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Take steps on SNF and HLW disposal
Matt Bowen
With a new administration and Congress, it is time once again to ponder what will happen—if anything—on U.S. spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste management policy over the next few years. One element of the forthcoming discussion seems clear: The executive and legislative branches are eager to talk about recycling commercial SNF. Whatever the merits of doing so, it does not obviate the need for one or more facilities for disposal of remaining long-lived radionuclides. For that reason, making progress on U.S. disposal capabilities remains urgent, lest the associated radionuclide inventories simply be left for future generations to deal with.
In March, Rick Perry, who was secretary of energy during President Trump’s first administration, observed that during his tenure at the Department of Energy it became clear to him that any plan to move SNF “required some practical consent of the receiving state and local community.”1
The John Randall Memorial Scholarship was established by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division in November of 1993 for students pursuing graduate studies in the areas of science and engineering related to the nuclear fuel cycle and radioactive waste management.
In 2013, the award was renamed the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division John Randall Scholarship.
Dr. John D. Randall (1932 – 1992) was born in Whittier, California. He received a Bachelor’s degree in engineering physics and a Master’s degree in engineering science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1955 and 1956, respectively. He received his doctorate in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M University in 1965.
Dr. Randall was the Deputy Commissioner and the Executive Director of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Program for the state of New York. He was a former professor of nuclear engineering at Texas A&M, where he directed the Nuclear Science Center from 1958 to 1983.
He was a fellow of the American Nuclear Society and a recipient of the Society’s Exceptional Service Award. During 1991-1992, Dr. Randall served as national chairman of the Society’s Fuel Cycle & Waste Management Division and its Honors & Awards Committee. He was also a member of the Health Physics Society.
Dr. Randall passed on December 10, 1992, at 60 years of age.
Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division (FCWMD)
A selection committee will be established by the Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Division
Graduate (Masters or Ph.D.)
1 awarded annually @ $5,000/each
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