U.S. Energy Secretary Abraham Resigns

U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham yesterday submitted his letter of resignation, according to the Washington Post (see GSN, Sept. 22).

Throughout his tenure, Abraham has steered the Energy Department through several nonproliferation issues, including efforts to eliminate Russian nuclear weapons stockpiles and a restructuring of the agency’s nonproliferation offices, the Post reported. Abraham was also involved in the effort to secure Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the site of the first U.S. long-term nuclear waste repository.

In his resignation letter to President George W. Bush, Abraham said he was stepping down to spend more time with his family, the Post reported (Greg Schneider, Washington Post, Nov. 16).

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