Looks like they filled the seats. One (Annie Caputo) seems to be a reasonable pick. The other however, (Bradley R. Crowell) was a legislative advocate for NRDC (an actively anti-nuclear organization).
I remember ANS urging President Biden to fill the seats as Commissioner Caputo’s term was approaching its end in June 2021. No action since. Perhaps they were focused on other agendas and viewed this as low priority. Congress hasn’t moved very swiftly with confirmations.
Looks like they filled the seats. One (Annie Caputo) seems to be a reasonable pick. The other however, (Bradley R. Crowell) was a legislative advocate for NRDC (an actively anti-nuclear organization).
https://www.ans.org/news/article-3934/biden-makes-nrc-picks/
Great dispatch from the field. Kind of validates my prejudices against the NRC as a regulator.
Any idea on what is the holdup on filling the two vacant seats on the NRC?
Absolutely no idea. It's baffling to me as well.
I remember ANS urging President Biden to fill the seats as Commissioner Caputo’s term was approaching its end in June 2021. No action since. Perhaps they were focused on other agendas and viewed this as low priority. Congress hasn’t moved very swiftly with confirmations.