Dennis Spurgeon | |
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| Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy | |
| In office April 3, 2006 – 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | William H. Young |
| Succeeded by | Warren F. Miller Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1943 |
| Education | United States Naval Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Rank |  Captain |
Dennis Ray Spurgeon[1] (born October 23, 1943[2]) is a former Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy within the United States Department of Energy. He was sworn in on April 3, 2006, becoming the most senior nuclear technology official in the American government. In addition, he is the leader of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, a strategy aimed at accelerating the demonstration of a more proliferation resistant closed fuel cycle and reducing the possibility that nuclear energy could be used for non-peaceful purposes.[3] In his capacity as Assistant Secretary, he has previously served as Acting Under Secretary of Energy for Energy and Environment.[4]
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