Episode 165
Ep 165: Margie Doane, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy · Titans of Nuclear
May 20, 201943m 24s
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Show Notes
In this episode, we discuss...
- How Margie's upbringing influenced her career
- How nuclear export licensing works and why it's important to the safe handling and security of nuclear materials
- Why it was important for Margie to consider transboundary effects of Fukushima when negotiating to affirm the IAEA's post-Fukushima frameworks
- How the Supreme Court's post-Fukushima ruling against the NRC's Waste Confidence policy caused an abrupt halt in plans for domestic and international nuclear power plant construction
- How Margie's 3-step risk assessment process helped propel her to the top of the NRC
- How training staff on new and different technologies, such as SMRs, will help propel NRC regulations forward