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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

NRC Confirmation Hearings

Republicans Press NRC Chief Designee on Management Skills
BusinessWeek
U.S. Senate Republicans questioned Allison Macfarlane's skills to lead the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, citing limited experience to prepare her to run an ...


Obama Pick for NRC Pledges Collegiality

TIME -
By AP / MATTHEW DALY Wednesday, June 13, 2012 (WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama's nominee to chair the Nuclear Regulatory Commission promised Wednesday to try to restore harmony at an agency marked by discord in recent years.

Bargain on NRC nominees seems intact

Politico -
Wednesday's Senate hearing on the qualifications of NRC nominees Allison Macfarlane and Kristine Svinicki had a few moments of rancor but nothing that appeared likely to upset the delicate deal aimed at securing seats for both candidates.

GOP Backs Nuclear-Agency Pick

Wall Street Journal -
By RYAN TRACY WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Nuclear Regulatory Commission received reluctant support from Republican senators Wednesday, paving the way for a bipartisan deal that would allow her to assume the job by the end of ...

Republicans Press NRC Chief Designee on Management Skills

BusinessWeek -
By Katarzyna Klimasinska on June 13, 2012 US Senate Republicans questioned Allison Macfarlane's skills to lead the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, citing limited experience to prepare her to run an agency with 4000 employees and a budget of almost $1 ...

Nuclear nominee aims to end NRC acrimony

Reuters -
* Allison Macfarlane is Obama nominee for NRC chairman * Says to aim for better relationship with colleagues * Senate expected to confirm Macfarlane quickly * Boxer grills Republican commissioner Svinicki (Adds comments from senators, Svinicki) By ...

Obama choice to lead NRC pledges collegiality

U.S. News & World Report -
By MATTHEW DALY, AP WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee to chair the Nuclear Regulatory Commission promised Wednesday to try to restore harmony at an agency marked by discord in recent years. Allison Macfarlane, a geologist named to lead ...

Senate holds leadership hearing for troubled nuclear commission

Los Angeles Times -
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led by California Democrat Barbara Boxer, held a confirmation hearing Wednesday for two members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that signaled new leadership would soon be coming to ...

Geologist Allison Macfarlane, Obama choice to lead nuclear agency, pledges ...

Washington Post -
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's nominee to chair the Nuclear Regulatory Commission promised Wednesday to try to restore harmony at an agency marked by discord in recent years. Allison Macfarlane, a geologist named to lead the NRC last month, ...

Senate confirmation for Nuclear Regulatory Commission posts starts smoothly

Las Vegas Sun -
By Karoun Demirjian (contact) Dennis Cook / AP Allison Macfarlane, shown in this 2006 file photo with Robert Loux, then executive director of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, at a Yucca Mountain hearing, has been named to head the Nuclear ...
 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nominee Talks New Mexico and Nuke Waste

Albuquerque Journal (subscription) - ‎4 hours ago‎
By Michael Coleman / Journal Washington Bureau on Wed, Jun 13, 2012 Tweet President Obama's nominee to chair the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Congress Wednesday that the US can learn all it needs to know about disposing of nuclear waste by ...

Barbara Boxer Speaks In Support Of Obama's Nomination For NRC Chair

Kbps -
By Alison St John California Senator Barbara Boxer spoke today at a hearing to consider the next head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Boxer, chair of the Senate committee that oversees commercial nuclear power plants, cited the concerns of people ...

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nominees Appear Headed for Confirmation

Roll Call (subscription) - ‎4
By Humberto Sanchez Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer said the committee is trying to move forward on the nominations of two women to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In an effort to bridge a rift on the Nuclear Regulatory ...
 

Questions on SONGS, storage of spent nuclear fuel fly at NRC confirmation hearing

Power Engineering Magazine -
By Brian Wheeler, senior editor, and Sharryn Dotson, online editor The US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 13 held a hearing on the nomination for Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko's replacement, ...

Sen. Sanders slams 'McCarthyite' tactics used against outgoing nuke agency chief

The Hill (blog) -
By Ben Geman - 06/13/12 12:08 PM ET Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Gregory Jaczko is on his way out the door, but Capitol Hill lawmakers aren't done with battles over his controversial tenure atop the agency. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ...
 

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