Frank Rusco

Why certain nuclear power plant licenses are languishing at the NRC

Like it or not, windmills and solar panels won’t be sufficient to power the U.S. economy and Americans’ way of life. Nuclear power will be part of the…

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Signage stands outside the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. Industry leaders privately warned the Trump administration that the U.S. will struggle to deliver the oil, gas and other energy products that China has committed to buy in a new trade deal, raising additional questions about one of the president's signature economic achievements. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Here’s one step the Energy Department could execute to help insure grid resilience

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Steam billows from a stack at PacifiCorp's coal-fired Naughton Power Plant, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring)

Energy Dept. overspending and canceling projects in its carbon capture program, GAO says

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In Depth interviews – October 22

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In Depth interviews – September 4

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GAO studies alternative uses for Yucca Mountain

Frank Rusco, the director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at GAO, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss a recent…

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Doing More on the Issue of Drilling?

The Department of the Interior isn’t doing as much as it could when it comes to encouraging drilling. That according to the Government Accountability…

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