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John Tappert

John Tappert currently serves as the acting Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

Mr. Tappert joined the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1991 as a Reactor Engineer and Resident Inspector in Region I.  He has held a number of key management and leadership positions including Deputy Director, Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs, Office of New Reactors; Chief of Staff for Commissioner Ostendorff;  Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards;  and Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support.

Prior to joining the NRC, Mr. Tappert served in the U.S. Navy on nuclear-powered submarines.   He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.  He also holds a Professional Engineer’s license.

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