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Division Spotlight
Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Securing the advanced reactor fleet
Physical protection accounts for a significant portion of a nuclear power plant’s operational costs. As the U.S. moves toward smaller and safer advanced reactors, similar protection strategies could prove cost prohibitive. For tomorrow’s small modular reactors and microreactors, security costs must remain appropriate to the size of the reactor for economical operation.
John R. Lamarsh
Congressman Michael McCor
James F. Schumar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology First CategoryUniversity of Texas-Austin Second Category
John R. Gilleland
Trinity (New Mexico)
Robert Burke Campbell
Robert W. Conn & Gerald L. Kulcinski (team award)
William S. Lyon, Jr.
Andre Giraud
Cyril Comar (posthumous)
GraduateUniversity of TennesseeD. H. Cook, R. W. Hobbs, Davis A. ReedUndergraduateUniversity of IllinoisMichael Childerson, James Durham, John Peters, Patricia Garner, Bradley Radl, Edward Rowley, Gary Taylor, Deborah WojtowiczHonorable Mention - GraduateOhio State UniversityMichael R. Savage, L. M. Gundy, Elliot R. KennelHonorable Mention - UndergraduatePurdue UniversityPatrick O'Leary, Joan Beach, Patricia Steinhauer
David Okrent
William S. Lee