MPR’s Robert Coward Named ANS President

ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Robert Coward, MPR Principal Officer, assumes his role as American
Nuclear Society’s (ANS) President during today’s Annual ANS Meeting,
held in San Francisco, CA. Nominated by a committee of industry leaders,
Mr. Coward was elected by a vote of ANS membership during last year’s
annual meeting, where he then began his one-year term as Vice
President/President-Elect.

“Serving as ANS President-Elect for the past year has been a great
experience,” Mr. Coward said. “It has been an honor working alongside
former President Andy Klein and other ANS leaders. I look forward to
further collaboration with ANS leadership and other leaders in the
nuclear energy community. ANS provides its members and industry with
important benefits, and nuclear energy provides the nation with
tremendous value. I’m excited to be leading and influencing the
direction forward.”

ANS was established nearly 65 years ago by a group of individuals who
recognized the need to unify professional activities within the various
fields of nuclear science and technology. ANS serves as
a not-for-profit, international, scientific and educational
organization, whose membership is composed of approximately 11,000
engineers, scientists, administrators, and educators.

“Bob Coward’s breadth of knowledge and experience within the nuclear
industry is a perfect fit to lead ANS,” Robert Carritte, MPR Principal
Officer said. “He is a strategic thinker and real leader, one who puts
energy and passion into the things he takes on; that is why I am
confident that all of the ANS community will benefit under his tenure.”

Mr. Coward joined MPR in 1983, from Duke University, and has been an MPR
Principal Officer since 2009. Previously, he was the Director of MPR’s
Nuclear Services Group, responsible for the overall direction and
management of MPR’s services provided to the domestic and international
nuclear industries. The emphasis of Mr. Coward’s work has been in the
areas of project management, new nuclear power plant development,
regulatory affairs, and safety analysis.

About MPR

MPR Associates is an employee-owned specialty engineering and management
services firm founded in 1964 and headquartered in Alexandria, VA. MPR
provides solutions to clients in the energy, federal government, and
health and life sciences industries. The company brings value to its
clients by delivering innovative, safe, reliable and cost-effective
technical solutions across the entire project or product lifecycle. For
more information, visit www.mpr.com.

Contacts

MPR Associates
Paul Gallagher, 703-519-0200
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or
Alexandria
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