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How will the federal government protect nuclear safety in an anti-regulatory climate?

  • Written by William J. Kinsella, Professor, Department of Communication, North Carolina State University
imageHighly radioactive used nuclear fuel stored underwater at Unit 2, Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant, Southport, North Carolina.NRC/Flickr, CC BY

The Trump administration and congressional Republicans have undertaken a wide-ranging effort to shrink the federal government’s regulatory footprint. Much attention has focused on high-profile targets,...

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