DOGE comes to the NRC

DOGE comes to the NRC

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story  DOGE staffer takes on key role at NRC A staffer with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now taken on a key role at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which President Trump has sought to reduce and reform despite its independent status. ©…

Why the US must protect the independence of its nuclear regulator

By Stephen Burns, Allison Macfarlane, Richard Meserve | July 7, 2025, https://thebulletin.org/2025/07/why-the-us-must-protect-the-independence-of-its-nuclear-regulator/https://thebulletin.org/2025/07/why-the-us-must-protect-the-independence-of-its-nuclear-regulator/ The White House has introduced radical changes that threaten to disrupt the effectiveness of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The agency was formed in 1975 to be an indepe…