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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.
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1:00–2:45PM CDT
Promenade Ballroom C|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy
Session Chair: Amanda M. Bachmann
Promenade Ballroom B|Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo|Alternate Chair: Andrew S. Hahn
Grand Ballroom A|Waste Management
Session Chair: Tania Rivas|Alternate Chair: Ramon M. Pulido
Promenade Ballroom A|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Session Chair: Philip Honnold|Alternate Chair: Andrew S. Hahn
3:15–5:00PM CDT
Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy
Session Chair: Logan M. Scott
Promenade Ballroom C|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning
Session Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden|Alternate Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey
Session Chair: Karen K. Hogue
10:45AM–12:00PM CDT
Grand Ballroom A|Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo
Promenade Ballroom C|Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Benjamin B. Cipiti
Promenade Ballroom B|Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Jinsuo Zhang
Promenade Ballroom A|Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Candido Pereira
1:30–3:15PM CDT
Promenade Ballroom A|Existing Fleet
Session Chair: Tania Rivas
Session Chair: Michael Simpson|Alternate Chair: Jinsuo Zhang
Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning
Promenade Ballroom C|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Session Chair: Logan Scott|Alternate Chair: Oluwatomi A. Akindele
3:30–5:15PM CDT
Promenade Ballroom A|Front End Fuel Cycle Technologies
Session Chair: Leigh R. Martin
Session Chair: Bo Feng
Session Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey|Alternate Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden
10:15AM–12:00PM CDT
Session Chair: Geoffrey Whittle-Walls
Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Front End Fuel Cycle Technologies
Promenade Ballroom A|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning
Session Chair: Ross F. Radel
Session Chair: Jared Johnson
Session Chair: Toni Karlsson|Alternate Chair: Jinsuo Zhang
Session Chair: Toni Karlsson|Alternate Chair: Melissa A. Rose
Session Chair: Matthew J. Nyberg
Grand Ballroom A|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning
Session Chairs: Candido Pereira, Gabriel Hall
Promenade Ballroom B|Human Capital Development
9:00–10:45AM CDT
Session Chair: J'Tia Hart
Session Chair: Monica Regalbuto|Alternate Chair: Leigh R. Martin
Session Chair: Melissa A. Rose
Session Chair: Katherine R. Johnson|Alternate Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey
Promenade Ballroom C|Waste Management
Session Chair: Ramon M. Pulido|Alternate Chair: Tania Rivas
Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Session Chair: Alan Evans
Promenade Ballroom B|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Session Chair: Logan Scott
