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Nuclear Installations Safety Division


Division Officers

Aaron Epiney

Chair

Through 2026

Idaho National Laboratory

Alex Huning

Vice Chair

Through 2026

Oak Ridge National Laboratory


Yunfei Zhao

Treasurer

Through 2026

University of Maryland

Robert Kile

Secretary

Through 2026

Idaho National Laboratory

Mihai A. Diaconeasa

Immediate Past Chair

North Carolina State University


Aubrey Whittington

Staff Liaison

awhittington@ans.org



Executive Committee

Ronald L. Boring

Through 2027

Idaho National Laboratory


Matthew D. Bucknor

Through 2026

Argonne National Laboratory


Ryan Meyer

Through 2028

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Robert Kile

Through 2025

Idaho National Laboratory


Matthew Denman

Through 2028

Kairos Power


Curtis L. Smith

Through 2027

Idaho National Laboratory

Vaibhav Yadav

Through 2026

Idaho National Laboratory


Carol Smidts

Through 2028

Ohio State University


Yunfei Zhao

Through 2025

University of Maryland


Ex-Officio

Askin Guler Yigitoglu

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Kim Burns

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory



Standing Committees

Program Committee

Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Vice Chair: Yunfei Zhao
Secretary: Robert Kile



Finance Committee

Chair: Robert Youngblood

  • Vaibhav Yadav
  • TBD

Honors and Awards Committee

Chair: Matthew Denman

  • Kevin O'Kula
  • Robert Butnitz
  • Robert Kile

Communications Committee
(Newsletter, Publications & Website)

Chair: Yunfei Zhao

  • Vaibhav Yadav

Special Committees

Nominating Committee

Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa

  • Aaron Epiney
  • Nathan Siu

Scholarship Committee

Chair: Matthew Denman

  • Fernando Ferrante
  • Kevin Coyne
  • Robert Butnitz



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