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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Nieh sworn in to NRC
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is now back up to four commissioners. Following a 66–32 confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate last month, Ho Nieh was officially sworn in last week.
He fills the seat left vacant following the dismissal of Christopher Hanson and is set to serve through the remainder of a term that will expire June 30, 2029.
Quotable: “I am grateful for the opportunity to return to the NRC to work alongside such a competent and dedicated workforce," said Nieh, in the NRC’s press release announcing his being sworn in. "This agency shaped my career and my commitment to nuclear safety. It is an incredible honor to have been appointed by President Trump to serve on the Commission, and I look forward to serving alongside Chairman Wright, Commissioner Crowell, and Commissioner Marzano. I am energized by the opportunities the NRC has to enable the safe use of nuclear technologies for America during this pivotal period in its history.”
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EST|Lincoln West
Session Chair:
Ben Cipiti (Sandia)
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An Evolving Physical Protection Approach for Small Modular and Microreactors
10:00–10:20AM EST
Benjamin B. Cipiti (Sandia), Alan Evans (Sandia)
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The Impact of Blended Cyber-Physical Attacks on Microreactors
10:20–10:40AM EST
Pat Moosir (Sandia)
Safeguards and Security for TRISO Pebble-Bed Reactors
10:40–11:00AM EST
Charles Forsberg (MIT), Andrew Kadak (Kadak Assoc.)
Experimental Methods for Tagging and Tracking TRISO-Fueled Pebbles in Pebble-Bed Reactors
11:00–11:20AM EST
Ming Fang (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Angela Di Fulvio (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Pebble Bed Reactor Neutronics and Isotopic Analysis During Lifetime of a Pebble
11:20–11:40AM EST
Zachary Crouch (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ben Impson (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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