Trump designates David Wright as NRC chairman, replacing Hanson

President Trump designated Commissioner David Wright as the 19th Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, replacing Biden-era Chair Christopher T. Hanson, who vacated the chairmanship but remained a commissioner. Wright, a Republican commissioner since 2020, supported faster nuclear licensing as part of the Trump administration's energy agenda. Hanson's removal from the commission entirely on June 14, 2025 would mark the first removal of an NRC commissioner in the agency's 50-year history.