DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator

The Trump administration is upending the way nuclear energy is regulated, driven by a desire to dramatically increase the amount of energy available to power artificial intelligence. Career experts have been forced out and thousands of pages of regulations are being rewritten at a sprint. A new generation of nuclear energy companies — flush with Silicon Valley cash and boasting strong political connections — wield increasing influence over policy. Figures like Seth Cohen are forcing a 'move fast and break things' Silicon Valley ethos on one of the country’s most important regulators. The NRC’s top attorney resigned and was replaced by oil and gas lawyer David Taggart. Over 400 people have left the agency since Trump took office. Draft rules propose a 56% cut in emergency preparedness inspection time.