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NRC Chairman Stephen Burns addresses an international audience at the Nuclear Energy Agency's Workshop on Stakeholder Involvement in Nuclear Decision Making in Paris, France. The speech is available at the Commission Speeches page.

NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki is briefed on the status of construction at the Vogtle nuclear plant by Southern Nuclear Operating Company Executive Vice President Mark Rauckhorst. Photo courtesy of Southern Nuclear.

Michael Johnson, NRC Deputy Executive Director for Operations (right), and Vonna Ordaz, Acting Director of the NRC Office of New Reactors (second from right) receive NuScale's application to certify the company's small modular reactor design from NuScale Chief Nuclear Officer Dale Atkinson (second from left) and NuScale Vice President for Regulatory Affairs Tom Bergman (left).

The Commission, NRC staff and officials from Duke Energy pose for photos after a ceremony for the signing of combined licenses for two new AP 1000 reactors at Duke's William States Lee site near Gaffney, S.C. Seated, left to right, are: Commissioner Kristine Svinicki, Chairman Stephen Burns, Commissioner Jeff Baran and Bill Pitesa, Duke Energy Carolina's Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer.