Trump expels all but one member of nuclear waste oversight board

July 23, 2025, 9:31AMRadwaste Solutions

The Trump administration has dismissed seven of the (formerly) eight board members of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, the independent federal agency tasked with evaluating the technical and scientific validity of Department of Energy activities related to managing and disposing of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.

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