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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.
Pioneer Plaques:
Michael Z. Podowski
Neil Todreas
Richard T. Lahey
Keynote Awards:
Shuichiro Miwa
Alessandro del Nevo
Paolo Balestra
Yasir Arafat
Robert Salko
April Novak
Yohei Sato
Nam Dinh
David E. Holcomb
Fulvio Mascari
Philippe M. Bardet
Organizer Awards:
Yassin Hassan
Hisashi Ninokata
Fan-Bill Cheung
Raymond Furstenau
Bao-Wen Yang
Elia Merzari
Stephen M. Bajorek
Igor Bolotnov
Annalisa Manera
Xiaodong Sun
Best Paper Plaques:
Chi Wang, Md Mahamudur Rahman, and Matteo Bucci
Jun Fang, Dillon Shaver, Paul Romano, and Elia Merzari
Roman W. Morse, Jason Chan, Kristofer M. Dressler, Gregory F. Nellis, Arganthaël Berson, and Jean-Marie Le Corre
Paridhi Athe, Nam Dinh, and Abhinav Gupta
Andrew Bielen, James Corson, and Joseph Staudenmeier
F. Rein, F. Fichot, L. Carénini, M. Le Bars, and B. Favier
David Reger, Elia Merzari, Saya Lee, Paolo Balestra, and Yassin A. Hassan
K. Zwijsen, N. van den Bos, E.M.A. Frederix, F. Roelofs, and A.H. van Zuijlen
Young Professionals Plaques:
Victor Coppo Leite
Trevor Melsheimer
M. Garbarini
THD NURETH Fellow Awards:
Stephen Bajorek
Jacopo Buongiorno
Certificates of Appreciation-Sponsors:
Argonne National Laboratory
BWX Technologies, Inc.
Constellation Energy Group
EDF
Idaho National Laboratory
Kairos Power
LaVision Inc.
Naval Nuclear Laboratory
Nuclear Engineering at NCSU
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Westinghouse Electric Company
Certificates of Appreciation-Plenary Speakers:
Kathryn Huff
Jose N. Reyes, Jr.
Rita Baranwal
Koji Okamoto
Leon Cizelj
Per Peterson
Certificates of Appreciation-Steering Committee Co-Chairs:
John Luxat
Sofiane Benhamadouche
Chul-Hwa Song
Thomas Fanning
Certificates of Appreciation-Honors & Awards Committee:
Craig Gerardi
W. David Pointer
Ki-Yong Choi
Ferry Roelofs
Katrien Van Tichelen
Certificates of Appreciation-Reviewers:
Nadish Saini
Marco Colombo
Jun Liao
Sunming Qin
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