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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|Panel|Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases
Tuesday, April 28, 2026|2:00–3:20PM EDT|Room 305
Session Chair:
Nicole Smith
This panel will discuss significant lessons learned from major historical programs such as: Space Reactor Prototype-100 (SP-100), Project Rover, Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA) Program, Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP), Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG), and the recently-ended Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) flight demonstration program.
NASA Mars Campaign Office
Joseph Sholtis
Sholtis Engineering & Safety Consulting
Harold Gerrish
NASA-MSFC
Thomas Sutliff
The Aerospace Corporation
Adam Butt
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
