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Trump fires Democratic member of nuclear energy safety commission
- President Donald Trump has fired Christopher Hanson, a Democratic member of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission , effective immediately.
- Hanson had enjoyed bipartisan support for his work at the NRC, including revisions to safety regulations and efforts to promote diversity.
- The White House suggested Trump fired Hanson for political reasons, citing a need for leadership to align with the president's executive authority.
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Trump removes nuclear safety commissioner in unusual shake-up
President Trump removed a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission late Friday, a move the commissioner says violates federal law protecting independent agency officials.Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill.In short:Commissioner Christopher Hanson announced Monday that President Trump fired him from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) without cause, despite legal norms that shield independent commissioners from dismissal.The Whit…
Trump’s purges come for the U.S.’ nuclear safety board
Donald Trump’s efforts to strip federal agencies and commissions of their independence took an alarming step Monday, when the president fired one of the five commissioners who sit on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Trump Fires Former Democratic Chair From Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Among President Donald Trump’s four May executive actions seeking to “reinvigorate” the United States’ nuclear energy industry was one “ordering the reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” the president-appointed but independent five-seat regulatory board that oversees safety in nuclear energy development. The president took a step in reforming the commission, led by Democrats 3–2, on June 13 when he fired Christopher Hanson, a Democrat he…
The Free Press (Tampa)
Trump Cans Biden’s Nuclear Regulator As Agency Faces Pro-Nuke Overhaul
President Donald Trump fired Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Christopher Hanson on Friday, abruptly ousting the Biden appointee as part of an escalating White House effort to bend energy watchdogs to his pro-nuclear agenda. The dismissal leaves the five-member Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) evenly split along party lines, coming three weeks after Trump signed an executive order directing a wholesale overhaul […] Trump Cans Biden’s Nuclear R…
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