Per Peterson Reappointed to Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee

Governor Gavin Newson has reappointed UCBNE faculty Per Peterson to the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee (DCISC), a position Peterson has held since 2008. First created in 1990, the DCISC is a 3-person committee tasked with reviewing and making recommendations regarding the safety of PG&E's Diablo Canyon Power Plant located in San Luis Obispo County. 

The governor's announcement:

"Per F. Peterson, of Berkeley, has been reappointed to the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee, where he has served since 2008. Peterson has been Chief Nuclear Officer at Kairos Power since 2017 and a Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley since 1990. He was Executive Associate Dean at the University of California, Berkeley from 2015 to 2017. Peterson is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Nuclear Society. He earned a Doctor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no state compensation. Peterson is a Democrat.”