Trump names nuclear chief Svinicki to a new five-year term

Annie Caputo, a Senate aide and former Exelon executive, and former South Carolina Public Service Commission Chairman David Wright.

Trump has proposed $120 million to revive the dormant Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada, and Svinicki's appointment was seen by supporters as a boost to that project.

President Barack Obama had shelved the repository plan at the urging of former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, but with Reid's retirement project opponents lost a key ally.