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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.
Plenary Session|Panel
Friday, April 15, 2022|8:00–9:30AM CDT|Humanities
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Get practical advice about applying to grad school...
What makes your application stand out? What do schools look for on personal statements and why waiting until your graduating year may be too late? Other topics covered include graduate school funding opportunities.
Speakers: Lisa Marshall, Director of Outreach, Retention & Engagement, Lecturer & Adviser at NC State University Department of Nuclear Engineering. She will share her over 15 years of experience. She is a former chair of the ANS Education Training & Workforce Development Division, former chair of the Nuclear & Radiological Division of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), vice-chair of Diversity & Inclusion in ANS, chair of ANS Communications Committee.
Lisa Marshall
NCSU
