text: Thanks for this excellent piece.  Sadly, the over regulation of nuclear energy is not likely to be removed by the Trump administration.  The NRC was created by an act of Congress and it will take Congress to reign it is.  That is not likely to happen even with Republicans in the majority.  Congress is controlled by special interest groups.  The producers of natural gas, the petroleum industry, is a lobby more powerful than any other and they do not want to compete with nuclear on a level playing field.   Prior to the creation of the NRC the U.S. built close to 100 nuclear power plants in about 15 years.  The coal industry was the only significant organization opposed to nuclear at that time.   Now the petroleum industry will ensure the NRC continues its work.