| Dr. Nils J. Diaz | |
| Office: | Chairmen of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Term Start: | April 1, 2003 |
| Term End: | June 30, 2006 |
| President: | George W. Bush |
| Predecessor: | Richard Meserve |
| Successor: | Dale E. Klein |
| Office1: | Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Term Start1: | August 23, 1996 |
| Term End1: | March 31, 2003 |
| President1: | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Camaguey, Cuba |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | University of Florida |
| Party: | Republican |
Nils J. Diaz is a former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, having worked for the commission between 1996 and 2006.[1] He was the chairman of the commission between 2003 and 2006.[2]
He was a nuclear engineering professor and chairman at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, from the 1970s to the 1990s. Diaz holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Florida, and a B. S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Villanova, Havana.
After departing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, he became the chief strategic officer for Blue Castle Project. He is a former paid consultant for Bechtel.[3]