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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 FCWMD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|Marriott 4
Session Chair:
Steven P. Curtis
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
John H. Kessler
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Consolidated Interim Storage Advantages and Disadvantages from Prior Reports and Studies
3:15–3:35PM EDT
Robby Joseph (INL), Josh Jarrell (INL), Gordon Petersen (INL), Riley Cumberland (ORNL), Rob Howard (PNNL), Mark Nutt (PNNL), Tom Cotton (Consultant)
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Conceptual Design of Large-Capacity Decontamination System for Radioactive Soil Using Magnetic Nanoparticles
3:35–3:55PM EDT
Dohyung Kim (Beautiful Environmental Construction Co.), Jaein Lee (Beautiful Environmental Construction Co.), Jongyeol Lee (Beautiful Environmental Construction Co.), Ilgook Kim (KAERI)
Modeling Non-UO2 Fuel with UNF-ST&DARDS
3:55–4:15PM EDT
Pavlo Ivanusa (PNNL), Justin Clarity (PNNL), Stuart Arm (PNNL)
Nuclear Waste Educator's Workshop: What and How Do We Teach About Nuclear Waste?
4:15–4:35PM EDT
Haruko Wainwright (MIT), Brian Powell (Clemson Univ.), Megan Hoover (SRNL), Robert A. Borrelli (Univ. Idaho), Carol Eddy-Dilek (SRNL), Sheldon Landsberger (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rod Ewing (Stanford Univ.)
