On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a nomination hearing for Ho Nieh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as one of five commissioners at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC).

Nieh has served as vice president of regulatory affairs at Alabama-based Southern Nuclear since 2021, but has operated as a loaned executive at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations since June 2024. Nieh previously worked at the NRC in three separate stints, serving a total of 23 years with the agency in various roles including director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, regional office director for reactor projects, resident inspector, and in policymaking and incident response.

U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., introduced Nieh at Wednesday’s hearing, tou

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