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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|Technology Research and Development
Thursday, April 30, 2026|2:00–3:20PM EDT|Room 302/303/304
Session Chair:
Jessica Leung
Alternate Chair:
Krystine Pimentel
This session highlights innovative approaches to spacecraft power and design, focusing on the roadmap for 3D-printed Stirling convertors alongside the preliminary design and atmospheric reentry safety analysis of the JETSON Low Power spacecraft.
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Merging Additive Manufacturing and Stirling Convertors for Space Power Systems: Opportunities, Challenges, and a Roadmap for 3D-Printed Stirling Engines
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Matthew D. Stang (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Paper
Atmospheric Reentry Analysis of a Co-60 Heat Source for the JETSON LP Spacecraft
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Ryan Potter (Standard Nuclear, Inc.), Brian Ade (Standard Nuclear, Inc.)
Preliminary Design of the JETSON-Low Power Spacecraft
2:40–3:00PM EDT
Vincent Bilardo (Intuitive Machines), Chris Tutt (Intuitive Machines), Ben Pigg (Intuitive Machines), Nicholas Marks (Intuitive Machines), Robert Pavelko (Intuitive Machines), Andrew Jordan (Intuitive Machines), John Stanley (Sunpower), Ryan Potter (Standard Nuclear), Ricky Kanak (Standard Nuclear), Robert Hon (West Coast Solutions), Scott Kimbrel (L3Harris/Aerojet Rocketdyne)
