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Conference Spotlight
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.
August 22–26, 2027
Advancing Thermal-Hydraulics to Unlock the Future of Nuclear Energy
Denver, CO|Hilton Denver City Center
NURETH is the premier international forum for experts in nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics and closely related fields. Held biennially, the conference brings together leading researchers, engineers, and innovators to share cutting-edge developments. NURETH-22 will highlight the latest advancements in thermal-hydraulics, including state-of-the-art computational methods, groundbreaking experimental techniques, new data, innovative analysis methods, and the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) into thermal-hydraulic analysis. The conference also fosters global collaboration, encouraging partnerships that drive innovation in these rapidly evolving research areas.
Abstracts will be solicited in various topic areas. If your abstract is approved, you will be required to submit a full paper for presentation and publication.
Conference proceedings will be distributed digitally. Selected papers will be published in special issues of Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Design, and/or Fusion Science and Technology.
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