Head of DOE's energy program announces resignation

Head of DOE's energy program announces resignation

Washington (Platts)--21Apr2005


The head of DOE's nuclear energy program announced his resignation, effective 
May 15. William D. Magwood IV made the announcement today in a closed-door 
meeting of DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy, Science & Technology staff. He gave
no indication in a DOE memorandum why he was leaving; however, industry 
officials said his departure had long been rumored. Magwood was appointed 
director of DOE's office of nuclear energy in November 1998. At that time,
"the federal nuclear energy research and development program had collapsed;
the United States had lost its preeminence as a leader in the exploration of 
advanced nuclear technology; the future of nuclear energy was in doubt; and 
nuclear education in the United States was in freefall," Magwood stated in the
memorandum. Under his direction, DOE launched two advanced reactor efforts; 
Nuclear Power 2010 aimed at the near-term deployment of a Generation III+ 
reactor; and Generation IV, aimed at the development of next generation
reactor concepts. R. Shane Johnson, the program's deputy director of
technology, will be acting director.

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