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      The top 10 states of nuclear

      The past few years have seen a concerted effort from many U.S. states to encourage nuclear development. The momentum behind nuclear-friendly policies has grown considerably, with many states repealing moratoriums, courting nuclear developers and suppliers, and in some cases creating advisory groups and road maps to push deployment of new nuclear reactors.

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Walker Lee Cisler Medal

Peter Murray

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Paul J. Turinsky

NCSD Distinguished Service Award (NCSD)

Adolph Garcia

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Wisconsin-Madison (Best Student Section)
University of Florida (Best Student Section)
Rensselar Polytechnic Institute (Honorable Mention)
University of Missouri-Rolla (Honorable Mention)

Ray Goertz Award (RRSD)

Paul Bacca

Landis Public Communication and Education Award

Alan E. Waltar

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Truc-Nam Dinh

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Small Local Sections

Virginia (Best Membership, Best Section Management)
Savannah River (Best Meetings and Programs, Best Public Information and Education)

Large Local Sections

Idaho (Best Overall)

International Local Sections
France (Best Meetings and Programs,Best Section Management)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Weijun Guo

Mishima Award

J. Stephen Herring

Nuclear Historic Landmark Award

USS Nautilus
Cogema La Hague Plant

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Roger Stoller

Presidential Citations

Samim Anghaie
Herbert M. Fontecilla
John P. Gutteridge
Brian K. Hajek
Atambir S. Rao
Theodore Rockwell

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

George H. Miley

Rockwell Lifetime Achievement Award (RPSD)

Robert W. Roussin

Seaborg Medal

Siegfried S. Hecker

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Joseph M. Hendrie

Standards Service Award

Charles H. Moseley

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Michigan
Jeremy Conlin, Chris Kirby, Kevin Lynn

Undergraduate

Georgia Institute of Technology
V.L. Beavers, W.A. Casino, J.R. Cheatham, Z.W. Friis, R.D.Green, W.R. Hamilton, K.W. Haufler, J.D. Hutchinson, R.A. Lorio, J.W. Maddox, A.A. Manzoor, M.R. Terry

University of Florida
Christian F. Acosta, Bobby Ahmed, Jorge Weir

University of Tennessee
Tyler Cornell, Ryan Giar, Youssef Sharara, Scott Outten, Igor Petrusky

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

Yassin A. Hassan

NCSD Technical Excellence Award (NCSD)

Jim Morman

Technical Accomplishment Award (FED)

A. Rene Raffray
Lance Snead

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

Mario H. Fontana

Utility Achievement Award (OPD)

South Texas Project
STP Nuclear Operating Company

Utility Leadership Award (OPD)

Joe Sheppard STP Nuclear Operating Company

Alvin M. Weinberg Medal

Mihail Balanescu

Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award (RPD)

Richard N. Hwang

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Harold B. Ray

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