The President today announced his intention to nominate Victor Stello, Jr., to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Defense Programs). He would succeed Sylvester R. Foley, Jr.
Since 1986 Mr. Stello has been Executive Director for Operations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC. He has held several positions with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including Deputy Executive Director for Regional Operations and Generic Requirements, 1981 - 1986; Director of the Office of Inspection and Enforcement, 1979 - 1981; Director of the Division of Operating Reactors, 1976 - 1979; Assistant Director for Reactor Safety, 1973 - 1976; and Chief of the Reactor Systems Branch, 1972 - 1973.
Mr. Stello received a bachelor of science degree and a master of science degree from Bucknell University. In 1988 he was awarded the Distinguished Rank Award.
George Bush, Nomination of Victor Stello, Jr., To Be an Assistant Secretary of Energy Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/263334