One day before President Donald Trump signed sweeping executive orders last week to streamline licensing for nuclear reactors and handling radioactive waste, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission official testified before Wyoming lawmakers highlighting the commission’s autonomy, independence and strong focus on safety. “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is an independent federal agency led by five Senate-confirmed commissioners. We have about 2,800 staff members across our headquarters,” said Ryan Alexander, government liaison officer for the NRC’s Dallas-Fort Worth office. “We regulate the use of radioactive material across various technologies. We will always be focusing on safety and security first and foremost.” But some of the Wyoming legislators attending the hearing in Casper on Thursday, along with industry watchdogs outside Wyoming, now question the NRC’s focus and independence. Trump’s order called for the NRC to move nuclear projects through bureaucratic red tape and get them licensed at a much faster rate — an edict that critics say clashes with the NRC’s ability to independently regulate the power industry and instead tilts the commission toward advocacy.

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