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Weaver NRC reappointment gets OK, Senate vote next
The U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee has recommended Douglas Weaver be reappointed to a full five-year term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after his current term expires on June 30.
The committee voted 15-4 in support of Weaver’s nomination on Wednesday, clearing the way for a final vote on the Senate floor. If the Senate votes to confirm Weaver, he would serve on the NRC through June 30, 2031.
Claus Elter, Gerhard Becker
Nuclear Technology | Volume 59 | Number 2 | November 1982 | Pages 228-233
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33025
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