Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award

The Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award recognizes an individual for outstanding service in developing and guiding the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. It is presented once per year to a single individual and is a joint award of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). The award consists of an engraved bronze medal incorporating a bust of Henry DeWolf Smyth.

An engraved bronze medal incorporating a bust of Henry DeWolf Smyth.

Nominees may be from any nation and must be living at the time the awardee is selected. The nominee must be widely recognized for statesmanlike contributions to many aspects of nuclear energy and a significant segment of their work must have been directed toward peaceful uses of nuclear energy; self-nomination is prohibited.

Nominations must include a completed nomination form, a letter of recommendation, a narrative summary (up to 1,000 words), a brief chronological resume and list of relevant publications or evidence (limited to two pages), and optional letters of support (no more than five).