Senate Confirms Spurgeon as DOE Assistant Secretary

The Senate voted 88-0 yesterday to approve the nomination of Dennis Spurgeon as the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for nuclear energy, a new position created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Spurgeon is a former executive vice president and chief operating officer of USEC Inc.

UPDATE: Here's what NEI Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs Alex Flint had to say today about Spurgeon's confirmation:

“Assistant Secretary Spurgeon has a wealth of knowledge on energy issues generally and on nuclear energy specifically. His leadership in the Office of Nuclear Energy will be tremendously beneficial to [DOE] as it seeks to implement the president’s Advanced Energy Initiative and strengthen U.S. energy security.”

Read NEI's full news release here.

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