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Division Spotlight
Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
2022
Charles “Chuck” Kessel
2020
Ahmed Hassanein
2018
Yican Wu
2016
Mohamed Sawan
2014
Brad Merrill
2012
Akio Sagara
2010
G. Robert Odette
2008
John Sethian
2006
Said Abdel-Khalik
2004
Roger Stoller
2002
Farrokh Najmabadi
2000
Michael Williams
1998
Nasr Ghoniem
1996
Bill Hogan
1994
John GillelandNermin Uckan
1992
George Miley
1990
John Sheffield
1988
Mohamed A. AbdouRobert A. Krakowski
1986
Donald J. Grove
1984
Charles C. BakerDon Steiner
1983
Robert L. Hirsch
1981
Weston M. Stacey, Jr.Fred L. Ribe
1980
Robert W. Conn & Gerald L. Kulcinski (team award)
1978
Richard F. Post
1977
Terry Kammash