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US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko says he will step down

The embattled chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission resigned Monday after a tumultuous three-year tenure in which he pushed for sweeping safety reforms but came under fire for an unyielding management style that fellow commissioners and agency employees described as bullying.Gregory Jaczko stepped down ahead of a potentially blistering report due out soon from the agency's inspector general, which has been investigating his actions for more than a year.Jaczko, 41, led a strong response to the nuclear disaster in Japan and was a favorite of industry watchdogs, who called his emphasis on safety a refreshing change from previous agency chiefs who were close to the nuclear industry or who came from it.But scientists, fellow commissioners and many rank-and-file staffers said Jaczko had created a chilled working environment at the NRC, which oversees safety at the nation's 104 commercial nuclear reactors.In an extraordinary public rebuke, four fellow commissioners sat next to Jaczko ...

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  1. Inspector General Says NRC Chief Hid Information

    The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has strategically withheld and controlled information to steer decisions his way on closing a proposed radioactive wast...

  2. NRC Chairman Says Nebraska Nuke Plants Remain Safe

    BLAIR, Nebraska -- The top U.S. nuclear power regulator said Monday that both of Nebraska's nuclear power plants have remained safe as they battle floodwaters from t...

  3. NRC chairman says Neb. nuke plants remain safe

    The nation's top nuclear power regulator said Monday that both of Nebraska's nuclear power plants have remained safe as they battle floodwaters from the bloated Miss...

  4. North Carolina nuclear plant shut down after crack discovered

    A nuclear plant near North Carolina's capital city was shut down after operators reviewing ultrasonic tests from last year found the results showed tiny marks of cor...

  5. NRC questions new nuclear reactor design, says Westinghouse must fix problems before approval

    Westinghouse Electric Co. must fix problems with its new nuclear reactor design before regulators decide whether the system can be used for the next generation of nu...

  6. NRC chief says 4-hour requirement may not be enough for reactors to cope with blackouts

    The nation's top nuclear regulator cast doubt Thursday on whether reactors in the U.S. are prepared for the type of days-long power outage that struck a nuclear powe...

  7. NRC chairman says no change in 50-mile evacuation zone for Japanese nuclear crisis

    The top U.S. nuclear regulator said Monday he will not change a recommendation that U.S. citizens stay at least 50 miles away from Japan's crippled nuclear power pla...

  8. NRC wants nuclear operators to detail plans to combat terrorism

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is demanding that operators of the 104 U.S. nuclear reactors submit detailed information about plans to respond to a possible terro...

  9. Obama names Allison Macfarlane, expert on nuclear waste, to lead Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    Moving quickly to stem a controversy, President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated an expert on nuclear waste to lead the federal agency that regulates the nation's ...

  10. Chu: Nuclear Regulatory Commission May Look at Moving Future U.S. Reactors

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing reactor safety in the United States in light of the partial meltdown in Japan , and will determine whether nuclear rea...

  11. Senate approves Obama's nuclear chief pick

    The Senate has approved President Obama's nominee to chair the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agency marked by discord in recent years.Geologist Allison Macfarlan...

  12. Senator Reid Calls Criticism of Nuclear Chief a 'Witch Hunt'

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defended Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko on Saturday, calling criticism by four other NRC commissioners "a po...

  1. NRC chairman calls for quick review of safety recommendations at US nuclear plants

    Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko is urging his agency to decide within 90 days how to proceed with safety changes intended to improve the U.S. n...

  2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission orders changes at US nuke plants in response to Japan crisis

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered major safety changes for U.S. nuclear power plants Friday, two days before the one-year anniversary of the nuclear crisis i...

  3. Obama makes Nuclear Regulatory Commission nomination over Reid opposition

    President Obama nominated Kristine L. Svinicki for a new term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday despite objections from the party's most powerful lawma...

  4. AP IMPACT: NRC and industry rewrite nuke history

    When commercial nuclear power was getting its start in the 1960s and 1970s, industry and regulators stated unequivocally that reactors were designed only to operate ...

  5. AP IMPACT: NRC and industry rewrite nuke history

    When commercial nuclear power was getting its start in the 1960s and 1970s, industry and regulators stated unequivocally that reactors were designed only to operate ...

  6. NRC approves Georgia nuclear plant; first construction approval since before Three Mile Island

    The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors at a site in eas...

  7. NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decades

    The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors at a site in eas...

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