Obama to renominate GOP nuclear regulator

Obama to renominate GOP nuclear regulator BusinessWeek By MATTHEW DALY President Barack Obama will nominate Republican Kristine Svinicki to a new term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, despite opposition from two top Democratic senators. White House press secretary Jay Carney said Obama believes the ...

Sanders Opposes NRC Nominee vtdigger.org Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today on the reappointment of Commissioner Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: “I have serious concerns about NRC Commissioner Svinicki's record on safety.

Washington Extra – Going nuclear? Reuters Blogs (blog) By Warren Strobel US Nuclear Regulatory Commission commissioner Kristine Svinicki (L) is seen here with Chairman Gregory Jaczko (C) and fellow commissioner George Apostolakis (R) listening to testimony at a meeting at the NRC's headquarters in ... Reuters Blogs (blog)

The Democratic War on One Woman Wall Street Journal Ask Kristine Svinicki, a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Ms. Svinicki is a respected nuclear engineer who was unanimously confirmed to the NRC in 2008, and whose term is up in June. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now actively ...

President Obama nominates NRC commissioner opposed by Harry Reid Las Vegas Sun By Karoun Demirjian (contact) WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will re-nominate Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a White House official confirmed Thursday, bringing a swift end to a unfolding standoff with Senate Republicans ...

Obama to renominate GOP commissioner to NRC GovExec.com By Rebecca Carroll Despite opposition from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., President Obama will renominate Republican Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Reuters reports. The news came just as Senate Minority Leader Mitch ...

Risch jumps to defense of former Craig aide at NRC The Idaho Statesman Jim Risch jumped in to support a former aide to his predecessor Larry Craig locked in a tough fight to keep her job on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. President Barack Obama renominated Kristine Svinicki for the Republican-designated seat she ...

Obama's NRC Nomination Draws Fire From Democrat Reid Over Yucca San Francisco Chronicle Svinicki, 45, has criticized NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko, a former science adviser to Reid. She also has complained about the commission's effort to shut a nuclear-waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, which Reid opposes.

Obama goes to battle with Reid over appointment Washington Times By Stephen Dinan A day after a very public prodding by Senate Republicans, the White House said Thursday that President Obama will renominate Kristine Svinicki to serve on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission — a move that puts him at odds with Senate ...

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