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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Senate EPW Committee to hold Nieh nomination hearing
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a nomination hearing Wednesday for Ho Nieh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as commission at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Trump nominated Nieh on July 30 to serve as NRC commissioner the remainder of a term that will expire June 30, 2029, as Nuclear NewsWire previously reported.
Nieh has been vice president of regulatory affairs at Southern Nuclear since 2021, though since June 2024 he has been at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations as a loaned executive.
A return to the NRC: If confirmed by the Senate, Nieh would be returning to the NRC after three previous stints totaling nearly 20 years.
Educational Session|Panel|Sponsored by Plant Reliability
Monday, August 7, 2023|1:30–3:00PM EDT|Banyan 2
Session Chair:
Pareez Golub (Sargent & Lundy)
Knowledge Manager:
Cameron Khanpour
There is a strong case for reduction in O&M costs, operational risk, and maintenance burden through strategic replacement of plant protection systems. As plants decide on subsequent license renewal, the case for replacing aging analog protection systems becomes more powerful. This Panel will have participants from the utilities that are currently starting or in the middle of Digital Protection System Replacement Projects. The presenters will provide the current status of their Digital Protection System Project implementations or key considerations. Critical insights will include plant reliability improvements, MCR modernization, lifecycle strategies, connectivity, and data utilization and visualization of the new digital systems. Panelists will cover topics such as: initial scoping, digital platform contract considerations, stakeholder engagement, early project implementation experiences and processes, NRC licensing interactions and potential use of 50.69 to optimize safety system scope.
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