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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|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|10:10–11:30AM EDT|Room 305
Session Chair:
Alex Gilbert
Alternate Chair:
Tim Duquette
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Evaluation of Electrically Heated Nuclear Reactor Development Units for the Advancement of Propulsion and Power Technologies
10:10–10:30AM EDT
Jackson Cho (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Jacob Ondeck (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Brian Hoang (Amentum, Space Exploration Division), Matthew Hitt (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Tyler Dennis (Antares Nuclear, Inc), Noah Sutton (Antares Nuclear, Inc)
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Lunar Nuclear Reactor Neutron Fluence and Gamma Dose Estimates
10:30–10:50AM EDT
Brandon A. Wilson (ORNL), Alex Levinsky (LANL), Russell C. Johns (LANL), Tyler R. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Multifaceted Considerations for Fission Surface Power Radiation Shielding Design
10:50–11:10AM EDT
A. Levinsky (LANL), R. Johns (LANL), M. Kreher (LANL), T. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center), B. Musico (LANL), A. Maldonado (LANL), V. Dasari (INL), D. Reel (LANL), J. Smith (LANL), B. Wilson (ORNL), A. Prince (LANL)
Impacts of Terrain on Doses for Fission Surface Power
11:10–11:30AM EDT
