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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.
Radisson Hotel |7:30AM–4:30PM CDT
East Conference Desk |8:00AM–6:00PM CDT
This tour will depart from the front entrance of the iHotel |9:00–10:55AM CDT
I Hotel, Loyalty Room |9:00AM–12:00PM CDT
I Hotel, Innovation Room |9:00AM–12:00PM CDT
Radisson Hotel |9:50–11:10AM CDT
This tour will depart from the iHotel entrance. |11:00AM–12:55PM CDT
Triptych Brewery |11:50AM–3:10PM CDT
Loyalty Room |12:15–1:45PM CDT
I Hotel, Innovation Room |2:00–5:00PM CDT
I Hotel, Loyalty Room |2:00–5:00PM CDT
I Hotel |2:00–5:00PM CDT
I Hotel |3:30–6:00PM CDT
I Hotel, Heritage Hall |6:00–8:00PM CDT
Memorial Stadium |8:30–11:00PM CDT
7:30–9:00AM CDT
East Conference Desk |7:30AM–3:30PM CDT
Knowledge Room |8:00–5:00AM CDT
I Hotel |8:00AM–6:00PM CDT
Quad Room |8:00AM–6:00PM CDT
8:00AM–6:00PM CDT
Knowledge Room |11:15AM–1:15PM CDT
Radisson Hotel |6:00–8:00PM CDT
Illinois Terminal |8:30–11:00PM CDT
Illinois Ballroom |8:00–9:30AM CDT
I Hotel |8:00–11:30AM CDT
Quad Room |8:00–11:30AM CDT
8:00–11:30AM CDT
Knowledge Room |8:00AM–5:00PM CDT
Illinois Ballroom |9:30–11:30AM CDT
Knowledge Room |11:00AM–1:00PM CDT
I Hotel |11:30AM–2:00PM CDT
Illinois Ballroom |11:30AM–2:00PM CDT
Illinois Ballroom |2:00–3:00PM CDT
State Farm Center |6:00–8:00PM CDT
Riggs Brewery |8:30–11:00PM CDT
