Institute Of Nuclear Materials Management
The Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) is an international technical and professional organization that works to promote safe handling of nuclear material and the safe practice of nuclear materials management through publications, as well as organized presentations and meetings.
The INMM's headquarters is located in Deerfield, Illinois in the USA, but its members are located around world including Europe, Asia, South America and North America. There are more than 1,100 members and 20 chapters.
The current president of INMM is Scott Vance, an employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Les Shephard, vice president of Sandia National Laboratories' Energy, Security, and Defense Technology Center, said in February 2009 of the INMM and the American Nuclear Society,
"These are the two leading organizations in the world that address the challenges associated with nuclear energy, nonproliferation and nuclear materials management and that contribute significantly to the science and engineering foundation for nuclear energy worldwide."Read more about Institute Of Nuclear Materials Management: Structure, Technical Divisions, Best Practices, Chapters, Meetings and Workshops, Publications, See Also
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