In April 2009, Commission Chairman Dale Klein promoted Burns from Deputy General Counsel to General Counsel.Īside: About a month later, on May 13, 2009, President Obama promoted Commissioner Jaczko to be the Chairman, asking Chairman Klein to remain as a Commissioner.Ĭommissioner Klein continued to serve until Mahe and Chairman Jaczko had a stormy relationship that included at least one instance of Klein reminding Jaczko that his title was Chairman, not Dictator. Stephen Burns joined the NRC staff in 1978 and held a variety of jobs of increasing scope and responsibility, including being the legal counsel for Commissioner (and retired Rear Admiral) Kenneth Carr, also serving as Carr’s Executive Assistant when he became the Commission Chairman. We look forward to hearing his perspectives on these matters during the confirmation process. Although Baran has energy and environmental policy experience, his background includes little, if any, relevant experience with nuclear energy technology or the NRC regulatory process and policies. The nomination of Jeff Baran merits close scrutiny. The confirmation process will provide ample opportunity for Burns to elaborate on his views. Industry has some concerns regarding certain actions taken by the NRC while Burns served as general counsel, including the chairman’s use of emergency authority in the weeks after the Fukushima Daiichi accident and the decision to terminate the Yucca Mountain repository licensing process. Industry recognizes Burns’ 33 years of service to the commission-he received numerous positive reviews and was repeatedly promoted. “With the nomination of Stephen Burns, who served as NRC general counsel, President Obama has identified a figure familiar with the commission’s responsibilities, processes and culture. Marvin Fertel, CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) whose mission statement includes providing a “unified industry voice,” issued a statement with his initial reaction to Stephen Burns and Jeffery Baran, the two people who were named as commissioners, subject to Senate confirmation.
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Commissioner Magwood remains on the commission, but he has announced that he will be departing at the end of August for a new job as director general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency. One of the vacancies exists already Commissioner Apostolakis, a renowned expert in the field of nuclear reactor safety and probabilistic risk assessment was not offered a second term when his first term expired at the end of June 2014. The Obama Administration, under the direction of influential Senators, has provided the names of two people to fill vacancies on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.