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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 305
Session Chair:
Joel Krakower
Alternate Chair:
Timothy Blackman (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)
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Experimental Campaign of Bubble Dynamics in Liquids with AI Analysis for CNTP Research
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Julia Kondrat'yev (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Olivia Williams (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Timothy Blackman (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Robert Frederick (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)
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Initial Nitrogen Bubble Formation Results from Simulating a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Timothy Blackman (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Julia Kondrat'yev (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Olivia Williams (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Robert A. Frederick (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Improved Gas Visualization Liquid-Gas Models for Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems
2:40–3:00PM EDT
Pongkrit Darakorn na Ayuthya (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Jason T. Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)
A Critical Re-Evaluation of Open-Cycle Liquid-Fueled Nuclear Thermal Concepts in Light of Challenges Yet to be Addressed
3:00–3:20PM EDT
Logan R. Horner (Center for Space Nuclear Research), John Stanek (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Abigail Hogue (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Robert C. O'Brien (Center for Space Nuclear Research)
