Is the nuclear industry suffering from "regulatory capture"?

I was doing a little research on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission when I found the following statement: “Some observers have criticized the Commission as an example of regulatory capture“ Just what does that mean? In economics, regulatory capture occurs when a state regulatory agency created to act in the public interest instead advances the commercial or …

Is the nuclear industry suffering from “regulatory capture”?

I was doing a little research on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission when I found the following statement: “Some observers have criticized the Commission as an example of regulatory capture“ Just what does that mean? In economics, regulatory capture occurs when a state regulatory agency created to act in the public interest instead advances the commercial or …