President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Ho Nieh, the vice president of regulatory affairs at Southern Nuclear, to fill ...

Annie Caputo, a Republican commissioner appointed in the first Trump administration, informed staff Tuesday that she will ...

Commissioner Christopher Hanson’s sudden dismissal could make NRC less efficient — and less trusted — just as its workload explodes, advocates say. An industry watchdog warned nuclear safety ...

With Hanson’s dismissal and Wright’s pending reappointment, the NRC’s composition has shifted. The agency typically maintains a 3–2 partisan balance, but now operates with a 2–2 split.

President Trump has nominated Ho Nieh to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, filling the seat left vacant by Christopher ...

Christopher Hanson, a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said in a statement Monday that Trump terminated his position as NRC commissioner without cause, “contrary to ...

It did not directly call for the firing or removal of any sitting NRC commission members, however, the first departure was seen just weeks later. The first departure In mid-June, the president fired ...

Chairman Hanson and Commissioner David Wright agreed with the NRC Staff that regulatory requirements could be reduced after the closure of the so-called “zirc fire window,” i.e., the date on ...

Hanson continued to serve on the NRC as a commissioner. His term was due to end in 2029. Wright’s term expires on June 30. The White House has not said if he will be reappointed.