Nils J. Diaz

Nils J. Diaz is a former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, having worked for the commission between 1996 and 2006.[1] He was the chairman of the commission between 2003 and 2006.[2][1]

Dr. Nils J. Diaz
Chairmen of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
In office
April 1, 2003  June 30, 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRichard Meserve
Succeeded byDale E. Klein
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
In office
August 23, 1996  March 31, 2003
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Personal details
Born (1938-04-07) April 7, 1938
Camaguey, Cuba
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Florida

He was a nuclear engineering professor and chairman at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, from the 1970s to the 1990s. Diaz holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Florida, and a B. S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Villanova, Havana.

After departing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, he became the chief strategic officer for Blue Castle Project.[1] He is a former paid consultant for Bechtel.[3]

References

  1. Gunter, Linda (2 August 2016). "US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's 'enforcement' is as fierce as the comfy chair". theecologist.org. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. "Chairman Nils J Diaz, Ph.D." NRC Web. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. Nazaryan, Alexander (20 November 2013). "America's Fukushima?". Newsweek. Retrieved 7 September 2021.


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