 | Parts of this article (those related to the section on policy positions, which sounds as if he is still head of the Commission) need to be updated. (March 2016) |
Gregory Jaczko | |
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| Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
| In office May 13, 2009 – July 9, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Dale E. Klein[1] |
| Succeeded by | Allison Macfarlane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 29, 1970 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Leigh Ann Caldwell |
| Alma mater | Cornell University University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Gregory B. Jaczko (/ˈjɑːskoʊ/;[citation needed] born October 29, 1970, Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a physicist who was chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from 2005 to 2012.[2][3] While at the NRC, he voted against the opening of new nuclear plants; an inspector general report found that he sought unilaterally and improperly to block the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository project from advancing. After leaving the NRC, Jaczko called for a global ban on nuclear power.[4]
- ^ "Commissioner Dale E. Klein". 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ "N.R.C. Chairman to Resign After Stormy Tenure", New York Times, May 22, 2012, retrieved May 21, 2012
- ^ Macfarlane, NRC website.
- ^ "Why the man once in charge of U.S. nuclear energy now wants to see it banned". CBC. 2019.