. Sooby
Grace Stanke
Matthew D. Wargon

Jeffrey C. King
Arnold Lumsdaine
Corey K. McDaniel
Walid A. Metwally
Catherine M. Prat
Joshua L. Vajda

Ted Quinn Early Career Award (HFICD)

Trevor Taylor
Xingang Zhao

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

Steven Biegalski

Untermyer & Cisler Reactor Technology Medal (AESJ)

Massimiliano Fratoni

Vivek Agarwal

Seaborg Medal

Hisashi Ninokata

FCWMD Significant Contribution Award (FCWMD)

Inés Triay

Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community

Clarice Phelps

Special Award

Joshua Vajda

Standards Service Award

Larry L. Wetzel

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

UNDERGRADUATE
University Tennessee, Knoxville - Radiological Assay of Burrowing Animals
Authors: Evan Godbehere, James Pierce, Kip Wheeler, and Jolyne Worthy

North Carolina State University - Event Sequence Quantification and Consequence Development of the Full Scope Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment for PULSTAR Research Reactor
Authors: Lauren Kohler, Noah Etter, Nolan Ritchie, and Mihai A. Diaconeasa

Georgia Institute of Technology - Investigating a Fast Static Fueled Molten Salt Reactor for Wasteburning
Authors: Matthew Louis, Nathan Tanzosch, Jaden Minnick, and Alicia Borel

Texas A&M University - Utilizing AP1000 TPBAR Optimization to meet Fusion Energy Tritium Demand
Authors: Aaron Rodriguez, Bryce Harris, Camden Ulteig, Marion Munoz, and William Reed

Technical Accomplishment Award (FED)

Egemen Kolemen

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

Nathan Siu

Young Member Excellence Award

Kelsey Amundson
Pierre-Clement Simon

Young Members Advancement Award

Kenneth Petersen

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Abdollah Khanpour

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