McFarlane: Nuclear renaissance man

摘要

The 52nd ANS president promises to be a strong proponent of the new strategic plan that will position ANS for a prominent role in the nuclear renaissance. The Texas twang is still there, even though Harold McFarlane has been gone from the Lone Star State for decades. McFarlane, the 52nd president of the American Nuclear Society, has ranged far and wide during his nuclear career. He credits his success to being in the right place at the right time, but that seems more a case of sincere humility rather than truth. McFarlane, director of the Space Nuclear Systems and Technology Division at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has had a steady climb up the nuclear ladder, from plasma physics researcher in Texas, to college professor in New York, to prominent roles with Argonne National Laboratory-West and INL in Idaho.