Trump Administration Aligns NRC with Silicon Valley Interests
The Trump administration is reshaping the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to favor Silicon Valley's involvement in the nuclear power sector, as evidenced by a recent meeting led by Seth Cohen, a lawyer with limited experience in nuclear policy. During the meeting, Cohen asserted that the NRC would comply with directives from the administration, reflecting a broader strategy to increase energy production for artificial intelligence initiatives. Concurrently, the Department of Energy announced a public-private partnership to develop a 10-gigawatt data center at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Ohio, which will include significant investments in power generation and infrastructure.
