The Commission selected Mark Lewis to receive the 2023 Richard S. Hodes Award. Mr. Lewis has dedicated his career to the safe and compliant transportation, packaging, and disposal of radioactive material, radioactive waste, and mixed waste. He is principally responsible for developing and delivering training coursework that has become the industry standard for many new and experienced radioactive material and waste shippers, and over the years he has trained and advised thousands of shippers including nuclear power plant employees, Department of Defense personnel, inspectors, and other workers in the nuclear, radiation protection, and waste management industries. Following the breakup of the former Soviet Union and the retreat of Russian regulators back to Russia, he was nominated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State Department to assist Ukraine with the development of new radioactive material transportation regulations. Additionally, he has been sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to represent U.S. interests on a committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency that was tasked with convincing third world countries it was safe for radioactive materials to be shipped into and through their countries.
