As of Friday morning, the Biden administration had not nominated either a fifth Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair or a fifth commissioner to replace the recently departed chair. So, while we wait, here’s where things at the nation’s nuclear rulemaking agency stand, and what’s at stake for the industry during Biden’s first 100 days. Former NRC chair Kristine Svinicki announced her departure from the agency in early January and left her post on Jan. 20, inauguration day. Appointed chair by President Trump in 2017, Svinicki resigned more than a year before the scheduled end of her term in 2022.
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