Nuclear power presents an inherent risk to public health and safety, yet there is no requirement that licensed professional engineers oversee the engineering design, operations, or maintenance of nuclear energy facilities. The National Society of Professional Engineers believes that requiring licensed professional engineers to have direct supervision over all engineering design, operation, and maintenance decisions at nuclear power plants would help mitigate the unavoidable risk associated with nuclear power.

The National Society of Professional Engineers has named 30 professional engineers to its 2011 class of Fellow Members. The Fellow membership grade honors those active NSPE members who have demonstrated exemplary and devoted service to their profession, their Society, and their community. NSPE launched its Fellow Recognition Program in 2001 and has named over 500 of its members as Fellows. The 2011 NSPE Fellows include the following (in alphabetical order by state):

Three new products have been recognized for their innovative use of engineering principles and materials, as well as overall benefit to society, by the National Society of Professional Engineers's Professional Engineers in Industry (NSPE-PEI) at its annual meeting in Las Vegas.  

 Turner is currently a senior project manager and client service manager in training at CDM in Maitland, Fla., where she is responsible for client relationships, project quality, schedule and financial commitments. She has served as the project manager for more than 95 projects related to water resources, remediation, and solid waste, and is currently managing 17 projects with a combined budget of $3.62 million.

Thomas R. Voss, P.E., received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Society of Professional Engineers's Professional Engineers in Industry interest group at its 2011 annual meeting in Las Vegas.

Teresa Helmlinger Ratcliff, Ph.D., P.E., received the National Society of Professional Engineers's most prestigious award for professional engineers at the recent 2011 annual meeting held in Las Vegas.

The battle to repeal a tax-withholding mandate that would have placed a significant financial and administrative burden on engineering firms contracting with the government ended yesterday when the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate-amended version of H.R. 674 by a vote of 422 to 0. The bill now heads to the President's desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.

The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee recently released a new contract document for use by engineering firms in subcontracting nonprofessional services.

The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee today released a new contract document for use by engineering firms that wish to work together as a team to pursue a joint business opportunity. The new Teaming Agreement document offers the basic structure for combining forces to prepare and submit proposals to provide professional services.