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  Nuclear medicine has come a long way since Henri Becquerel first observed the penetrating energy of radioactive materials in 1896. Today, technetium-99m alone is used in more than 40 million diagnostic procedures every year—from cardiovascular imaging and bone scans to cancer detection—making it the undisputed workhorse of nuclear medicine. That single statistic tells you something important: An enormous portion of modern diagnostic medicine rests on a surprisingly narrow foundation, one built around a small number of aging research reactors that were never originally designed for continuous isotope production.
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Award Recipients

1981 1983

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Nunzio J. Palladino

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Maryland (First Place)
Iowa State University (Second Place)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Third Place)

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Mohamed A. Abdou

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Richland Washington (Best Overall)
Oak Ridge (Public Information)
Virginia (Public Information)
Missouri/Kansas (Public Information and Educational Activities)
Savannah River (Educational Activities and Awards)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Mark L. Kantrowitz

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

Russell L. Heath

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Glenn T. Seaborg

Special Award

Allison M. Platt and team of R. Bonniaud
N. Jacquet-Francillon
A. Jouan
F. Laude and C. Sombret

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
Martin Stutzke, Michael Bentley, Amir Mobasheran, Guy Regan, Meraj Rehimi, Der-Jhy Shieh

Undergraduate

University of Tennessee
Karen M. English Yokoyama, Joe C. Mayes, III, Cesar Rapposelli, N. Douglas Woody

Honorable Mention - Undergraduate

University of California-Santa Barbara
Jeffrey Fint, Russell Wheller

Technical Accomplishment Award (FED)

MFTF-B Magnet Team; led by J. Bulmer, C. Henning and T. Kozman

Theos J. ("Tommy") Thompson Award For Reactor Safety (NISD)

Hans K. Fauske

Walter H. Zinn Medal

John W. Simpson