Michael Mobley
Commissioner for Tennessee
Southeast Compact Commission

Appointed Alternate Forum Participant by the Southeast Compact Commission in 2000

As the Commissioner for Tennessee, Michael Mobley represents the interests of the state in deliberations of the Southeast Compact Commission for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management.

Mobley, a private consultant who specializes in regulatory radiation issues, has represented Tennessee on the Southeast Compact since 1984, with service on a number of compact committees including the Technical Advisory Committee and the Planning Committee. His Tennessee government experience includes serving as the Director of the Tennessee Division of Radiological Health prior to his retirement in 1999, and working in every aspect of the Division’s Radiation Control Program over his 30 years with state government.

Mobley received an undergraduate degree in physics and mathematics from Austin Peay State University, a master of science degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, and a master of public administration degree from Tennessee State University.

He has served on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advisory Committee on External Regulation of DOE Nuclear Safety, and he has been involved in several national efforts concerning high-level radioactive waste with DOE and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mobley also served on the Food and Drug Administration’s National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee. He is also an active member of the Health Physics Society.