Ep 165: Margie Doane - Executive Director, Operations, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Published: May 20, 2019, 10 a.m.

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