Christopher T. Hanson

Christopher Hanson
Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byKristine Svinicki
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Assumed office
June 8, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byStephen G. Burns
Personal details
EducationValparaiso University (BA)
Yale University (MS, MDiv)

Christopher T. Hanson is an American political staffer and energy consultant, and the current chair of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

He was sworn as a NRC Commissioner on June 8, 2020. He was previously a staff member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as a Department of Energy official.[1][2]

Previously he was a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he led energy projects for government and industry.[3]

President Biden designated Hanson as chairman of the NRC effective January 20, 2021.[3][4]

He has a master's from Yale Divinity School and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Valparaiso University.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Chairman Christopher T. Hanson". NRC Web.
  2. ^ "Christopher Hanson sworn in as fifth commissioner -- ANS / Newswire". www.ans.org.
  3. ^ a b c "Chairman Christopher T. Hanson". Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Biden appoints new head of NRC". Nuclear Engineering International. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.