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The USA’s nuclear lobby’s main aim? -to weaken NRC safety regulations

in-bedNuclear power lobby names new CEO, The Hill,   By Timothy Cama – 10/04/16  The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has tapped Maria Korsnick, a veteran of the nuclear industry, to be its new CEO.

Korsnick, currently the chief operating officer at NEI, will start her new role Jan. 1, when Marv Fertel, the current CEO, retires.

 She has previously held executive positions at Constellation Energy Nuclear Group and Exelon Corp……..

The changes come at a crucial moment for the nuclear sector. Numerous plants are expected to close in the coming years amid competition from cheap natural gas and renewables, and increasing safety and security requirements.

A small handful of new plants or reactors are under construction domestically as well.

NEI is working on various major policy priorities, like getting a tax credit renewed for newly built plants, trying to get the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site built and reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/299158-nuclear-lobby-names-new-ceo

October 4, 2016 - Posted by | politics, USA

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