ANS touts benefits of nuclear energy in letter to FERCANS NewsPower & OperationsFebruary 18, 2021, 12:00PM|ANS News StaffThe 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.ExpandTags:ans governanceans leadershipfercgridnuclear energyreliabilityShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS members approve amendment adding YMG rep to board of directorsANS NewsSeptember 18, 2020, 3:00PM|ANS News StaffThe American Nuclear Society will include a representative from the Young Members Group on its Board of Directors after ANS members voted this week overwhelmingly in favor of amending Article B6 of the ANS bylaws. The change was mandated by Objective Outcome 5 of the ANS Change Plan 2020.To keep the number of directors at 16, the approved amendment decreased the number of non–U.S. resident directors from three to two.ExpandTags:ans bylawsans governanceans newsboard of directorsymgyoung members groupShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS distinguished service award renamed to honor LevensonANS NewsSeptember 15, 2020, 9:30AM|ANS News StaffLevensonThanks to a generous donation from Margaret S. Y. Chu, a member of the American Nuclear Society since 2000, the ANS Distinguished Service Award will now honor Milton Levenson, ANS past president (1983–1984) and Fellow who died in 2018. Chu’s career path intersected with Levenson many times over a 13-year span through their work as consultants. Following his death, Chu wanted a way to honor the man she described as “an extraordinary scientist who dedicated over 70 years of his life to nuclear energy.”ExpandTags:ans governanceans honors and awardsans newsdistinguished service awardmilton levensonShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook