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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 NISD
Monday, June 12, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|Marriott 1
Session Chair:
Aaron S. Epiney
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Mihai A. Diaconeasa
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Transient CHF Analysis Within TREAT Using RELAP5-3D
3:15–3:35PM EDT
Nicholas A. Meehan (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Charles P. Folsom (INL)
Paper
An Introduction to Microreactor Licensing Basis Events
3:35–3:55PM EDT
Alexander J. Huning (ORNL), Steven A. Arndt (ORNL), Jason A. Christensen (INL)
Practical Lessons from Revisiting the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
3:55–4:15PM EDT
Ali Ayoub (MIT), Haruko Wainwright (MIT)
Fuel Salt Sampling and Enriching Technology Design Development Update -- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Safeguardability Checklist Analysis
4:15–4:35PM EDT
Megan Harkema (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steve Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Paul Marotta (Vanderbilt Univ.)
