Senate committee considers nominees for nuclear safety agency & nation’s largest public utility

Environment and Public Works: Senate Committee · December 4, 2025

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Chair opens hearing, outlines nominations and stakes

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Chairman Capito called the hearing to order and announced the committee will consider the nominations of Douglas Weaver to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Lee Beaman to the Tennessee Valley Authority board; she framed confirming Weaver as returning the NRC to five members and said a full commission is needed to implement the Advance Act and related actions, and previewed Beeman's business experience for TVA service.

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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a nomination hearing for Douglas Weaver to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Lee Beaman to the Tennessee Valley Authority board. Senators questioned Weaver on NRC independence, staffing, budgeting and rulemaking; Beeman faced questions about political activity, tenants and his past statements on the 2020 election and commitment to TVA's public power model.

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