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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
Thursday, February 9, 2023|10:00–11:40AM EST|Ossabaw
Session Chair:
Charles Lease (EPRI)
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Alternate Chair:
Gerry Hildebrandt (South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co.)
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Leadership and Talent Development in a Changing World
10:00–10:25AM EST
Vanessa Lock (Institute of Nuclear Power Operations), Bonnie Stahl (Institute of Nuclear Power Operations)
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Driving Training Engagement -- The Executive Training Review Board Process (ETRB)
10:25–10:50AM EST
Kerry Wright (Constellation Energy), Brian Lewin (Constellation Energy)
Developing New Training Leaders for Success -- The Nuclear Training Leadership Course (NTLC) 2.0
10:50–11:15AM EST
Kerry Wright (Constellation Energy)
Reflections on Fifty Years of Teaching and Learning in the Nuclear Industry
11:15–11:40AM EST
David W. Helling (Westinghouse Electric Co.)