Nuclear Regulatory Commission

5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 4 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2022 by Jake DeWitt · said 18 times in 4 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Apr 6, 2022 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
DeWitte: Nuclear regulations are ~100 pages versus millions of guidance pages
“So the big thing we saw was we've built this massive inertia of millions of pages Of effectively regulatory guidance is what it's called. Basically recommendations on how to meet the regulations, which minds you are maybe a hundred pages or so. But you've buil…”
Jake DeWitt Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 5:00 Oklo's Amazing Small Reactor That Can Reuse Nuclear Waste · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 6, 2022 negative
Assertion Supported
DeWitte: No Plant Applying Directly to the NRC Has Ever Come Online
“Since the NRC was formed no plant that has submitted its initial original application to the NRC has ever come online. All the plants that are operating today submitted their applications, their initially, their initial application, sorry, to the Atomic Energy…”
Jake DeWitt Apr 6, 2022 ▶ 36:13 Oklo's Amazing Small Reactor That Can Reuse Nuclear Waste · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 17, 2025 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Thiel: NRC Has Not Approved a New Reactor Design in 50+ Years
“The Nuclear Regulatory Commission basically hasn't approved a new reactor design in, in 50 plus years.”
Peter Thiel Apr 17, 2025 ▶ 34:45 Tariffs, DOGE & Fixing America: Peter Thiel's Skeptic Solutions · Joe Lonsdale
Jul 3, 2025 negative
Opinion
Andreessen: Nixon's EPA and NRC prevented nuclear Project Independence from happening
“The bad news is he created the EPA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which then prevented Project Independence from happening. And of course, the no new nuclear power plants got built, but that was a policy choice, right?”
Marc Andreessen Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 16:47 From ChatGPT to Billions of Robots: Marc Andreessen’s Prediction · Joe Lonsdale
Jun 5, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Nolan: NRC committed to fast-tracking new fuel cycle licenses to 12 months
“And I think it was Thursday the NRC announced that a new fuel cycle license application went in And they're committing to put it on fast track and get it out in 12 months.”
Scott Nolan Jun 5, 2026 ▶ 30:14 SpaceX’s Secret, Nuclear's Rebirth, and the AI Power Crisis · Joe Lonsdale
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