Three Mile Island revival ‘will never work,’ says former top Trump energy official
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
The mainstream framing treats the Three Mile Island revival like a morality play: caution equals wisdom, ambition equals recklessness. But dismissing it as “will never work” too neatly turns hard problems into a verdict, before the country even debates what we’re willing to build. Yes, nuclear projects run into red tape, supply bottlenecks, and aging infrastructure.
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The former chief energy regulator said Three Mile Island faces "too many regulatory, material and logistical hurdles."
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The mainstream framing treats the Three Mile Island revival like a morality play: caution equals wisdom, ambition equals recklessness. But dismissing it as “will never work” too neatly turns hard problems into a verdict, before the country even debates what we’re willing to build.
Yes, nuclear projects run into red tape, supply bottlenecks, and aging infrastructure. That is exactly the point. If regulatory complexity makes modernizing a proven site impossible, the lesson is not to surrender. It is to fix the permitting maze that blocks reliable baseload power while demand surges from data centers and electrification.
Conservatives care about national security and public trust. That means strict safety standards, transparent oversight, and a system that can actually deliver projects on time and on budget.
The real test is institutional competence: can America still approve, build, and operate critical energy without drowning in process?
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.