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August 24–27, 2026
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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.
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Zeno Power
Harsh has over 18 years of experience in developing and deploying clean energy technologies. In his current capacity as the Chief Commercialization Officer, he is responsible for nuclear supply chain, radiological infrastructure, and policy and government affairs efforts for Zeno Power.
His past roles include being a senior manager at the Nuclear Energy Institute, Advisor at the US Department of Energy, advisor to the executive leadership of the Naval Nuclear Laboratory, senior nuclear engineer at Knolls Atomic Lab and nuclear engineer at GE. Notably, Harsh served as the ANS Congressional Fellow and Legislative Advisor in the U.S. Senate covering energy, transportation, climate change, and appropriations portfolios.
Harsh has an MBA from New York University’s Stern Business School, along with BS & MS in Nuclear Engineering from NC State University.
Harsh recently served as an officer the American Nuclear Society as Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors. He is a Non-resident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council and serves on the NC State’s Nuclear Engineering Department Advisory Committee.
Harsh enjoys going on adventures, such as chasing tornadoes, being an avid photographer, brewing, and gardening with his mini-me.
