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      Studsvik announces partnership to deploy four BWRX-300s in Sweden

      Swedish engineering services firm Studsvik and its partners have teamed up on a four-unit BWRX-300 new build project in southern Sweden. On Thursday, Studsvik entered into a joint development agreement with GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy, GE Vernova Financial Services, DS Investment Partners, and Samsung C&T to advance the 1.2-GW ReFirm program, with the expectation the first unit will commence operations in the mid-2030s.

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Award Recipients

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Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

James S. Tulenko

NCSD Distinguished Service Award (NCSD)

George Bidinger

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Michigan (Best Student Section)
Pennsylvania State University (Honorable Mention)
University of Missouri-Rolla (Honorable Mention)

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Todd R. Allen

Landis Public Communication and Education Award

Rosa Marina Bilbao y Leon

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Small Local Sections

Washington DC (Best Membership, Best Meetings and Programs, Best Section Management, Best Overall)
Oak Ridge / Knoxville (Best Public Info and Education)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Micheal A. Smith

Mishima Award

Gerard L. Hofman

Nuclear Historic Landmark Award

Building 9204-3 (Beta 3)
Nuclear Power Demonstration
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women's Achievement Award

Beverly A. Cook

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Farrokh Najmabadi

Presidential Citations

Eric A. Blocher
Joseph F. Colvin
Rolland A. Langley
William S. Minkler

Seaborg Medal

John J. Dorning

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Zack T. Pate

Special Award

Charles W. Forsberg

Standards Service Award

Francis M. Alcorn

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
L. Nugent, T. Miller

Penn State University
V. Whisker, L. Hochreiter

Undergraduate

University of California-Berkeley
D. Chivers, S. Guess, L. Kim, W. Waldron, Y. Zhu

North Carolina State University
S. Horton, R. Lipsky, M. Nicholsa, W. Wuselquist

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

Jean-Marc Delhaye

NCSD Technical Excellence Award (NCSD)

Tom Reilly

Technical Accomplishment Award (FED)

Gianfranco Federici (ITER Team)

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

Walter B. Loewenstein

Utility Achievement Award (OPD)

Turkey Point
Florida Power & Light Company
Byron
Exelon Generating Company, LLC

Utility Leadership Award (OPD)

C. Lance Terry TXU Electric Comanche Steam Electric Station

Alvin M. Weinberg Medal

Ralph E. Lapp

Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award (RPD)

Noel R. Corngold

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Henry E. Stone

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