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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC’s David Wright visits the Hill and more NRC news
Wright
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the spotlight today for three very different reasons. First, NRC Chair David Wright was on Capitol Hill yesterday for his renomination hearing in front of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Second, the NRC released its updated milestone schedules according to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) and the executive orders signed by President Trump last month; and third, as reported by Reuters on Tuesday, 28 former NRC officials have condemned the dismissal of Commissioner Hanson earlier this month.
Renomination: EPW Committee chair Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.) opened the hearing with a statement praising Wright’s experience and emphasized the urgency of stable leadership at the NRC.
“China is executing a rapid build-out of its nuclear industry,” Capito said. “The demand for clean, baseload power is skyrocketing as we position America to win the AI race.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair:
J. Rory Kennedy
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Alternate Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Post-Irradiation Examination System Development for Irradiated Optical Components of In-Situ Spectroscopic Sensors
Bryan Morgan (University of Michigan Ann Arbor), Igor Jovanovic (University of Michigan), Paul Marotta (Micro Nuclear LLC), Piyush Sabharwall (Idaho National Laboratory), Milos Burger (University of Michigan), Patrick Skrodzki (University of Michigan)
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Comparative oxidation studies of glassy carbon and nuclear graphite in air
Yaqiao Wu (Boise State University), John Stempien (Idaho National Laboratory), Junhua Jiang (Idaho National Laboratory)
Impact of Ionizing Irradiation on Surface Wettability: Fundamentals and Application in Engineering Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Arunkumar Seshadri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Eric C. Forrest (Sandia National Laboratories), Bren A. Philips (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Koroush Shirvan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Preparation of U-10Zr Alloys for Irradiation Testing in the Advanced Test Reactor to Enable MARMOT Assessment and Validation
Doug L. Porter (Idaho National Laboratory), Mitchell K. Meyer (Idaho National Laboratory), Karim Ahmed (Texas A&M University), J. K. Jewell (Idaho National Laboratory), Laura Sudderth (Idaho National Laboratory), Moiz I. Butt (Texas A&M University), Sean M. McDeavitt (Texas A&M University)
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