The NRC’s 25th annual Regulatory Information Conference is being held in Maryland next week, from March 12-14, with an exciting agenda. Attendees will be able to attend technical sessions on a variety of topics associated with operating reactors, new and advanced reactors, fuel cycle facilities, nuclear security, safety research, and safety culture policies.
What’s new this year? You’ll find a Force-on-Force Inspection Program display of tactical equipment used during NRC Force-on-Force inspections and for our tech-savvy attendees we’re offering a mobile optimized agenda page. Other events include tours of the NRC’s Operations Center. Visit here for information on these and other new items offered this year.
Representatives from government, industry, international agencies and other stakeholders are among this year’s registrants.
Usually just called the RIC, the conference began in 1989 as a small gathering on nuclear safety regulation. Today, it is the one annual public event where regulators, industry officials, and concerned citizens come together for a collective dialogue on nuclear reactor and materials safety.
In a video posted to YouTube today, NRC Historian Tom Wellock interviews NRC staff and former employees who have been important to the start and development of the RIC.
At this year’s RIC, NRC Chairman, Allison M. Macfarlane will deliver the keynote remarks to open the first session. Bill Borchardt, NRC’s Executive Director for Operations will follow with his presentation. Plenary sessions with Commissioners Kristine L. Svinicki, George Apostolakis, William D. Magwood, and William C. Ostendorff are included throughout the program.
The RIC is open to industry representatives, stakeholders and members of the public and admission is free. You can register onsite. More information is available on the RIC website.
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I hate that I missed this, one thing I love is history and I bet a lot of people enjoyed this.