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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 306
Session Chair:
Allen Guzik
Alternate Chair:
Chris Venturella
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Unusual Chemical Reduction of Np Through Addition of Oxalic Acid
2:00–2:06PM EDT
Sara E. Gilson (Young Members Group), Connor J. Parker (ORNL), Kathryn M. Lawson (ORNL)
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Comparative Morphology of Neptunium Dioxide: Implications of Synthesis Route
2:06–2:12PM EDT
Kathryn M. Lawson (ORNL), Sara E. Gilson (Young Members Group), Chris J. Dye (ORNL), Connor J. Parker (ORNL)
Thermal Decomposition of Neptunium Peroxides
2:12–2:18PM EDT
Christopher J. Dye (ORNL), Kathryn M. Lawson (ORNL)
From Chemistry to Performance: Understanding Sol–Gel Fuel Development for Radioisotope Heat Sources
2:18–2:24PM EDT
Ekaterina A. Dolgopolova (Zeno Power), Hilary A. Fitzgerald (Zeno Power)
A Digital Microfluidics Platform for Automated Pu-238 Analytics
2:24–2:30PM EDT
Neil Taylor (ORNL), Lauren Hoekstra (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Colin Patricelli (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jisue Moon (ORNL), Ben Roach (ORNL), Kristian Myhre (ORNL)
Advancing Lunar Missions with Next-Generation Radioisotope Power Systems
2:30–2:36PM EDT
Lindsey Boles (Zeno Power)
Presented by Sarah Kyne (Zeno Power)
Industrial Manufacturing Process of AmO2 Powder from a Pu Solution
2:36–2:42PM EDT
Thierry Prevost (Orano Recycling), Mohamed Barhi (Orano Recycling), Charles Brachon (Orano Recycling)
F5 GPHS RTG: Return to the Future Thermal Vacuum Testing 1985 and 1995
2:42–2:48PM EDT
Boyd Allen Tolson (Univ. Dayton), Kenton Sherick (Univ. Dayton), Chadwick Barklay (Univ. Dayton)
Tritium RHUs and Power Sources for the Lunar Surface
2:48–2:54PM EDT
Mark Stone (City Labs), James Cabauy (City Labs), Johann Hernandez (City Labs), Krystine Pimentel (City Labs), Jesse Grant (City Labs)
Maturing the European Radioisotope Dynamic Generator (RDG) for Enhanced Reliability and Multi-Mission Capability
2:54–3:00PM EDT
Mihails Scepanskis (Deep Space Energy), Janis Priede (Deep Space Energy)
