President Donald Trump has tapped Ho K. Nieh to chair the five-member Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), marking the third leadership change in less than a year at the nation’s nuclear safety agency.
Nieh was among two commissioners appointed in December to fill seats vacated by Christopher Hanson, fired in June after being removed as chair on the president’s first day in office, and Annie Caputo, who resigned in July.
“I look forward to continuing to work with the dedicated NRC staff and my fellow commissioners, and I am energized by what we will accomplish together to enable the safe and secure use of nuclear technologies,” Nieh said in a Jan. 9 statement posted by the NRC….
Trump Appoints New US Nuclear Regulatory Chief
