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regulatory capture

Trump just assaulted the independence of the nuclear regulator. What could go wrong?

By Allison Macfarlane | Nuclear Energy

Three Mile Island

Congress wants to turn the nuclear regulator into the US industry’s cheerleader—again

By Victor Gilinsky | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin questions witnesses about advanced nuclear reactors in November 2023.

Congress takes aim at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: ‘It’s déjà vu all over again’

By Victor Gilinsky | Nuclear Energy

Annie Caputo visits Three Mile Island

Biden can rescue the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from industry capture

By Frank von Hippel | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk