Society Awards and Honors
2011 Awards
Mikey Brady Raap Recognized for Fukushima Support
Mikey Brady Raap, an engineer in the Nuclear Systems Design, Engineering and Analysis group, has been recognized by the American Nuclear Society (ANS) with a Special Recognition Award for her contribution to the ANS Fukushima, Japan Rapid Response Effort.
The citation was for, "her contributions supporting the response to events in Fukushima, Japan, in order to ensure credible nuclear science and technology information was provided to the media, decision makers and general public. It is the dedication of members such as Michaele who enable the Society to be relevant and a strong advocate for the nuclear community as a whole."
As the ANS Chair for the Professional Divisions Committee, Mikey coordinated efforts to harness the technical expertise of the ANS professional divisions to help address the Fukushima situation. This broad range of expertise made it possible to collect and share credible information for understanding the incident and concerns related to radiation exposure and impacts.
"I also was able to engage the Health Physics Society on some of these responses due to my working relationship with PNNL staff member, Kathy Pryor who is now president of the Health Physics Society" Mikey added.
Mikey also was involved with the development of the ANS technical brief, "The Impact of Mixed Oxide Fuel Use on Accident Consequences at Fukushima Daiichi." (announced 8/1/2011)