The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that Victor McCree will serve as the body’s next executive director for operations, the top career position in the agency. Current Executive Director Mark Satorius plans to retire at the end of 2015, and McCree is expected to begin his new job on Sept. 27, 2015, the NRC said. “Victor McCree is the right choice to help the agency as it addresses the challenges of a changing regulatory environment and the need to more effectively apply limited resources while still ensuring the health and safety of the public,” NRC Chairman Stephen Burns said in a statement. “His leadership experience in heading the NRC’s largest regional office (Region II) will be a tremendous asset.” McCree has been with the NRC since 1988, and since 2010 has served as regional administrator in the commission’s Atlanta office.