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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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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Valar achieves cold criticality at LANL
Valar Atomics has announced that its Nova Core achieved zero-power criticality on November 17 at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC) at the Nevada National Security Site.
Award Recipient Photos
George E. Apostolakis
Hans Toffer
John T. Conway
University of Michigan (Best Section)University of Wisconsin-Madison (Honorable Mention)Ohio State University (Honorable Mention)
Mark H. Anderson
Garry A. Harris
Herbert J. C. Kouts
Small Local SectionsOak Ridge/Knoxville (Best Overall)Large Local SectionsIdaho (Best Overall)
B. Ralph Sylvia (posthumously)
Quan Zhou
Everett E. Bloom
Belgian Reactor 1 (BR-1) Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF)
Barry D. Ganapol
Melvin R. BucknerInternational Atomic Energy Agency & Director General Mohamed ElBaradeiRaymond H. GabaldonAndrew C. KleinJohn & Muriel LandisJames F. MallayHarold F. McFarlaneRoger S. ReynoldsStephen H. ShepherdKyle H. Turner
Regis A. Matzie
Robert C. Block
Neil E. Todreas
David I. PostonTerry Kammash
James F. Mallay
GraduatePenn State UniversityK. Barber, R. Ferrer, M. McCloskeyUniversity of TennesseeR. Woolley, Z. Faiztompkins, R. Kopenec, G. SwederUndergraduateUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignS. Ramsey, D. Kokusek, C. Tomchik, Y. WuUniversity of TennesseeM. Francis, . Catalanotto, J. Cole, G. Balagtas, N. Devaser, J. Pope
Thomas P. McLaughlinShean P. MonahanNorman L. Pruvost Vladimir V. FrolovBoris G. RyazanovVictor I. Sviridov
Vijay K. DhirWilliam T. Sha
Dr. Joseph D. KilkennyDr. Max Tabak
Robert J. Budnitz
Frank Bevilacqua
Cooper Nuclear StationNPPDBraidwood StationExelon Generating Company, LLC
Michael Wallace Constellation Generation Group
Massimo Salvatores
Margaret (Marge) W. Asprey
