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Nuclear Regulatory Commission clears Gregory Jaczko of any wrongdoing

 Inquiry on Nuclear Chief Finds No Rules Were Broken NYT, By MATTHEW L. WALD, 27 June 12,  On the eve of the resignation of Gregory B. Jaczko, the chairman of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the commission’s inspector general has issued a report that clears him of some of the charges against him.

Dr. Jaczko did not exceed his authority last year in directing his agency’s response to the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown in Japan, despite his colleagues’ irritation over his management style, the office of the inspector general, Hubert Bell, said on Tuesday.

He did not make any unilateral decisions that affected companies that hold Nuclear Regulatory Commission licenses, the report said….

The report was not immediately made public. The New York Times obtained a copy of the eight-page summary from a Congressional aide.

In May, Dr. Jaczko said he would resign when a successor was confirmed.

The Senate is likely to do that this week, approving Allison
Macfarlane, a geologist and professor of environmental science at
George Mason University, as his successor.

The inspector general investigated a variety of actions that critics
said were improper, but the new report did not find any clear
violations…….
In a statement, Dr. Jaczko said that he had felt “confident all along that my actions have been consistent with my responsibilities and authorities as chairman, and certainly that there was no wrongdoing.’’

“This report underscores my belief,’’ he said. “I appreciate the
inspector general’s independent investigation and am glad to put this
behind us.” http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/inquiry-on-nuclear-chief-finds-no-rules-were-broken/

June 28, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA