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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
Tuesday, February 9, 2021|3:15–5:00PM EST
Session Chair:
Frank J. Giannone
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall
Session Producer:
Andrew Allison
Presentations in this session include: • Training Program for Regulatory Personnel in the Design and Operation of CANDU Systems • On-demand Technical Certificate Courses in CANDU Systems • Westinghouse Global Competency Model and its Digital Implementation (TeamTrac™) • Integrating Firearms Simulators into Security Training Program
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Training Program for Regulatory Personnel in the Design and Operation of CANDU Systems
George T. Bereznai (Ontario Tech University), Jacob Jacques (Ontario Tech University)
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On-demand Technical Certificate Courses in CANDU Systems
George T. Bereznai (Ontario Tech University)
Westinghouse Global Competency Model and its Digital Implementation (TeamTrac™)
Jennifer E. Meneely (Westinghouse Electric Company LLC), Venki P. Prabhu (Westinghouse Electric Company LLC), Richard L. Rex (Westinghouse Electric Company LLC), Timothy K. Meneely (Westinghouse Electric Company)
Integrating Firearms Simulators into Security Training Program
John Young (Exelon Generation)
