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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.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:15PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom H
Session Chair:
Casey R. Kovesdi
Alternate Chair:
Niav M. Hughes Green
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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An Experimental Assessment of Human-System Interface Quality as a Performance Shaping Factor for High-Level Automation and High Passivity in Multi-Module Operation
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Tae Ryoun Kim (KAIST), Jonghyun Kim (KAIST)
Paper
Regulatory Basis for the Safety Evaluation of Increased Level of Automation in Relation to the Concept of Multi-Module Integrated MCR Operation
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Sa Kil Kim (KAERI), Young Do Koo (KAERI)
Mode Confusion in Multi-Unit Operation of Small Modular Reactors: Potential Impacts on Operation Safety
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Stephanie Pavao (Univ. New Mexico), Meeko Oishi (Univ. New Mexico), Cassiano R. Endres de Oliveira (Univ. New Mexico)
Towards a Taxonomy of Heterogeneity in the Design of Small Modular Reactors and Implications for Human Performance
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Kingba Lawson-Jack (University of Toronto), Stacey Zoutis (University of Toronto), Davide Gentile (University of Toronto), Greg A. Jamieson (University of Toronto)
The Role of Humans in Digital I&C Events - An Operating Experience Review
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Cristina Corrales (EPRI), Neil Archambo (Archambo Engineering and Consulting PLLC)
