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Senate approves Obama choice to lead NRC

Geologist Allison Macfarlane will replace Gregory Jaczko, who announced his resignation last month after a tumultuous three-year tenure.

Tags: Senate , Allison Macfarlane , NRC , Kristine Svinicki

Monday - 07/02/2012, 04:28am EDT

Obama picks GMU prof to replace Jaczko at NRC

President Barack Obama said he plans to nominate Allison Macfarlane to lead the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, just days after the embattled head of the agency announced he would step down.

Tags: Allison Macfarlane , NRC , nuclear waste , Walter Shaub , OGE

Thursday - 05/24/2012, 04:57pm EDT

NRC chief Gregory Jaczko resigning

Gregory Jaczko is stepping down after more than a year of scrutiny from his colleagues.

Tags: NRC , Fukushima

Tuesday - 05/22/2012, 08:14am EDT

Analysis: NRC nomination battle hurts workforce morale

It's a good time for career employees at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to lay low and stay in their cubicles. A nasty political fight over President Obama's Republican, female commissioner nominee, Kristine Svinicki, has caused Chairman Gregory Jaczko to publicly deny he is abusive towards women.

Tags: Kristine Svinicki , NRC , Debra Roth , Federal Drive , Shaw Bransford Roth , management , workforce , morale

Wednesday - 04/25/2012, 01:12pm EDT
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Top nuclear regulator denies he has targeted women

The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says allegations that he mistreats women are, in his words, `'categorically untrue."

NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko says he has "the utmost respect" for men and women at the nuclear agency, which oversees safety at the nation's 104 commercial reactors.

Tags: NRC , William Magwood , George Apostolakis , Kristine Svinicki , William Ostendorff , Congress , Barbara Boxer

Monday - 04/23/2012, 04:37am EDT

Contentious hearing leaves more questions about NRC leadership

Chairman Jaczko told lawmakers he would not resign despite criticism from NRC commissioners. Republican members push for Jaczko to leave. Democrats said their investigations found no legal violations.

Tags: workforce , NRC , Elijah Cummings , Darrell Issa , Jason Chaffetz , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , William Magwood , Emily Kopp

Thursday - 12/15/2011, 05:11am EST
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NRC commissioners: Chairman Jaczko's 'bullying' has hindered agency

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko said it was the first time he had heard many of the accusations that fellow commissioners threw at him during a hearing of the House Oversight Committee on Jaczko's leadership. The four commissioners, evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, said they had no political motive in bringing his "erratic" and "extreme" behavior to light.

Tags: NRC , House , House Oversight and Government Reform

Wednesday - 12/14/2011, 01:33pm EST

NRC orders safety changes after Japan crisis

Tags: NRC , nuclear energy

Friday - 08/19/2011, 02:42pm EDT