He chaired the institution from 1998 to 1999 and was a member of its board of directors in several opportunities.
He was for many years a member of the International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) which he chaired from 1985 to 1993.
Among the many awards conferred to him, we will only mention that he was honored with various national and international rewards; he received the Konex Award in 1983 and was named “Personality of the Year” in 1991 by the American Nuclear Society on account of his contributions.
In 1998, he was awarded the República de Oro 1998 for his lifelong career.
In 2006 the Instituto de Tecnología Nuclear Dan Beninson was founded named after him.