ANS congratulates award recipients during President’s Special SessionANS NewsJune 9, 2020, 2:02PM|ANS News StaffAmerican Nuclear Society President Marilyn Kray recognized recipients of four ANS awards on June 9 during the 2020 ANS Virtual Annual Meeting. The following awards were presented as part of the ANS President’s Special Session.Presidential CitationPresented to the Young Members Group, for outstanding leadership in generating digital content and creating value for the Society.BennionDistinguished Service AwardPresented to John S. Bennion of GE Hitachi, ANS member since 1995, in recognition of his lifelong service to increase public understanding of nuclear science and engineering by promoting the importance of professional licensure at the section, division, and national level.SteinmanLeadership AwardPresented to Rebecca L. Steinman of Exelon Generation, ANS member since 1994, in recognition of her unwavering commitment and continuous drive toward excellence in the area of increasing public understanding of nuclear science and engineering by contributing to the work of professional associations, schools, and the professional, scientific, and technical press.HeckerHenry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman AwardPresented to Siegfied S. Hecker of Stanford University, ANS member since 2004, for sustained international leadership involving nuclear technologies, including the U.S.-Russian Lab-to-Lab Program, which prevented “brain drain” of scientists after the collapse of the Soviet Union.The Presidential Citation, Distinguished Service Award, and Leadership Award were presented by Kray, while the Nuclear Statesman Award is cosponsored by the Nuclear Energy Institute and was presented by NEI’s President and Chief Executive Officer Maria G. Korsnick.Tags:ans annual meetingans meetingshonors and awardsneiShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS creates new award to celebrate diversity, inclusionThe American Nuclear Society Honors and Awards Committee, in conjunction with the Diversity and Inclusion in ANS Committee, has established the Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award. The award recognizes an individual, group, or organization for outstanding efforts in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the nuclear community.The award may be presented for a singular outstanding effort or a sustained effort over a long period of time. The award consists of an engraved plaque and a $1,000 monetary prize and will be presented annually at the ANS Winter Meeting, beginning in 2021, if an eligible candidate is nominated and selected.Go to Article
Seven new ANS Fellows honored at Winter MeetingAmerican Nuclear Society Fellows hold the highest grade of membership in the Society. The following new Fellows were recognized Monday during the opening plenary session of the 2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting.Go to Article
ANS honors Winter Meeting award winnersThe American Nuclear Society honored seven award recipients on Monday during the Opening Plenary of the 2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting.Go to Article
NEI to help regenerate Romania’s nuclear sectorChiricaThe Nuclear Energy Institute and the Romanian Atomic Forum (Romatom) have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in civil applications of nuclear energy, according to Romatom on October 14.The MOU was signed less than a week after the United States and Romania initialed a draft intergovernmental agreement for cooperation on the construction of two additional reactors at Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant and the refurbishment of Unit 1. Cernavoda currently houses two operating reactors—Units 1 and 2, twin 650-MWe CANDU-6 pressurized heavy-water reactors.Maria Korsnick, NEI’s president and chief executive officer, and Teodor Chirica, Romatom’s honorary president, signed the MOU during a webinar on investment opportunities and the capabilities of the U.S. and Romanian nuclear industries. Also in attendance were Tommy Joyce, the U.S. Department of Energy’s deputy assistant secretary for global energy security and multilateral engagement, and Dan Dragan, secretary of state in the Romanian Ministry of Energy, Economy, and Business Environment.Go to Article
ANS names Winter Meeting award winnersThe American Nuclear Society has named the recipients of seven awards that will be presented during the 2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting, which begins on November 16.Go to Article
Seven new ANS Fellows namedAmerican Nuclear Society Fellows hold the highest grade of membership in the Society. The following new Fellows will be recognized on November 16 during the opening plenary session of the 2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting.Go to Article
More voices come to the defense of Ohio’s H.B. 6 policyDespite high-profile calls to repeal the scandal-tainted Ohio Clean Air Program Act (H.B. 6) and recent legislation crafted toward that end in both the Ohio House and Senate (66 of 99 House members have reportedly co-sponsored Democratic or Republican bills to repeal H.B. 6), the policy behind the measure continues to garner support.As reported here on August 26, the six commissioners from Ohio’s Lake and Ottawa counties—home to Davis-Besse and Perry, the two nuclear plants saved from early closure by H.B. 6—have made clear their opposition to an immediate repeal of the act.Go to Article
Duke companies include advanced nuclear in plans to speed carbon reductionDuke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Carolinas have filed their 2020 Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) with state regulators, parent company Duke Energy announced September 1.The plans outline a range of options to achieve varying levels of carbon reduction, including, for the first time, potential pathways to achieve up to 70 percent carbon-emission reduction through policy and technology advancements.Aggressive carbon-reduction targets are attainable, the company said, with investments in solar, wind, and energy storage, as well as with advanced nuclear, offshore wind, and other technologies “as they become available.” (Last September, Duke Energy declared its intention to seek subsequent license renewal for the 11 reactors it operates in six nuclear plants in the Carolinas [NN, Oct. 2019, p. 9].)Go to Article
UWC 2020: A call for transformational changeBowing to current COVID-19 realities but buoyed by the success of June’s virtual Annual Meeting, ANS event planners returned to the virtual realm for this year’s Utility Working Conference. Originally scheduled for August 9–12 at Marco Island, Fla., the condensed event was held Wednesday, August 11, wherever registrants’ computer devices happened to be located.In addition to 26 educational sessions and workshops, UWC 2020 featured an opening plenary session titled “Achieving Transformational Change: A leadership discussion,” moderated by Bob Coward, MPR Associates principal officer and ANS past president (2017–2018). Plenary panelists included representatives from three utilities—Arizona Public Service (APS), Exelon, and Xcel Energy—plus the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.In addition to coverage of the opening plenary further below, Newswire also covered other UWC sessions from the day, which are available for reading here:More from UWC 2020 Click hereMore from UWC 2020: Round 2 Click hereMore from UWC 2020: Round 3 Click hereThe opening plenary coverage starts directly below:Go to Article
Nuclear export market could be worth nearly $2 trillion to U.S. industry, report saysAssuming the world takes seriously the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.S. nuclear exports could be worth between $1.3 trillion and $1.9 trillion over the next 30 years, according to a new report by market research and analysis firm UxC.Go to Article