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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Senate EPW Committee to hold Nieh nomination hearing
Nieh
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a nomination hearing Wednesday for Ho Nieh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as commission at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Trump nominated Nieh on July 30 to serve as NRC commissioner the remainder of a term that will expire June 30, 2029, as Nuclear NewsWire previously reported.
Nieh has been vice president of regulatory affairs at Southern Nuclear since 2021, though since June 2024 he has been at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations as a loaned executive.
A return to the NRC: If confirmed by the Senate, Nieh would be returning to the NRC after three previous stints totaling nearly 20 years.
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3:15–5:00PM CDT
Chicago Ballroom C|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Katrina Groth|Alternate Chair: Ha H. Bui
Houston/Kansas City|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Diego Mandelli|Alternate Chair: Michelle Bensi
Purdue/Wisconsin|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: David Grabaskas|Alternate Chair: Jonathen Facemire
Northwestern/Ohio State|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming|Alternate Chair: Jim Obrien
10:00–11:45AM CDT
Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula|Alternate Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Chair: Matthew J. Humberstone|Alternate Chair: Rawan Mustafa
Session Chair: Nathan O. Siu|Alternate Chair: Jim Obrien
Session Chair: Nathan R. DeKett|Alternate Chair: Ricky Summitt
1:00–2:45PM CDT
Panel|Purdue/Wisconsin|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming|Alternate Chair: Nathan R. DeKett
Session Chair: Paul J. Amico|Alternate Chair: Katrina Groth
Session Chair: Alex Huning|Alternate Chairs: Robby Christian, Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Ha H. Bui|Alternate Chair: Rawan Mustafa
Session Chair: Paul J. Amico|Alternate Chair: Michelle Bensi
Session Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara|Alternate Chair: Jon Facemire
Session Chair: Robby Christian|Alternate Chair: F. Gregory Hudson
Session Chair: Stanley H. Levinson|Alternate Chair: Ricky Summitt
Session Chair: Jonathen Facemire|Alternate Chair: David Grabaskas
Session Chair: Kent Welter|Alternate Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Chair: Katrina Groth|Alternate Chair: Carl Richard (Rick) R. Grantom
Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula|Alternate Chair: Egemen M. Aras
Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming|Alternate Chair: Daniel K. Sluder
Session Chair: Daniel Sluder|Alternate Chairs: Ha H. Bui, Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu|Alternate Chair: Egemen Aras
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Rick Grantom
Session Chair: Zahra Mohagegh|Alternate Chair: Mihai Diaconeasa