
OpinionMarch 6, 2025
Killing a Nuclear Watchdog’s Independence Threatens Disaster
A Trump administration plan would end the independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where similar oversight muzzling has led to nuclear disasters overseas
Paul Wilson is the Grainger Professor of Nuclear Engineering and the chair of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s department of nuclear engineering and engineering physics.

Killing a Nuclear Watchdog’s Independence Threatens Disaster
A Trump administration plan would end the independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where similar oversight muzzling has led to nuclear disasters overseas