NIA Statement Welcoming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's New Executive Director for Operations

The Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) welcomes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) selection of Dr. Mirela Gavrilas as the new Executive Director for Operations (EDO). We believe she has the right combination of skills and experience to lead NRC at this pivotal moment. 

 

The EDO plays a critical role at the NRC to ensure effective and efficient completion of the NRC mission and helps lead and shape the culture of the agency. Dr. Gavrilas has an incredibly strong background technically and demonstrated leadership experience within the NRC. She completed her PhD in nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has over 15 years of experience in NRC's Office of Reactor Regulation (NRR) and the Office of Reactor Research (NRO). Dr. Gavrilas held multiple senior leadership roles within NRR and has been the Director of the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR) since 2021. Dr. Gavrilas has been recognized for both successfully leading novel technical activities at NRC and working to modernize NRC work processes and metrics. NIA looks forward to Dr. Gavrilas's  technical and organizational leadership of NRC's evolution into a more agile, effective, and efficient regulatory agency.

 

 

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