Hanson was appointed to the NRC by Trump in 2020 and named chair by then-President Joe Biden in 2021. His renomination by ...

House and Senate Democrats slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Democratic Nuclear Regulatory Commission Member ...

Critics warn that the United States may soon be taking on more nuclear safety risks after Donald Trump fired one of five ...

President Trump on Friday fired a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which the commissioner says is illegal. In a Monday post on LinkedIn, Christopher Hanson said that ...

Christopher Hanson, a former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said Monday that President Trump terminated his ...

President Donald Trump fired Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Christopher Hanson on Friday, abruptly ousting the Biden ...

If Wright is confirmed by the Senate and remains chair, his job will be to implement White House orders to speed up reviews ...

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders aimed at speeding up approvals of nuclear reactors on U.S. soil during his ...

Christopher Hanson received a terse “effective immediately” dismissal note signed by the deputy director for presidential ...

Trump selected David Wright, a Republican member of the commission, to serve as chair. Hanson continued to serve on the NRC as a commissioner. His term was due to end in 2029.Wright’s term ...

Frank Pallone, the top Democrat on the the House Energy and Commerce Committee, called Hanson's firing illegal and another attempt by Trump to undermine independent agencies and consolidate power in ...