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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|Panel|Sponsored by RPD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M Un iversity)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni (University of California at Berkeley)
Student Assistant:
Erika Smith
A number of research reactors, test reactors and facilities are in operation or are being developed and built. They support important R&D programs towards current and future developments. Many of these facilities are at university campuses serving as both educational and R&D instruments. While the design space of research facilities is dominated by light water systems, the research capabilities are rapidly expanding towards advanced reactors. This panel will discuss ongoing and planned efforts involving research reactors, test reactors, and research facilities focusing on the significant opportunities offered by these systems in support of advanced reactor R&D.
Douglas Robison
Natura Resources, LLC
Rusty Towell
Abilene Christian Univ.
Steve Biegalski
Georgia Institute of Technology
Derek Haas
University of Texas at Austin
Caleb Brooks
Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Charles Forsberg
MIT
Wes Hines
Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville
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