Christopher T. Hanson
Christopher Hanson | |
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Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Kristine Svinicki |
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
Assumed office June 8, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Stephen G. Burns |
Personal details | |
Education | Valparaiso University (BA) Yale University (MS, MDiv) |
Christopher T. Hanson is an American bureaucrat and the current chair of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
He was sworn as a NRC Commissioner on June 8, 2020. He was previously a staff member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as a Department of Energy official.[1][2]
Previously he was a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he led energy projects for government and industry.[3]
President Biden designated Hanson as chairman of the NRC effective January 20, 2021.[3][4]
He has a master's from Yale Divinity School and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Valparaiso University.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chairman Christopher T. Hanson". NRC Web.
- ^ "Christopher Hanson sworn in as fifth commissioner -- ANS / Newswire". www.ans.org.
- ^ a b c "Chairman Christopher T. Hanson". Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Biden appoints new head of NRC". Nuclear Engineering International. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.