The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a nomination hearing for Nuclear Regulatory Commission nominee Ho Nieh Wednesday at 10 a.m. Eastern Time at the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
Nieh, nominated in July by President Donald Trump to serve as a NRC commissioner, will testify alongside Environmental Protection Agency assistant administrator for toxic substances nominee Douglas Troutman.
Nieh’s nomination occurred within the same week as David Wright being reconfirmed by the Senate to serve as the chair of the NRC and commissioner Annie Caputo announcing her resignation from the commission. Before that, commissioner Christopher Hanson was terminated by Trump on June 13.
As of now, Wright, Matthew Marzano and Bradley Crowell are the three commissioners at the NRC. With two open positions on the commission, Nieh is the first person nominated by the Trump administration to fill one of them. If confirmed, Nieh’s term would expire June 30, 2029.
Prior to his nomination, Nieh served as an executive at Southern Co. nuclear branch. He also worked over 20 years as a NRC staffer.