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Remembering ANS President John Kelly
John Kelly, ANS past president (2018–19 ), passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 3, 2024, in Gilbert Ariz., at the age of 70. Kelly was born on March 9, 1954, and was the eldest of Jack and Aileen Kelly’s six children.
His career, which spanned more than 40 years, began at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., where he focused on safety and severe accident analysis. His leadership led him to Washington D.C., where he served as the deputy assistant secretary for nuclear reactor technologies at the U.S. Department of Energy. Kelly played a critical role in shaping nuclear policy and guiding the world through significant events, including the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan. At the end of his career, he was honored to serve as the American Nuclear Society’s president. In retirement, he was actively involved with ANS in technology events and mentoring the next generation of scientists.
Kelly is survived by his wife, Suzanne; his children Julie Kelly-Smith (Byron), John A. (Sarah), and Michael (Nicole); and grandchildren Kiri and Kyson Smith and John and Maximilian Kelly. His family was his pride and joy, including his cherished dog, Covie, who brought him happiness in recent years.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Nuclear Society or Detroit Catholic Central High School (27225 Wixom Road, Novi, MI 48374). Please designate Memorial and specify John Kelly ’72 Memorial Fund.
In honor of Kelly's commitment to ANS and to celebrate his life, his profile from the July 2018 issue of Nuclear News is published below.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301D
Session Chair:
Thomas A. Ulrich
Alternate Chair:
Rachael Hill
Session Organizer:
Jonghyun Kim
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Experience of Implementation and Use of Dynamic Instructions in MCR
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Javier Barroso (Tecnatom), Mateo Ramos (Tecnatom)
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The Concept of Seamless Dynamic Emergency Operating Procedure
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Jung Sung Kang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), Seung Jun Lee (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Generation-Proof Alarm Design
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Reginald Seay (Jacobs Technology)
Developing Expertise and Collaboration of Nuclear Power Plant Field Operators in Virtual Reality
2:15–2:40PM EDT
S. Pakarinen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health), J. Laarni (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), T. Passi (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health), H. Koskinen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), K. Lukander (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health), T.-T. Salonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
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