American Nuclear Society statement on Katy Huff being named as acting DOE nuclear energy chief

May 10, 2021, 10:27AMPress Releases

Washington, D.C.— Today, the Biden Administration named Katy Huff as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy and Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy at U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy. The following statement can be attributed to Craig Piercy, CEO and Executive Director of the American Nuclear Society:

"Congratulations to Katy Huff, Chair of ANS's Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division, for being named as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy at U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy. We at the American Nuclear Society look forward to her tenure as NE-2 and Acting NE-1.”


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