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

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

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

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The plans appear to stem from President Donald Trump’s executive orders signed in May, which were aimed at boosting the nuclear energy industry.

A White House spokesperson confirmed that “Chris Hanson is no longer at the NRC” in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Deputy press secretary Anna Kelly defended the move in a ...

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Christopher T. Hanson was initially appointed by Trump in his first term and reappointed by Joe Biden in 2024. The White House implied Hanson’s firing was to make this important commission more ...