We need to address Trumps declaration that he can overrule the regulations of independent agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
I am a retired nuclear medicine physician and radiation safety officer. I am very concerned that Trump has declared he can overrule the regulations of the independent agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). He has stated that he intends to unilaterally loosen NRC regulations to promote the building of nuclear power plants. Trump does not respect science. In the nuclear medicine and nuclear energy fields, science has kept us safe. We do NOT want an American version of the Chernobyl disaster.
This is also ILLEGAL: the president cannot overrule NRC regulations without the consent of Congress. The NRC, as an independent regulatory agency, is established by law and its decision-making authority is protected by statute. Congress must act through legislation to modify or override the NRC's regulations.
I have already emailed my senators and representative and requested they publicly condemn this on the record and do whatever possible to keep us safe. I have also posted this on Facebook on my own page with a link to the NPR article about it. I think this is an issue that the Digital Drumbeat and the Watchdog Coalition should consider taking up.
We need to address Trumps declaration that he can overrule the regulations of independent agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
I am a retired nuclear medicine physician and radiation safety officer. I am very concerned that Trump has declared he can overrule the regulations of the independent agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). He has stated that he intends to unilaterally loosen NRC regulations to promote the building of nuclear power plants. Trump does not respect science. In the nuclear medicine and nuclear energy fields, science has kept us safe. We do NOT want an American version of the Chernobyl disaster.
This is also ILLEGAL: the president cannot overrule NRC regulations without the consent of Congress. The NRC, as an independent regulatory agency, is established by law and its decision-making authority is protected by statute. Congress must act through legislation to modify or override the NRC's regulations.
I have already emailed my senators and representative and requested they publicly condemn this on the record and do whatever possible to keep us safe. I have also posted this on Facebook on my own page with a link to the NPR article about it. I think this is an issue that the Digital Drumbeat and the Watchdog Coalition should consider taking up.
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