DNFSB NAMES NEW LOS ALAMOS SITE REPRESENTATIVE

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has named Richard Verhaagen as its new site representative for the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Verhaagen will replace Brett Broderick, effective in July, according to a Board release. Verhaagen joined the DNFSB’s technical staff in May 2008 and during his tenure he has been responsible for “evaluating the effectiveness of the safety management programs implemented by the Department of Energy for high-hazard nuclear operations at its defense nuclear facilities,” the release says. Prior to joining the DNFSB, Verhaagen spent 24 years on active duty in the U.S. Navy.