Alum Designated as NRC Chairman

Near the end of 2014, President Obama's designated Stephen Burns, JD '78, as the new Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Congress had previously confirmed Mr. Burns, a 33-year veteran of the NRC, as a Commissioner in November. "I am pleased to have been selected to serve as the NRC's next Chairman. It is a great honor to lead the agency to which I dedicated most of my professional career," he said. "I look forward to working with my fellow Commissioners, the NRC staff and our stakeholders in carrying out the NRC's important mission."