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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.
May 27, 2022|12:15–12:45PM (1:15–1:45PM EDT)
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Nuclear energy is an exciting and evolving field that offers many career paths. ANS's Young Members Group continues the Spotlight on Nuclear Careers series with a casual chat with Sarah Camba Lynn, an engineering manager at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Glen Rose, TX. Following the chat, attendees are invited to participate in a question and answer session with Sarah.
Presenter
Sarah Camba Lynn, Manager, Balance of Plant & Diesel Systems Strategic Engineering Group, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
About Sarah Camba Lynn
Sarah is manager of the Balance of Plant & Diesel Systems Strategic Engineering Group at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Glen Rose, Texas, where she oversees a team that owns a total of 28 plant systems. She has been with Luminant since 2016.
In a prior role, she was a Nuclear Steam Supply System Engineer for five years at Comanche Peak and interned with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Sarah currently serves as Treasurer for the ANS Young Members Group Executive Committee and Executive Committee Member in the Operations & Power Division.
She earned a B. S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University, with a certificate in Engineering Project Management.
Moderator
Ishita Trivedi, ANS Young Members Group