WANO Nuclear Excellence Awards

During the World Association of Nuclear Operators’ eighth Biennial General Meeting, held in Berlin on 13-14 October 2003, the first set of WANO Nuclear Excellence Awards were presented to six nuclear professionals who are widely recognised by their peers and colleagues for exceptional performance.

The award recipients are:

• Rebba Bhiksham of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

• Won-yong Chung of Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company

• Pedro Figueiredo of Eletrobras Termonuclear S.A, - Eletronuclear, Brazil

• Bernard Fourest of Electricité de France

• Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. of Exelon Corporation, U.S.

• Paul Spekkens of Ontario Power Generation, Canada.

The award was established to recognise individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to excellence in the operation of nuclear power plants, or the infrastructure that supports the nuclear power enterprise, or through WANO.

The WANO Governing Board created the award in honour of Dr Zack T. Pate, WANO chairman emeritus, in recognition of his leadership in promoting excellence in the worldwide nuclear industry. Awards are presented biennially at each WANO BGM.

For more information, contact Ruby Chaudhri at the WANO Coordinating Centre,

Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7478 9200