Commissioner Douglas W. Weaver

The Honorable Douglas W. Weaver nominated by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, was sworn in on December 22, 2025 as an NRC Commissioner for a term ending June 30, 2026. He is one of only a handful of former NRC staff members to serve on the Commission.

Weaver worked at the NRC for nearly 20 years, beginning as a Reactor Engineer in Region I, where he qualified as a resident inspector. Next, he served as a Headquarters Operations Officer and later a Senior Emergency Response Coordinator in the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response. He also laid the foundation for Combined License and Design Certification reviews for new reactors as leader of the planning and scheduling branch in the former Office of New Reactors and later served as Deputy Chief of Staff for then-Chairman Dale Klein. He ended his NRC career in 2012 as Deputy Director in the Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Division, a Senior Executive Service position.

Most recently, Weaver led his own consulting company, Atomic Safety, providing regulatory and licensing support to the nuclear industry. Previously, he was Vice President, Global Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, for Westinghouse Electric. While there, he created the company’s Nuclear Safety Review Board, supported the pursuit of a 40-year license renewal at the Columbia Fuel plant, and supported numerous license amendments for AP1000.

Weaver earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University and began his career as a U.S. Navy officer in 1985, completing a year in post-graduate Naval training studying nuclear engineering and nuclear power plant theory. He then served in operational units at sea, where he qualified as chief engineer, ultimately completing his uniformed service in the Naval Reserve in 2005. He supported the Chief of Naval Operations during the U.S. response to 9/11, helping rebuild the Navy Command Center in the Pentagon and earning the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his service during this period.

January 2026