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Division Spotlight
Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
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2022
Jim Walther
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2020
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2019
Carl A. Willis
2018
James F. Stubbins
2017
James L. Conca
2015
Margaret Harding
2014
Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
2013
William H. Miller
2012
Candace Davison
2010
Denis Beller
2009
Lisa M. Marshall
2005
Garry A. Harris
2004
Alan E. Waltar
2003
Eric P. Loewen
2002
Rosa Marina Bilbao y Leon
2000
Gerald Woodcock
1999
Fredric C. Olds
1998
Robert E. SchenterDonald H. Williams
1996
Bobby R. Seidel
1995
Eugene N. Cramer
1994
James L. Acord
1993
Robert D. Bromm
1992
Robert L. Skinner
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Sara A. Morabito
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Helen Hubbard
1989
Philip A. Anderson
1988
Wanda I. Munn
1987
Michael D. McCormickLynn R. Wallis
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Michael R. Fox
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