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White House Aims To Fill Long-Vacant No. 2 Position At NNSA

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, August 13th, 2018

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White House Aims To Fill Long-Vacant No. 2 Position At NNSA

Close up illustration of atomic particle for nuclear energy imagery

The White House on Friday announced the anticipated nominee to fill the number two slot at the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which has been vacant throughout the Trump administration.Longtime Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory senior physicist William Bookless would take over as NNSA principal deputy administrator upon Senate confirmation, according to the Aug. 10 announcement of intent to nominate. He would succeed Madelyn Creedon, who retired on Jan. 20, 2017, the day President Donald Trump was inaugurated,…

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