Tennessee Valley Authority board member Michelle Moore was removed from her role on March 27, at the direction of President Donald Trump, according to a Securities and Exchange Commissions filing.
The firing of Moore comes a week after Tennessee Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty criticized the direction of TVA in an op-ed piece. The senators called on Trump and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to take action and “to rescue TVA from itself,” The lawmakers suggested Moore and the board did not adequately support new nuclear technology such as a planned small modular reactor.
Moore is the CEO of Groundswell, a nonprofit clean energy company. She was nominated by former president Joe Biden in the spring of 2021 and her term on the TVA board was scheduled to end May 18, 2026.
She was one of six nominees of Biden’s that were confirmed in January of 2023.
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓