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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.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Technical Session
Monday, November 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Longboat 1
Session Chairs:
Curtis Brown
Michael Loughlin (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Michael Reichenberger
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Advancing the MCNP Unstructured Mesh Calculations at ORNL's Second Target Station
3:15–3:35PM EST
Lukas Zavorka (ORNL), Kristel Ghoos (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL), Andrew Cooper (Silver Fir Software), Gregory Failla (Silver Fir Software)
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Novel Git-Based Approach for the Management and Development of Complex Radiation Transport Models
3:35–3:55PM EST
M. Fabbri (Fusion For Energy), A. Cubí (ATG Europe)
Management of Nuclear Integration in Fusion Plant Design
3:55–4:15PM EST
Shielding Material Performance in a Spherical Tokamak Power Plant
4:15–4:35PM EST
Kamya Chandrasekhar (Tokamak Energy Ltd), Mayank Rajput (Tokamak Energy Ltd), Christopher L. Wilson (Tokamak Energy Ltd), Gurdeep Singh Kamal (Tokamak Energy Ltd)
Neutronics Analysis and Shielding Optimization for Conceptual Design of IBTF TC Pipelines
4:35–4:55PM EST
Jisoo Bok (Hanyang Univ.), Chang Ho Shin (Hanyang Univ.), Ser Gi Hong (Hanyang Univ.), Do Hyun Kim (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy), Hyoseong Gwon (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy)
