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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Nuclear power’s new rule book: Managing uncertainty in efficiency, safety, and independence
The U.S. nuclear industry is standing at its most volatile regulatory moment yet—one that will shape the trajectory and the safety of the industry for decades to come. Recent judicial, legislative, and executive actions are rewriting the rules governing the licensing and regulation of nuclear power reactors. Although these changes are intended to promote and accelerate the deployment of new nuclear energy technologies, the collision of multiple legal shifts—occurring simultaneously and intersecting with profound technological uncertainties—is overwhelming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and threatening to destabilize investor and industry expectations.
Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference 2024 (PBNC)
Dr. Chae Young Lim is the Senior Vice President for Nuclear Policy and Strategy at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). Previously, he was in charge of senior vice president of the Innovative Nuclear Reactor System, Nuclear Policy Division, and Research Project Management Division of KAERI.
Since he joined the KAERI in 1998, he has been mainly working on studies to draft a national nuclear promotion policy and electricity expansion plan. He was a member ofthe National Energy Committee, which consults the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy about major energy policy issues. He received his B.S. in Nuclear Engineeringfrom Seoul National University and earned a master’s and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineeringfrom the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
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