Reactor Licensing & Regulation

Apostolakis Out As NRC Commissioner

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Jeremy L. Dillon
RW Monitor
6/20/2014
NRC Commissioner George Apostolakis will not be re-nominated for another term as commissioner after his current one expires at the end of the month, his office confirmed this week.  It was widely speculated that Apostolakis…

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