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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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A closer look at the NRC’s reactor licensing revamp
Make no mistake about it: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed rulemaking on reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices is expansive. When it was unveiled on July 1, NRC officials called it the “most comprehensive modernization of reactor licensing in decades,” one that could save the NRC and the industry as much as $1.86 billion.
“NRC’s regulations have not kept pace with new technologies and our energy needs,” NRC Chairman Ho Nieh said in an announcement. “This proposed rule strips out rigid frameworks and unnecessary conservatism to accelerate the safe deployment of new reactors and expand existing capacity across America.”
Executive Session|Panel
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|South Seas D
Session Chair:
Todd Allen (UMich)
As the attention and interest in nuclear energy grows globally, renewed discussions around nuclear waste management and the opportunities therein are beginning to take place. With little progress made resolving founded and unfounded concerns around nuclear waste, the playing field seems almost cleared and the opportunity for multiple parallel approaches for success seem to be on the table. From community engagement, to recycling, to existing success around other forms of nuclear waste management, the conversation around nuclear waste has many different angles and this panel aims to illustrate some of those.
Kuhika Gupta
Oklahoma
Paul Murray
DOE NE-8
Fred Dilger
State of Nevada
Katrina McMurrian
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition
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