David Wright has been ceremonially sworn in as Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair earlier this week.
Wright has been officially back with the nuclear regulatory agency since early August after being confirmed by the Senate on July 28. He returns on a new five-year term that concludes on June 30, 2030.
His return in August marked the end of former Commissioner Annie Caputo’s tenure. In Caputo’s resignation letter, she said her resignation would become effective when Wright was sworn back into the commission.
Rik Geiersbach has been appointed chief strategy officer for BWX Technologies and will report directly to CEO Rex Geveden, the nuclear fuel company announced this week on its website.
“As chief strategy officer, Rik will lead the development, execution and integration of BWXT’s enterprise strategy and merger and acquisition initiatives,” Geveden said in the Monday release. “His deep experience in driving organic and inorganic growth initiatives will help secure our competitive positioning in the global security, clean energy, and nuclear medicine markets we serve, as well as align our strategic priorities going forward.”
Geierbach most recently worked at Boeing as the defense contractor’s vice president of strategy and corporate development, according to the release. His 30 years in the defense industry also includes time as the corporate director of strategic alliances at Northrop Grumman.
The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) will hold a fall meeting on Nov. 13 in Arlington, Va.
The hybrid meeting will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time at the Westin Crystal City Reagan National Airport Hotel at 1800 Richmond Highway in Arlington, Va.
The fall meeting will be replacing the summer meeting that was postponed in August, according to NWTRB’s Tuesday press release. The meeting will be focused on the Department of Energy’s activities, plans, and priorities for management of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
The first screening of “The Nuclear Frontier” documentary is set to premiere on Sept. 15 at the Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
A reception will follow at 6 p.m. Eastern Time, which includes a keynote address, panel discussion and premiere screening. The link to RSVP for the premiere is available on the documentary’s website.
The documentary, directed by Evan Mascagni who recently became pro-nuclear, outlines young nuclear power advocates and business leaders as they push for the growth of nuclear energy in the United States.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission assistant general counsel for legislation, ethics, and administrative law Tison Campbell announced his Sept. 5 departure from the agency via LinkedIn.
Starting as an attorney in the NRC’s Office of General Counsel, Campbell spent nearly 20 years working in various high-level legal roles at the nuclear regulatory agency. Campbell served as the assistant general counsel in his current role during the past three years.
Campbell earned his bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Virginia in 2003 and earned his law degree in juris doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2006.
