Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the US 2023 Long Range Plan

The nuclear science community works together approximately every seven years through the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) to develop a set of science priorities and recommendations for major investments. These are recorded in the form of a Long Range Plan (LRP) document which is used to advise and inform the funding agencies and lawmakers. After NSAC receives the formal charge from NSF & DOE to produce an LRP, information is gathered from the community through town halls, which are organized with assistance from the APS Division of Nuclear Physics, and white papers. As part of the LRP process, the community emphasized the importance of DEI initiatives at town hall meetings and in the white papers. To further hone the recommendations, surveys of faculty and the graduate student community were performed. The input gathered, and proposals related to increasing the nuclear science workforce and reducing barriers to participation by all members of society will be presented.