by
Barbara Kram, Editor | January 09, 2007
Edward McGaffigan Jr.
is the longest-serving
NRC Commissioner
ROCKVILLE, MD – Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Edward McGaffigan, Jr., a 31-year veteran of public service and member of the Commission since 1996, announced today he will leave the regulatory body upon the confirmation of a successor.
McGaffigan, 59, announced his intention in letters to President Bush and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev, dated Jan. 4, 2007. The longest-serving member in the NRC’s 32-year history and the only member to have served over 10 years, McGaffigan is undergoing treatment for metastatic melanoma. Copies of the letters are attached.
"Ed McGaffigan has made exceptionally valuable contributions to the work of the NRC over the past decade. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family," said NRC Chairman Dale Klein.
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Commissioner McGaffigan’s current biography is available on the NRC's web site (www.nrc.gov).
