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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.
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Session Chair: Patrick Walther
Friday, April 9, 2021|2:30–4:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Cao Da
Friday, April 9, 2021|11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Brian Andersen
Friday, April 9, 2021|5:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair: Arsen Iskhakov
Saturday, April 10, 2021|11:00AM–12:00PM EDT
Saturday, April 10, 2021|4:30–5:15PM EDT
Session Chair: Lakshitha Kaleyanda
Session Chair: Grigorios Delipei
Session Chair: Palash Kumar Bhowmik
Session Chair: Khadija Mahbuba
Session Chair: Roberto Fairhurst-Agosta
Session Chair: Joshua Hoffman
Session Chair: Ni Kan
Session Chair: Jake Mitstifer
Saturday, April 10, 2021|2:00–3:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Chaitee Godbole
Session Chair: Bryant Kanies
Session Chair: Andy Rivas
Session Chair: Grayson Gall
Session Chair: Amanda Bachmann
Panel|Session Chair: Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton
Thursday, April 8, 2021|2:00–3:00PM EDT
Panel|Session Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Panel|Session Chair: Elizabeth S. Sooby
Panel|Session Chair: Eric Meyer
Friday, April 9, 2021|1:30–2:30PM EDT
Panel|Session Chair: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
Panel|Session Chair: Robert B. Hayes
Panel|Session Chair: Steven Shannon
Panel|Session Chair: Harsh S. Desai
Panel|Session Chair: Jason Hou
Saturday, April 10, 2021|1:00–2:00PM EDT
Panel|Session Chair: Amanda M. Bachmann
Session Chair: Ghada Shkoukani
Session Chair: David Holler
Session Chair: Kelley M. Verner
Thursday, April 8, 2021|6:00–7:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Saturday, April 10, 2021|12:00–1:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Yuqiao Joy Fan
Session Chair: Halil Ibrahim San
