Robert L. Long Training Excellence Award

The Robert L. Long Training Excellence Award recognizes an individual or group who has demonstrated sustained excellence in nuclear training and education. It is intended to honor outstanding, innovative, unique and cost-effective contributions to the field by current practitioners. The award consists of an engraved plaque and is presented at ANS conferences (presentation at the ANS Winter Conference or the ANS Conference on Nuclear Training and Education (CONTE) depending on the year). Nominations are solicited by the ANS Education, Training and Workforce Development Division.

An engraved plaque and formal recognition/presentation at an ANS conference (Winter Conference or CONTE).

Current practitioners in international and U.S. commercial, government/contractor, university, and union nuclear training and education fields are eligible for nomination. Nominations must be submitted by ANS members; self-nomination is prohibited. Nominees need not be ANS members but shall be individuals who are or have been active in nuclear training.

Nominations must be submitted by ANS members via a nomination form and must include a letter of recommendation, a ~1,000-word narrative summary, resume, list of publications or supporting information, and optional letters of support (up to five). Nominations are submitted through ANS nomination portal.