WASHINGTON,D.C.—Today President Trump announced his intent to nominate Dr. Rita Baranwal to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy at DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy. The following statement can be attributed to Maria Korsnick, president and CEO at the Nuclear Energy Institute: 

"We are pleased with the President’s nomination of Dr. Rita Baranwal to head the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help advance nuclear energy and Secretary Perry’s policy agenda. This nomination further affirms the Administration’s strong support and confidence in the nuclear industry to help meet the nation’s energy, environmental and national security goals."