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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NRC nominee Nieh commits to independent safety mission
During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing today, Ho Nieh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as a commissioner at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was urged to maintain the agency’s independence regardless of political pressure from the Trump administration.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NNPD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Biscayne 3
Session Chair:
Tina Hernandez (Sandia)
Alternate Chair:
Morris E. Hassler (IB3 Global Solutions)
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This panel of nuclear nonproliferation experts will discuss major policy initiatives that are advancing (or should be advancing) during a time of advanced nuclear expansion in a world challenged with major conflicts involving nuclear nations. Discussions will focus on what can be done to facilitate clean nuclear energy expansion, risks of new nuclear with unbridled controls, and what are the expectations for arms control policy.
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