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Shelley Moore Capito: “I think that the NRC has jurisdiction over commercial and industrial applications of reactor and nuclear power…”

On the recordJune 2, 2026
I think that the NRC has jurisdiction over commercial and industrial applications of reactor and nuclear power technology under the Atomic Energy Act, pretty clearly.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Discussing NRC's role in nuclear power licensing.

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