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'''John C. Taschner''' is a member of the technical staff in the Environment, Safety and Health Division of ] where he is involved in radiological transportation accident exercise planning. '''John Carroll Taschner''' (born 1929/30) was a ] ]. He was a member of the technical staff in the Environment, Safety and Health Division of ] where he was involved in radiological transportation accident exercise planning.


Prior to coming to Los Alamos, Taschner was Deputy Director of the US Navy's Radiological Controls Program Office in Washington, DC, and has held numerous key health physics management positions with the US Navy and Air Force. Since the 1970s, Taschner has served on several radiation protection standards committees. Since 1992, Taschner has been the Vice Chairman of the ]'s N43 Committee, which writes radiation safety standards for non-medical radiation producing equipment. In the 1980s, Taschner received an award from the US Navy for convincing them to use ] instead of ] munitions in the ] ship defense system. Taschner has been a member of the Health Physics Society since 1958 and is a member of the American Academy of Health Physics. Taschner earned his M.S. in radiation biophysics from the University of Kansas in 1966 and, in 1973, received his certification in Health Physics by the American Board of Health Physics. After a career in the nuclear weapons business spanning 40 years, Taschner still serves as a member of the federal government's elite ]. Prior to coming to Los Alamos, Taschner was Deputy Director of the US Navy's Radiological Controls Program Office in Washington, DC, and has held numerous key health physics management positions with the US Navy, where he retired as a GM-15, he served as a part of the team responding to the accident at Three Mile Island while a staff member with the Bureau of Radiological Health, and served as an Air Force Health Physicist, where he retired as a lieutenant colonel. Since the 1970s, Taschner has served on several radiation protection standards committees. Since 1992, Taschner has been the Vice Chairman of the ]'s N43 Committee, which writes radiation safety standards for non-medical radiation producing equipment.


As of March 2007, Taschner resided in ], New Mexico. On September 1, 2017, Taschner died at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kafbnucleus.com/people/nuclear-defense-community-recalls-icon/article_2d6bd10a-ac51-11e6-9706-6706708dfd47.html|title=Nuclear defense community recalls icon|last=Cordova|first=Bud|work=KAFB Nucleus|access-date=2017-09-30|language=en}}</ref> <!--Talk page has some debate on this. Should not be in article until confirmed: While working for the Navy, his recommendations resulted in the ] system using ] rounds.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} --->
Taschmer has been awarded a fellowship in the ] to honor his scientific contributions to the profession of health physics.


==Awards==
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Taschner has been a member of the Health Physics Society since 1958 and was an ] member of the American Academy of Health Physics.<ref>. Accessed July 3, 2007</ref> Taschner earned his M.S. in radiation biophysics from the ] in 1966 and, in 1973, received his certification in Health Physics by the American Board of Health Physics.<ref>, ] no. 23, 1995, page 116-123. Accessed July 3, 2007</ref> After a career in the nuclear weapons business spanning 40 years, Taschner served as a member of the federal government's elite DOE/NNSA Accident Response Group.<ref>
, ], September 24, 1999. Accessed July 3, 2007</ref> Taschner has been elected a Fellow in the Health Physics Society to honor his scientific contributions to the profession of health physics.<ref>John was given the HPS Founders Award at the annual meeting in Baltimore in 2014.. Accessed July 3, 2003</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Groves |first1=Ken |title=2015 Founders Award Memorialization – John C. Taschner |journal=Health Physics |date=December 2015 |volume=109 |issue=6 |pages=525–526 |doi=10.1097/HP.0000000000000384 |s2cid=29604671 }}</ref> The Military Health Physics Section of the Health Physics Society has named its highest award for excellence for John; the "John C. Taschner Leadership Award".

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John Carroll Taschner (born 1929/30) was a radiation biophysicist. He was a member of the technical staff in the Environment, Safety and Health Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory where he was involved in radiological transportation accident exercise planning.

Prior to coming to Los Alamos, Taschner was Deputy Director of the US Navy's Radiological Controls Program Office in Washington, DC, and has held numerous key health physics management positions with the US Navy, where he retired as a GM-15, he served as a part of the team responding to the accident at Three Mile Island while a staff member with the Bureau of Radiological Health, and served as an Air Force Health Physicist, where he retired as a lieutenant colonel. Since the 1970s, Taschner has served on several radiation protection standards committees. Since 1992, Taschner has been the Vice Chairman of the American National Standards Institute's N43 Committee, which writes radiation safety standards for non-medical radiation producing equipment.

As of March 2007, Taschner resided in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On September 1, 2017, Taschner died at the age of 87.

Awards

Taschner has been a member of the Health Physics Society since 1958 and was an emeritus member of the American Academy of Health Physics. Taschner earned his M.S. in radiation biophysics from the University of Kansas in 1966 and, in 1973, received his certification in Health Physics by the American Board of Health Physics. After a career in the nuclear weapons business spanning 40 years, Taschner served as a member of the federal government's elite DOE/NNSA Accident Response Group. Taschner has been elected a Fellow in the Health Physics Society to honor his scientific contributions to the profession of health physics. The Military Health Physics Section of the Health Physics Society has named its highest award for excellence for John; the "John C. Taschner Leadership Award".

References

  1. Cordova, Bud. "Nuclear defense community recalls icon". KAFB Nucleus. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  2. Academy members whose surname begins with T. Accessed July 3, 2007
  3. Radiation and Risk–A Hard Look at the Data, Los Alamos Science no. 23, 1995, page 116-123. Accessed July 3, 2007
  4. Nuclear Teams Ready To Respond to 'Broken Arrows', Albuquerque Journal, September 24, 1999. Accessed July 3, 2007
  5. John was given the HPS Founders Award at the annual meeting in Baltimore in 2014.List of HPS Award Recipients. Accessed July 3, 2003
  6. Groves, Ken (December 2015). "2015 Founders Award Memorialization – John C. Taschner". Health Physics. 109 (6): 525–526. doi:10.1097/HP.0000000000000384. S2CID 29604671.


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