Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold one full committee hearing and one subcommittee hearing next week.
The full committee will hold a hearing on the implementation of Sections 641 through 645 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project within the Department of Energy.. Senator Larry Craig will chair the hearing which will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366.
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel 1
The Honorable Dennis Spurgeon
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Douglas Chapin
Principal Officer, MPR Associates
Member, Nuclear Energy Research
Advisory Committee
Alexandria, VA
Panel 2
Tom Christopher
Vice Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Areva, Inc.
Lynchburg, VA
Dr. Lawrence Burns
Vice President, Research & Development and Strategic Planning
General Motors Corporation
Warren, MI
Dr. Regis Matzie
Senior Vice President
Chief Technology Officer
Westinghouse Electric Company
Windsor, CT
Jeff Serfass
President
National Hydrogen Association
Washington, DC
Dan Keuter
Vice President, Nuclear Business Development
Entergy Nuclear
Jackson, MS
The National Parks subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, June 15 at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 to receive testimony on the National Park Service’s Revised Draft Management Policies, including potential impact of the policies on park operations, park resources, wilderness areas, recreation, and interaction with gateway communities.
Invited Witnesses Include:
Mr. Steve Martin
Deputy Director
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Mr. Tom Kiernan
President
National Parks Conservation Association
Washington, DC
