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Gibbons names new nuclear projects chief

Bruce Breslow, a former Sparks mayor and television sports broadcaster who has served in several local and state government posts, is the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects’ new executive director.

Gov. Jim Gibbons made the announcement this afternoon.

The agency leads the state’s opposition to federal plans to build a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

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