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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The transformation of the NRC: 50 years of commissioners
The dust is beginning to settle following the whirlwind of changes at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over the past year, and 2025 ultimately may be viewed as a transformative year, as well as the year the NRC celebrated its golden anniversary. The 12 months of that milestone year brought more change to the agency in its composition, its mandate, and its relationship to the executive branch than any comparable period in the preceding four decades.
Now at 51 years and counting, the NRC is working with a full commission and issuing new rulemakings to both regulate and support the next round of nuclear deployments. With the turbulence of 2025 still fresh in our minds, Nuclear News decided it was a good time to revisit the professional backgrounds of all 42 NRC commissioners who have served over the agency’s 50-year history to see how the composition of the commission has evolved over time.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Prashant Jain (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
This session will conclude with a brief THD awards ceremony 5:00-5:15PM CDT
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Analysis of Oval Twisted Helical Tube Heat Exchanger with RELAP5-3D: Effect of Oscillating Wall Temperature
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Scott F. Wahlquist (Idaho State), Ahmed Hamed (INL), Piyush Sabharwall (INL), George Mesina (INL), Palash Bhowmik (INL), Amir Ali (Idaho State)
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Implementation of First Dry-Out Model Into System TH Code Mars-Ks for Helical Coiled SGs of SMRs
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Yujeong Ko (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyoung Kyu Cho (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Assessment of MARS-KS Code Using OECD/NEA ATLAS A1.2 Test
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Kyung-Won Lee (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Andong Shin (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
Assessment of TRACE Code for SLB Accompanied by SGTR
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Seung Hun Yoo (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Yong Seok Choi (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
TRACE Simulation of Experiments Related to Two-phase Internal Circulation in a Two-Dimensional Channel
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Yang Zhao (Purdue Univ.), Yunlin Xu (Purdue Univ.), Mamoru Ishii (Purdue Univ.), Shawn Marshall (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
