The Meritorious Service Award is given to those members who have demonstrated outstanding contribution or service to nuclear materials management and the institute. Tape, who currently serves on the board as INMM immediate past president and is a 22-year INMM member, received the award during the organization's annual meeting in Naples, Fla.
Tape also has held the position of vice president and has served on several committees within the organization, including the Education, Executive and Long-range Planning committees.
Indeed, INMM specifically recognized Tape for his past and current contributions to the organization. "I had no idea that I was even nominated for an award," said Tape. "I was shocked when my name was called at the meeting."
He added, " I believe there are great opportunities for the organization to continue to play a role as the primary professional society devoted to the responsible management of nuclear materials. As a politically neutral, international nongovernmental organization, it can go places and provide a forum for technical exchanges that are sometimes not possible in more official channels."
Tape currently is program manager for NIS-NAC, a position he has held since 1993. He first came to the Laboratory in 1975 working the Nuclear Materials Assay Group. He later became deputy group leader for the Safeguards Assay Group. In 1982, Tape became project manager for Program Development, Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Safeguards Programs and International Safeguards Programs in the Energy Division Safeguards Program Office. Prior to his current assignment, he was deputy division leader for the Nuclear Technology and Engineering Division.
Tape also currently is a senior technical adviser to the U.S. delegation for the United States/Russian Federation/International Atomic Energy Agency Trilateral Initiative for the Verification of Excess Weapons-Origin Fissile Material.
Tape has a bachelor's degree in physics from the Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate in nuclear physics from Rutgers University.
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