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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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RIC session focuses on interagency collaboration
Attendees at last week’s 2026 Regulatory Information Conference, hosted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, saw extensive discussion of new reactor technologies, uprates, fusion, multiunit deployments, supply chain, and much more.
With the industry in a state of rapid evolution, there was much to discuss. Connected to all these topics was one central theme: the ongoing changes at the NRC. With massively shortened timelines, the ADVANCE Act and Executive Order 14300, and new interagency collaboration and authorization pathways in mind, speakers spent much of the RIC exploring what the road ahead looks like for the NRC.
Technical Session|Panel|Panels
Friday, April 4, 2025|1:10–2:30PM MDT|Lobo AB
Session Chair:
Sydney A. Dowben
Alternate Chair:
Xavier Angus
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
Advances in nuclear medicine have had profound impacts on improving patient outcomes, particularly for early cancer detection and treatment. This panel will explore recent advances of nuclear medicine, including innovations in radiopharmaceutical and imaging techniques, as well as address key challenges, such as sustaining the medical isotope supply chain and regulatory hurdles for new technologies. Experts from medical, research, and industry backgrounds will discuss current challenges, public health impacts, and the research partnerships that are making nuclear medicine more accessible and effective.
Gregg Franklin
New Mexico Cancer Center
Charles Potter
Sandia
Eric Hertenstein
Univ. New Mexico
Reed Selwyn
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