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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.
10:15–11:55AM EDT
Salon A/B|Advances in Designs, Materials, and Manufacturing
Session Chair: Paul E. Cantonwine|Alternate Chair: Joshua T. White
Branle|Operation and Experience
Session Chair: Aylin Kucuk|Alternate Chair: Randy Dunavant
Adagio/Allegro|Transient Fuel Behavior and Safety Related Issues
Session Chair: Jinzhao Zhang|Alternate Chair: Michelle Bales
1:30–3:10PM EDT
Salon A/B|Evolutionary and Innovative Advanced Technology Fuels (ATF)
Session Chair: Hyun-Gil Kim|Alternate Chair: Zeses E. Karoutas
Session Chair: David Schrire|Alternate Chair: Dan Lutz
Session Chair: Michelle Bales|Alternate Chair: Jinzhao Zhang
3:30–5:10PM EDT
Session Chair: Luke Olson|Alternate Chair: Kan Sakamoto
Session Chair: Olivier Marchand|Alternate Chair: Michelle Bales
Branle|Used Fuel Storage, Transportation, and Re-Use
Session Chair: Ricardo Torres|Alternate Chair: Amparo Gonzalez Espartero
8:20–10:00AM EDT
Adagio/Allegro|Advances in Designs, Materials, and Manufacturing
Session Chair: Cristina Munoz-Reja Ruiz|Alternate Chair: Joshua T. White
Branle|Modeling, Analysis, and Methods
Session Chair: Chao Wang|Alternate Chair: Ian Porter
Session Chair: Joshua T. White|Alternate Chair: Paul E. Cantonwine
Session Chair: Zeses E. Karoutas|Alternate Chair: Kazuo Kakiuchi
Session Chair: Ian Porter|Alternate Chair: Chao Wang
Session Chair: Jonathan Wright|Alternate Chair: Jae Ho Yang
Session Chair: Ian Porter|Alternate Chair: Emmanuel Rouge
Session Chair: Martin Steinbrück|Alternate Chair: Luke Olson
Adagio/Allegro|Used Fuel Storage, Transportation, and Re-Use
Session Chair: Brady Hanson|Alternate Chair: Anzhelika Khaperskaia
Session Chair: David Kamerman|Alternate Chair: Jae Ho Yang
Session Chair: Charlie Folsom|Alternate Chair: Ian Porter
Session Chair: Rose Montgomery|Alternate Chair: Rick Shimskey
Session Chair: Ian Porter|Alternate Chair: Olivier Marchand
Salon A/B|Operation and Experience
Session Chair: Britta Helmersson|Alternate Chair: Nadine Hollasky
Session Chair: Hyochan Kim|Alternate Chair: Jae Ho Yang
Session Chair: Chao Wang|Alternate Chair: Peter Diller
Session Chair: Jinzhao Zhang|Alternate Chair: Olivier Marchand
Session Chair: Jack Galloway|Alternate Chair: Charles Folsom
Session Chair: Michelle Bales|Alternate Chair: Emmanuel Rouge
