NRC commissioner Christopher Hanson fired

Date

Jun 13, 2025

Kind

Independent agency

Legal outcome

Unchallenged

Source

utilitydive.com ↗

Agency or court

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

What happened

The White House said the president "reserves the right to remove employees within his own executive branch who exert his executive authority." Hanson called his termination "without cause, contrary to existing law and longstanding precedent regarding removal of independent agency appointees." No lawsuit was reported.

Publisher

Utility Dive