US EditionTrump Fires NRC Commissioner, Law Violation Alleged
- President Donald Trump fired Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commissioner Christopher Hanson on Friday, terminating his position effective immediately.
- Trump asserts his right to remove executive branch employees who exercise his executive authority, amid concerns about increasing political interference in nuclear oversight.
- Hanson, a bipartisan appointee first named in 2020 and renominated in 2024, dedicated his term to maintaining NRC independence and revising safety regulations, while critics saw his tenure as risk-averse.
- Edwin Lyman of the Union of Concerned Scientists emphasized that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must prioritize health and safety decisions independently of the nuclear industry's economic interests.
- The dismissal creates an opening for Trump’s team to install leaders who may relax regulations and speed up the rollout of nuclear technologies, prompting concerns about safety and the agency’s independence.
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Trump fires Democratic member of Nuclear Regulatory Commission
President Donald Trump fired Christopher Hanson, a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the latest in a series of removals of independent regulators that has led to legal controversy. Hanson said in a statement Monday that Trump “terminated my position with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission without cause, contrary to existing law and long-standing precedent regarding removal of independent agency appointees.” Hanson is th…
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