FPN07-53

Chris Keane Leaves DOE/NNSA, Rejoins LLNL

October 4, 2007

Dr.Christopher Keane, DOE/NNSA Assistant Deputy Administrator for Inertial Confinement Fusion & the NIF Project, has left the agency and rejoined his previous employer, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Keane has accepted a position in the Physics Directorate at LLNL.

Col. Mike Donovan, Ph.D., the senior military officer in NNSA and a laser scientist, replaces Keane on an "acting" basis until a successor is named. Donovan will speak at Fusion Power Associates annual meeting and symposium, Fusion Energy: Preparing for the NIF and ITER Era, December 4-5 in Oak Ridge, TN.