Kristine Svinicki
| Kristine L. Svinicki | |
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| Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
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Assumed office January 23, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Stephen G. Burns |
| Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
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Assumed office March 28, 2008 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump |
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September 6, 1966 Jackson, Michigan |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Kristine L. Svinicki (born September 6, 1966) is an American nuclear engineer and current chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Svinicki, who is one of seven siblings, was born in Jackson, Michigan. Both of her parents died when she was a teenager. She earned a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan in 1988.
Svinicki began her career as an energy engineer for the state of Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. She worked as a nuclear engineer in the U.S. Department of Energy's Washington, D.C. Offices of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, and of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, as well as its Idaho Operations Office. She served as a staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee for Sen. John Warner and Sen. John McCain.
She was sworn in as a commissioner of the NRC on March 28, 2008 and for a second term ending June 30, 2017. She was designated chairwoman by President Donald Trump on January 23, 2017. On June 26, 2017, she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a five-year term as the NRC's chairperson.
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