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NRC Chairman Wright Speaks at EnergySolutions Conference

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NRC Chairman David Wright speaks virtually at the EnergySolutions Conference, held in Salt Lake City, about “Getting from Here to There in Nuclear.”

NRC RIC Registration Open

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NRC Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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Celebrating the agency’s 50th anniversary with cake and ceremony is, left to right, Commissioner Bradley Crowell, now Chairman David Wright, now Commissioner Christopher Hanson, Commissioner Annie Caputo and Commissioner Matthew Marzano.

Jimmy Carter at Three Mile Island

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In this historic photo, President Jimmy Carter visits the Three Mile Island control room. The NRC participated in the Jan. 9th National Day of Mourning in honor and remembrance of his passing Dec. 29, 2024.

Hermes 2 Construction Permit Signing

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Andrea Veil, head of our Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, poses with Peter Hastings, vice president of regulatory affairs at Kairos Power, after signing permits to start building two additional reactors at the company’s site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group behind includes a Kairos official and NRC staff who worked on the application.

NRC Hosts International Regulatory Counterparts

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NRC staff hold a three-day workshop on reactor oversight for regulatory counterparts from Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, and the UAE – as well as virtual participants from Brazil and the United Kingdom. The event is an opportunity to share information about how the NRC inspects, measures, and assesses commercial nuclear power plants.

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, January 30, 2025