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Jeff Brumfield

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Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

And the White House echoed that sentiment in a statement for this story. They said, quote, the president of the United States is head of the executive branch and then went on to say that it was he who was in charge of agencies like the NRC. Now, I should say the NRC has a reputation for being high bound and extremely strict.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

And the White House echoed that sentiment in a statement for this story. They said, quote, the president of the United States is head of the executive branch and then went on to say that it was he who was in charge of agencies like the NRC. Now, I should say the NRC has a reputation for being high bound and extremely strict.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

And the White House echoed that sentiment in a statement for this story. They said, quote, the president of the United States is head of the executive branch and then went on to say that it was he who was in charge of agencies like the NRC. Now, I should say the NRC has a reputation for being high bound and extremely strict.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

And in fact, Congress passed legislation last year to try to reform its regulatory process and But even critics of the agency said they really doubted the White House getting involved would help. For one thing, it'll just add another layer of bureaucracy when trying to deal with new regulations.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

And in fact, Congress passed legislation last year to try to reform its regulatory process and But even critics of the agency said they really doubted the White House getting involved would help. For one thing, it'll just add another layer of bureaucracy when trying to deal with new regulations.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

And in fact, Congress passed legislation last year to try to reform its regulatory process and But even critics of the agency said they really doubted the White House getting involved would help. For one thing, it'll just add another layer of bureaucracy when trying to deal with new regulations.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

Yeah. Well, McFarland, the former NRC chair, told me she did think this would impact safety.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

Yeah. Well, McFarland, the former NRC chair, told me she did think this would impact safety.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

Yeah. Well, McFarland, the former NRC chair, told me she did think this would impact safety.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

But at the same time, the NRC is maintaining very high existing standards at nuclear plants, and the industry has a decent safety track record. I really think this is more about what safety might look like five or ten years down the road.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

But at the same time, the NRC is maintaining very high existing standards at nuclear plants, and the industry has a decent safety track record. I really think this is more about what safety might look like five or ten years down the road.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

But at the same time, the NRC is maintaining very high existing standards at nuclear plants, and the industry has a decent safety track record. I really think this is more about what safety might look like five or ten years down the road.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

Thank you.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

Thank you.

Up First from NPR
India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog

Thank you.

Short Wave
Could AI Go Green?

Silicon Valley loves to go fast and break things. The nuclear industry has to move very, very, very slowly because nothing can ever break.

Short Wave
Could AI Go Green?

Silicon Valley loves to go fast and break things. The nuclear industry has to move very, very, very slowly because nothing can ever break.

Short Wave
Could AI Go Green?

Silicon Valley loves to go fast and break things. The nuclear industry has to move very, very, very slowly because nothing can ever break.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-07-2025 4AM EDT

Lear de Bessonet takes over as artistic director of the Lincoln Center Theater with a restaging of her production of Ragtime, which was a hit in a limited run at New York City Center. We've got people talking. The show, which won several Tony Awards after it premiered in 1998, is an adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's audacious novel set in the early 20th century.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-07-2025 4AM EDT

Lear de Bessonet takes over as artistic director of the Lincoln Center Theater with a restaging of her production of Ragtime, which was a hit in a limited run at New York City Center. We've got people talking. The show, which won several Tony Awards after it premiered in 1998, is an adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's audacious novel set in the early 20th century.