Christopher T. Hanson is an American bureaucrat and the current chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
He was sworn as a NRC Commissioner on June 8, 2020. He was previously a staff member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as a Department of Energy official.
Previously he was a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he led energy projects for government and industry.
President Biden designated Hanson as chairman of the NRC effective January 20, 2021.
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.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies alumni Valparaiso University alumni