The President today announced his intention to nominate Kenneth M. Carr to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 1991. He would succeed Nunzio J. Palladino.
Admiral Carr retired from active duty in May of 1985 after having most recently served as deputy and chief of staff to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 1983-1985. During his naval career, Admiral Carr was commanding officer of the U.S.S. John Adams, 1967-1968; on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations (Research and Development), 1968-1970; on the staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, for duty as senior member, Naval Propulsion Examining Board, 1970-1972; chief of staff to the Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 1972-1973; military assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1973-1977; Commander of the Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 1977-1980; and vice director of strategic target planning at Offutt Air Force Base, NE, 1980-1983.
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy (1949). Admiral Carr is married and resides in Groton Long Point, CT. He was born March 17, 1925, in Mayfield, KY.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Kenneth M. Carr To Be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/259003