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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Fantail
Session Chair:
Theresa E. Cutler
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Amy E. van der Vyver
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Burnup Credit Loading Curves for High-Burnup and Extended Enrichment Fuels
10:00–10:20AM EST
W.A. Metwally (ORNL), A. Lang (ORNL), V. Karriem (ORNL), M.N. Dupont (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), C. Celik (ORNL), K.L. Fassino (ORNL), A.M. Shaw (ORNL)
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Application of BUC for BWR Fuel in Final Disposal at SKB
10:20–10:40AM EST
Anna Alvestav (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Mgmt. Co.), Rasmus Renberg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Erik Dalborg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Per Zetterstrom (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Jesper Kierkegaard (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Fredrik Johansson (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Mgmt. Co.)
Development of Nuclear Data Measurements Capabilities at the Spallation Neutron Source
10:40–11:00AM EST
Kemal Ramic (ORNL), Luke Daemen (ORNL), Chris W. Chapman (ORNL), Jesse Brown (ORNL), Goran Arbanas (ORNL), Zain Karriem (ORNL), Antonio Moreira Dos Santos (ORNL), Jamie Molaison (ORNL), Klaus Guber (ORNL), Luiz Leal (ORNL)
Analysis of NCERC Critical Experiments with ENDF/B Nuclear Data Libraries
11:00–11:20AM EST
Peter Brain (LANL), Kelsey Amundson (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Alex McSpaden (LANL), Nick Thompson (LANL)
