Edward Markey: “This budget gives the agency less resources, less capacity…”

“The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is being asked to monitor more facilities, regulate more types of technologies, defend against more types of threats in the immediate years to come. But This budget gives the agency less resources, less capacity, less staff time. To ensure a growing fleet is operated safely. The agency is putting out dozens of rulemakings and will have to review dozens of license applications for new and restarted reactors.” (00:19–00:27)

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