ANS elections: Nesbit named VP/president-elect, Board seats filledANS NewsApril 24, 2020, 4:46PM|Edited May 1, 2020, 2:59PM|ANS News StaffNesbitAll the votes are counted and Steven P. Nesbit, an ANS member since 1989, has been elected the next ANS vice president/president-elect. Five candidates were elected to serve three-year terms as at-large members of the Board of Directors. The new VP/president-elect and directors will begin their terms on June 11 during the 2020 ANS Annual Meeting, which is being conducted online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Details: Nesbit, president of LMNT Consulting, will succeed current ANS Vice President/President-Elect Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, an ANS member since 1994 and an associate dean in the College of Science and Engineering at Idaho State University. She will succeed current President Marilyn C. Kray, an ANS member since 2007 and vice president of nuclear technology and strategy for Exelon Generation. Kray will remain on the Board for a one-year term in her role as immediate past president.Nesbit is currently serving a three-year term on the Board that ends in 2021.The Board: The six new members of the Board are: Steven A. Arndt, ANS Fellow and member since 1981, senior technical advisor at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Lori A. Braase, ANS member since 2016, program manager at Idaho National Laboratory; Anna S. Erickson, ANS member since 2005, associate professor at Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard H. Lagdon, ANS member since 1983, chief engineer of nuclear operations and safety at Bechtel National; and non-U.S. at-large member Luc G. G. Van Den Durpel, ANS member since 2004, managing director of Nuclear-21 in Belgium; and Harsh S. Desai, ANS member since 2011, who was named to fill the director position left vacant by Nesbit's election as VP/president-elect.ArndtBrasseErickssonLagdonVan Den DurpelDesaiThe new Board members will succeed six outgoing members: Immediate Past-President John E. Kelly, Lisa M. Marshall, Leah Spradley Parks, Patricia D. Paviet, W. David Pointer, and Fiona E. Rayment. They will join incumbent directors Charles W. Forsberg, Margaret E. Harding, Marilyn C. Kray, Miriam A. Kreher, Peter B. Lyons, Corey K. McDaniel, Thomas A. Remick, Rebecca L. Steinman, Paul P. H. Wilson, and Akio Yamamoto, who will fulfill continuing terms.The numbers: The 2020 election results were certified by the election services company Survey and Ballot Systems on April 7, following the completion and return of 28.78 percent of the 7,268 ballots sent to ANS members eligible to vote in the election.Tags:ans electionsans leadershipboard of directorsvp/president-electShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Don't forget to vote!The 2021 ANS Election is open. This is your chance to help shape the future of your Society.All ANS members were sent an email on February 22 with a unique username and password from Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS). If you did not receive this email or you do not have your election login information, please go to directvote.net/ANS, enter your email address that is on file with ANS, and your election login information will be emailed to you.Go to Article
ANS touts benefits of nuclear energy in letter to FERCThe American Nuclear Society recommended that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) consider recognizing the reliability and resiliency benefits that carbon-free nuclear electricity generation provides to the bulk power system. ANS President Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar and Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy submitted these comments in a letter during a FERC meeting on Thursday morning.Go to Article
Candidates for Young Member seat on ANS Board offer statementsThis is the fourth in a four-part series spotlighting the candidates for the upcoming 2021 ANS national election. Seven leadership positions are on the ballot.Today we feature statements from the nominees for the Young Member director position, which was approved by the ANS Board of Directors in September.The nominees are Benjamin A. Holtzman, of the Nuclear Energy Institute, an ANS member since 2007, and Catherine M. Prat, of Westinghouse Electric Company, an ANS member since 2011.Ballots will be sent electronically on February 22 and must be submitted by 4 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, April 6.Go to Article
Candidates for ANS Board of Directors offer statementsThis is the third in a four-part series spotlighting the candidates for the upcoming 2021 ANS national election. Seven leadership positions are on the ballot.Today we feature statements from the nominees for the U.S. director at-large positions. There are 10 candidates for four open spots on the ANS Board of Directors. The nominees are Harsh Desai, Nuclear Energy Institute; Julie G. Ezold, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Jess C. Gehin, Idaho National Laboratory; Kathryn D. Huff, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jeffrey C. King, Colorado School of Mines; Stephen P. LaMont, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Jean-Francois Lucchini, Los Alamos National Laboratory; John M. Mahoney, High Expectations International; Jessika V. Rojas, Virginia Commonwealth University; and Tracy E. Stover Jr., Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.Ballots will be sent electronically on February 22 and must be submitted by 4 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, April 6.Go to Article
ANS Task Force: Accelerating nuclear R&D investment is key to securing America’s clean energy futureThe ANS Task Force on Public Investment in Nuclear Research and Development has just issued a report titled “The U.S. Nuclear R&D Imperative.” Visit ans.org/policy/rndreport/ to learn more and to read the report in its entirety.The following article, originally published in the February 2021 issue of Nuclear News, describes the formation of the Task Force and the principles that guided its members as they developed specific nuclear R&D funding recommendations to ensure that a new generation of nuclear energy technologies is ready for deployment in 2030 and beyond.Go to Article
Klann, Wharton offer candidate statements for ANS treasurerThis is the second in a four-part series spotlighting the candidates for the upcoming 2021 ANS national election. Seven leadership positions are on the ballot.Today we feature statements from the nominees for treasurer.The nominees are Ray Klann, an ANS member since 1991, who is a senior scientist in the National Security Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and W. A. “Art” Wharton III, an ANS member since 2004, who is a vice president at Studsvik Scandpower. Wharton, the current ANS treasurer, is running for a second term.Ballots will be sent electronically on February 22 and must be submitted by 4 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, April 6.Go to Article
Candidates for ANS vice president offer statementsToday we feature statements from the nominees for vice president/president-elect. The nominees are Steven A. Arndt, an ANS Fellow and member since 1981, who is a senior technical advisor with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and Corey McDaniel, an ANS member since 2008, who is chief commercial officer at Idaho National Laboratory.Ballots will be sent electronically on February 22 and must be submitted by 4 pm (ET) on Tuesday, April 6.The first-ever ANS vice president candidate discussion forum will be held Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 6:00-7:00 pm EST. Register now for the event to hear directly from candidates Steven Arndt and Corey McDaniel.Go to Article
The new normal?Mary Lou Dunzik-GougarHappy New Year! I sincerely hope that each of you found time to refresh and rejuvenate over the holidays, or at least have fun. Many indicators suggest that 2021 will be a better year than 2020, including a growing understanding of COVID-19 and its impacts and the availability of a vaccine. So many have suffered from job loss or even loss of businesses in 2020. Even for those of us fortunate enough to be healthy, gainfully employed, and able to work from anywhere thanks to Zoom and its competitors, uncertainty is still a challenging aspect of the pandemic.Go to Article
ANS signs agreement with Spanish Nuclear SocietyThe American Nuclear Society and Sociedad Nuclear Española (SNE) on December 10 signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) that creates a partnership between the two societies to cooperate in promoting the development of nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes.Go to Article
Statement from ANS President Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar on Barakah Nuclear Energy PlantANS congratulates the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. on bringing the first Barakah reactor to full operational capacity.Go to Article