Trump Fires Nuclear Chief in Energy Deregulation Shakeup

[Swordsmyth]

In a dramatic escalation with sweeping implications for the U.S. nuclear industry, President Donald Trump has removed Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Christopher Hanson, opening up a big vacancy at the top for a candidate with softer regulatory inclinations.

The NRC, which oversees the operation of America’s 94 commercial nuclear reactors and regulates new designs such as small modular reactors (SMRs), plays a pivotal role in U.S. energy security and the clean energy transition.

Trump’s move allows his administration to appoint new leadership that could accelerate licensing processes, ease certain regulatory burdens, and potentially fast-track the deployment of next-generation nuclear technologies that fit his broader "energy dominance" strategy, NPR reports.


Critics of Hanson have argued that his tenure favored cautious, risk-averse regulatory frameworks that could delay or discourage private-sector investment. By contrast, Trump's allies are expected to push for a more permissive environment aimed at strengthening U.S. competitiveness against Russia’s Rosatom and South Korea’s KHNP in the global reactor export market.

These moves could also influence U.S. leverage in critical supply chain negotiations over nuclear fuel enrichment and uranium sourcing, particularly amid ongoing tensions with China.

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In a dramatic escalation with sweeping implications for the U.S. nuclear industry, President Donald Trump has removed Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Christopher Hanson

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[PAF]

All this, not to help the American citizens who want access to Freer Markets, but rather to advance the Federal Government/Palantir plans of surveillance data centers and centralized databases which will need enormous power to run the thing. They will be public/private partnerships [PPP], which is Welfare at its finest.

Thanks for the heads up @Swordsmyth

 

[Swordsmyth]

All this, not to help the American citizens who want access to Freer Markets, but rather to advance the Federal Government/Palantir plans of surveillance data centers and centralized databases which will need enormous power to run the thing. They will be public/private partnerships [PPP], which is Welfare at its finest.

Thanks for the heads up @Swordsmyth

Bunk, Trump is freeing up all our energy resources to benefit all Americans, and it's already starting to help.

But you probably want him to central plan and deny electricity to companies you don't like.

 

[PAF]

Bunk, Trump is freeing up all our energy resources to benefit all Americans, and it's already starting to help.

But you probably want him to central plan and deny electricity to companies you don't like.

"Companies I don't like." When I'm being taxed against my will to fund such things, especially when they will be used against me, that's called Corporate Welfare. The very thing that you like.

Btw, talking to you is like talking to a brick.

 

[acptulsa]

Btw, talking to you is like talking to a brick.

Not really. He said more stupid things in the last hour than I've heard from all the bricks I've ever encountered combined.

More toxic insults, too.

 

[TheTexan]

Not really. He said more stupid things in the last hour than I've heard from all the bricks I've ever encountered combined.

More toxic insults, too.

Jeez, I really need to step up my game then