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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
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|1:00–2:00PM EDT|Room 305
Session Chair:
Timothy Wharton
Alternate Chair:
Garrett Pohl
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Space Nuclear Reactor Radiation Monitor Development
1:00–1:06PM EDT
Suzanne Nowicki (LANL), Steve Wender (LANL), Michelle Wiley (LANL), Kristina McKeown (LANL), Andrew Prince (LANL), Schuyler Tyler (LANL)
Paper
Ground Testing of Prototype Thermal-to Electric Conversion Devices Heated by Infrared Laser
1:06–1:12PM EDT
Boyd A. Tolson (Univ. Dayton), Steven F. Adams (Air Force Research Laboratory)
Modeling Cosmic Proton Activation Using MCNP and AARE
1:12–1:18PM EDT
Keenan Hoffman (LANL), Joshua Hooker (LANL)
Gamma-Ray Burst Observations from the Cadmium Zinc TElluride Radiation Imager (TERI)
1:18–1:24PM EDT
Michael Streicher (H3D, Inc.), Daniel Shy (Naval Research Laboratory), Jim Mason (H3D, Inc.), Feng Zhang (H3D, Inc.), Willy Kaye (H3D, Inc.), David Goodman (H3D, Inc.), Zhong He (H3D, Inc.), Alena Thomson (Naval Research Laboratory), Bernard Phlips (Nuclear Research Laboratory)
Modelling and Optimization of a Planar Parabolic Magnetic Nozzle for Z-Pinch Fusion Propulsion
1:24–1:30PM EDT
Stephanie Manasterski (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Kaitlyn Judd (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Jason Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Gabe Xu (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Pyrolytic Graphite Insulation used for Light-Weight Radioisotope Heater Units
1:30–1:36PM EDT
Kenneth R. Veach (ORNL), Joe O'Bryan (ORNL)
