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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.
Executive Session|Panel
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|International Ballroom East
On May 23, 2025, President Trump issued two Executive Order (EO) 14301, directing the Department of Energy (DOE) and Secretary of Energy to change DOE processes and activities to more quickly support the deployment of new nuclear technology in this country and reform nuclear energy testing and research activities within the Department. How developers and national labs look to transform these processes and break new ground is high in the interests of everyone thinking about the future of nuclear energy in this country and understanding perspectives from those directly involved will be paramount. As the DOE takes on these dramatic challenges, vendors, national labs, government staff, and numerous parties will all have to work in concert to achieve success and change.
Isaiah Taylor
CEO, Valar Atomics
Jacob Dewitte
CEO, Oklo
Stewart Forbes
Global Regulatory Counsel, Hogan Lovells
Rita Baranwal
Chief Nuclear Officer
Radiant
Brian Smith
NRR
Ashley Finan
INL
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