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Senators press NRC over rulemaking transparency and an alleged 'steering committee'
Summary
Ranking Member Whitehouse sought a list of NRC votes and probed reports of a three-person 'steering committee' overseeing rulemakings; Chairman Ni said the group is a temporary project-management body and insisted commissioners retain vote ownership.
Ranking Member Whitehouse used his opening to press the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on transparency around rulemakings and the role of the White House review process (OIRA). He asked why some rule drafts go to OIRA before a public vote and demanded a list of votes the commission has taken since the executive order directing interagency review.
Whitehouse described reports of a three-member "shadowy steering committee"…
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