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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|Policy, Regulations, Safety, and Security
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|8:00–9:20AM EDT|Room 306
Session Chair:
Catrina Melograna
Alternate Chair:
Alex Gilbert
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Aligning Legal Frameworks With Technological Progress: Modernizing Governance of Nuclear Power Sources in Space
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Zsófia Biró (University of Pécs)
Presented by Alex Gilbert (Zeno Power)
Paper
Launch Vehicle Safety Considerations for Space Nuclear Missions
8:20–8:40AM EDT
Annette M.E. Parks (Zeno Power), Jaclyn Wiley (Zeno Power), Alexander Q. Gilbert (Zeno Power)
A Principles‑Based Liability, Insurance, and Indemnification Architecture for Commercial Space Nuclear Missions
8:40–9:00AM EDT
Alexander Gilbert (Zeno Power Systems), Harsh S. Desai (Zeno Power Systems)
Radiological Consequences Assessment for Safety Analyses of Future Space Missions with Nuclear Power Source
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Ludovit Liptak (ABmerit Ltd. - nuclear and space), Michal Marcisovsky (ABmerit Ltd. - nuclear and space), Maria Marcisovska (ABmerit Ltd. - nuclear and space), Peter Carny (ABmerit Ltd. - nuclear and space), Eva Fojcikova (ABmerit Ltd.-nuclear and space)
