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      Kazakhstan is ready to power the world’s green transition

      Meirzhan Yussupov

      As Western countries accelerate their decarbonization efforts, nuclear power is set to play a key role in achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. For instance, the United Kingdom’s goal of expanding nuclear capacity to 24 gigawatts by mid-century, meeting 25 percent of projected electricity demand, highlights the need for reliable, low-carbon energy sources. As the world’s top uranium producer, Kazakhstan is poised to be a vital partner in this transition, supplying the fuel that powers nuclear reactors and supports the U.K.’s and other Western countries’ clean energy goals.

      At COP28 in 2023, the International Atomic Energy Agency emphasized the urgent need to accelerate deployment of nuclear power to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. This sentiment was reinforced the following year at COP29, where 31 countries committed to tripling nuclear capacity by 2050 to meet global climate goals. These developments highlight the growing recognition of nuclear energy’s role in providing reliable, low-carbon power essential for a sustainable future.

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Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

James J. Duderstadt

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Arizona (First Place)
University of Florida (First Place)
Ohio State University (First Place)
Kansas State University (Honorable Mention)
University of Lowell (Honorable Mention)
University of Maryland (Honorable Mention)

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Theodore M. Besmann

Landis Public Communication and Education Award

Michael R. Fox

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Latin America (Best Overall, Large)
Missouri-Kansas (Best Overall, Small)
Chicago (Membership Promotion, Meetings and Program)
Los Angeles (Membership Promotion)
Atlanta (Membership Promotion)
Northeastern (Membership Promotion)
Eastern Carolinas (Meetings and Programs)
Idaho (Meetings and Programs)
Virginia (Management)

Meritorious Performance in Operations Award (OPD)

Charles R. Dietz (Carolina Power and Light Co. Brunswick Nuclear Project)
Team of: Roland N. Smith (Argonne National Laboratory
ID) and William H. Perry (EBR II)
Team of: Efford H. Pierce (Yankee Atomic Electric Co.)
Edward A. Walsh
Edwin R. Taylor
Donald B. Vassar
Karl E. Jurentkuff

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Jose March-Leuba

Nuclear Historic Landmark Award

Ames Laboratory Uranium Purification Approved November
Chicago Pile 1 Approved November
Experimental Breeder Reactor-I Approved November
Isotopes Development Laboratory Approved November
Lady Godiva Approved November
Sodium Reactor Experiment Approved November
TRIGA MARK I Approved November
Vallecitos Nuclear Center Approved November
Yankee Nuclear Power Station Approved November

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

John H. Hubbell

Seaborg Medal

Manson Benedict

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Lord Walter Marshall of Goring

Special Award

Milton Levenson
William R. Stratton
Edward Warman

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
Keith E. Holbert, Mohammed H. Abu-Shehadeh, Jose A. Pereyra

Undergraduate

University of Tennessee
Michael W. Roberts, Ahmed M. Bakhsh, Richard W. Boyd, Phyllis A. Mincy, Steven D. Whaley, Jotty R. Winesette

Honorable Mention - Graduate

Oregon State University
Jeffrey W. Samuels, Steven K. Chidester, Beato T. Cheng

Honorable Mention - Undergraduate

Georgia Institute of Technology
David Hammond, Jeffrey Jerrell, Barbara Wofford, Lee Keller

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

R. T. Lahey, Jr.

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

Robert E. Henry

Walter H. Zinn Medal

William G. Morrison

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