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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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White House taps Douglas Weaver for NRC role
The Trump White House has nominated seasoned nuclear regulatory expert Douglas Weaver for a commissioner seat on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. If confirmed, Weaver would fill the seat vacated by NRC commissioner Annie Caputo, who resigned in July.
Weaver’s nomination was sent earlier today to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. If confirmed, he would finish the remainder of Caputo’s term, which expires June 30, 2026.
20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
Dr. Rohatgi joined Brookhaven National in 1975 after obtaining Ph. D from Case Western Reserve University in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently a Senior Mechanical Engineer. He has worked with USNRC, Department of Energy , EPRI, Department of State and OECD. He has Served as consultant to ACRS, Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board, Ontario Power Generation, Holtec, and Senior Advisor to State Department and represented US on Science Advisory Committee of International Science and Technology Center, Moscow for 12 years. Most of his career has been involved with nuclear reactor safety which includes: Code development, validation, uncertainty analyses and scaling methods and review of vendor submissions to USNRC.
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