Sworn In: 1/21/05
Term Ends: 6/30/13
Speeches and Testimony
Contact Information:
Tel: 301-415-1750
Address:
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mail Stop O-16G4
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Staff:
Joshua C. Batkin
Chief of Staff
Angela B. Coggins
Policy Director
Susan K. Loyd
Communications Director
John D. Monninger
Deputy Chief of Staff
Lisa B. Clark
Legal Counsel
Almas G. Azeem
Policy Advisor for Financial Modernization
Anna H. Bradford
Policy Advisor for Materials
Melody G. Fopma
Policy Advisor for Infrastructure
Thomas R. Hipschman
Policy Advisor for Reactors
Michael L. Marshall, Jr.
Policy Advisor for Reactors
Roberta S. Warren
Policy Advisor for Security
Annie M. Bennette
Administrative Assistant
Glenda P. Evans
Administrative Assistant
Catina M. Gibbs
Administrative Assistant
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The Honorable Gregory B. Jaczko was designated Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by President Barack Obama on May 13, 2009. He was first sworn in as a Commissioner on Jan. 21, 2005, and his term runs through June 2013.
As Chairman, Dr. Jaczko is the principal executive officer of the NRC and its official spokesperson. He is responsible for conducting administrative, organizational, long-range planning, budgetary, and certain personnel functions of the agency. He also has authority for all NRC functions pertaining to a potential emergency involving an NRC licensee.
Throughout his tenure on the Commission, Dr. Jaczko has focused on the NRC being a decisive safety regulator with the confidence of the public. He has worked to have the agency clearly communicate with the public and its licensees. Dr. Jaczko has been focused on the safety of existing nuclear reactors and radioactive materials, implementing a predictable safety review process for license applications, ensuring the agency conducts thorough environmental reviews, and promoting strong
enforcement and accountability.
Dr. Jaczko has led efforts to strengthen security regulations for nuclear power plants – including requiring new nuclear power plants to be designed to withstand an aircraft crash. He has championed initiatives to strengthen the safety and security of radioactive materials – including the development and implementation of a comprehensive national source tracking system. He has promoted efforts to modernize emergency preparedness programs and to develop a Commission policy on the importance of a healthy “safety culture” at the NRC and its licensees. Dr. Jaczko has also worked to shape agency budgets to ensure staff has the tools and guidance documents they need to do their jobs.
Dr. Jaczko firmly believes that the NRC should be as open with information as possible to best accomplish its mission of protecting public health and safety and the environment. Because he believes public involvement strengthens the formulation of public policy, Dr. Jaczko has encouraged all stakeholders – including licensees, vendors, state and local governments, interest groups, and the general public – to participate in NRC policy-making efforts.
Dr. Jaczko's professional career has been devoted to science, and its use and impact in the public policy arena. Immediately prior to assuming the post of Commissioner, Dr. Jaczko served as appropriations director for U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and also served as the Senator's science policy advisor. He began his Washington,
D.C., career as a congressional science fellow in the office of U.S. Rep. Edward Markey. In addition, he has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University teaching science and policy.
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in upstate New York,
Dr. Jaczko earned a bachelor's degree in physics and philosophy from Cornell University, and a doctorate in physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Jaczko is married and resides in Washington, D.C.
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