Kristine Svinicki
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| Organization: | United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Role: | Commissioner |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Education: | University of Michigan (B.S., nuclear engineering, 1988)[1] |
Kristine Svinicki is a commissioner for the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an independent agency created by Congress to regulate and monitor nuclear energy.[1][2] During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Svinicki was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration. Politico reported that Svinicki was being considered for secretary of energy or undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Energy.[3]
Career
Early career
Kristine Svinicki began her career as an energy engineer at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission for the state of Wisconsin.[1] Later, she served as a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Offices of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology. While with the Department of Energy, she also worked at the department's Civilian Radioactive Waste Management division and the department's Idaho Operations Office.[1]
Senate committees
Following her tenure with the U.S. Department of Energy, Svinicki was a staff member on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee under the Committee’s then-chairman, Senator John Warner (R-Va.).[1] Later, she returned to the committee under Senator John McCain's (R-Ariz.) leadership. While working on the committee, she oversaw the committee's defense science and technology programs and policies and the atomic energy defense activities of the U.S. Department of Energy.[1]
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
In 2008, Svinicki began her first term with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an independent agency created by Congress to regulate and monitor nuclear energy.[1][2] She was re-appointed to a second term in 2012.[3]
| Possible Trump appointee (first term) |
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| During the 2016 presidential transition of power, Svinicki was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in Donald Trump's (R) first term. |
Full list of possible appointees |
See also: Donald Trump's Cabinet, 2025-2026 |
Boards and councils
Svinicki is a member of the American Nuclear Society and has served on the society's Special Committee on Nuclear non-Proliferation. In 2006, she was awarded the society's Presidential Citation for her work on nuclear energy, science, and technology policies.[1] She was on the Task Force on Global Nuclear Materials Management for the Center for Strategic and International Studies.[1] She was a Stennis Congressional Fellow for 108th Congress as well as a Brookings Institution Legis Congressional Fellow.[1]
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