Jessie Roberson to be Renominated as Vice-Chair of Defense Board

Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
6/6/2014

The Obama Administration has tapped an official at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to fill an open vacancy on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. The Administration announced late this week its intent to nominate Daniel Santos  to the Board as the official replacement for Kenneth Mossman, who passed away early this year. Santos is currently a Senior Technical Advisor at the NRC, a position he has held since 2007, according to a White House release. Since 2011, he has served at the NRC as the Chairman of the Multinational Design Evaluation Program in the Digital Instrumentation and Controls Group. Prior to joining the NRC, Santos served in a number of positions at the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Headquarters in the Instrumentation and Control Division from 1997 to 2007, including Deputy Manager from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Engineer from 2002 to 2004. 

The White House also announced late this week its intent to re-nominate Jessie Roberson to serve on the DNFSB and to again designate her as Vice Chair. Roberson’s current term on the Board began in 2010, according to the White House. She also previously served on the DNFSB from 2000 to 2001. In 2007, Roberson was the Senior Vice President for Environmental Affairs at Atlantic Sea Harbor Group/Safe Harbor Energy. From 2006 to 2007, she served as the Director of the Nuclear Services Division at CH2M Hill. She was the Director of Nuclear Regulatory Programs at Exelon Corporation from 2004 to 2006. From 2001 to 2004, Roberson served as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management.