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Confirmed:

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, by an 18-2 vote, approved Joseph T. Kelliher's nomination to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Kelliher's approval follows his second nomination by President Bush. Bush also nominated New Mexico attorney Suedeen G. Kelly to fill the remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2004.

The California Senate, by a vote of 32-3, confirmed Gov. Gray Davis' appointment of Michael R. Peevey as president of the state's Public Utility Commission. His term expires Dec. 31, 2008.

Reorganized:

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) shook up its organization, consolidating from eight divisions to six, repositioning several employees, and creating new management positions. Among the many changes, Senior Vice President Marvin Fertel becomes the institute's chief nuclear officer, while Jack Brons, special assistant to the president, becomes treasurer. NEI also brought over Westinghouse executives Mike Comisky and Don Cox as "loaned executives," according to the organization. Comisky was named NEI's senior director of member outreach, and Cox was named chief financial officer.

New Positions:

Carol F. Graebner replaces the retiring Kenneth E. Randolph as Dynegy's executive vice president and general counsel. Graebner comes to Dynegy from Duke Energy International.