Christopher T. Hanson

Christopher T. Hanson is an American bureaucrat and the current chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Hanson participating in a NRC briefing on the agency’s COVID-19 response on September 15th, 2020

He was sworn as a NRC Commissioner on June 8, 2020, and was reaffirmed by President Biden. He was previously a staff member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as a Department of Energy official.[1][2]

Previously he was a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he led energy projects for government and industry.[3]

President Biden designated Hanson as chairman of the NRC effective January 20, 2021.[3][4]

He has a master's from Yale Divinity School and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Valparaiso University.[3]

References
  1. "Chairman Christopher T. Hanson". NRC Web.
  2. "Christopher Hanson sworn in as fifth commissioner -- ANS / Newswire". www.ans.org.
  3. "Chairman Christopher T. Hanson". Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. "Biden appoints new head of NRC". Nuclear Engineering International. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.


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