WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded the Senate’s confirmation of Kristine Svinicki and Allison Macfarlane to serve on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

“I am pleased that the Senate has confirmed Kristine Svinicki and Allison Macfarlane to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Now that the commission is back to full strength, I hope that it can return to the important work of ensuring the safety of our nation’s nuclear industry and put the recent controversies behind it,” Murkowski said.

Murkowski is the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

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