22 Mar (NucNet): US president Barack Obama has nominated Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Allison Macfarlane to a new five-year term.
Ms Macfarlane is an expert in nuclear waste issues and holds a doctorate in geology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
She took over the agency last summer after its former chairman, Gregory Jaczko, resigned.
Ms Macfarlane was initially named to a one-year term that expires in June 2013. Mr Obama named her yesterday to a new five-year term, although the appointment requires approval by the Senate.
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