Background: Wagner has guided and helped implement INL’s nuclear energy strategy at the nation’s center for nuclear energy research and development. As a recognized expert in reactor and fuel cycle technologies, Wagner is called upon frequently to provide expert testimony to Congress and to advise in formulation of policies for nuclear fuel cycles and advanced reactors.
Wagner has more than 20 years of experience performing research and managing and leading research and development projects, programs, and organizations. Prior to joining INL, he worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for nearly 17 years, where he held several research and leadership roles in reactor and fuel cycle technologies.
Wagner succeeds Mark Peters as INL laboratory director. It was announced in August that Peters accepted the position of executive vice president for laboratory operations at Battelle.
They said it: “John Wagner possesses the qualities the BEA Board was looking for in INL’s next director: advanced nuclear expertise, managerial experience, and strategic leadership,” said Ron Townsend, executive vice president of global laboratory operations and BEA chairman. “John is a proven leader who gets results.”