WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Douglas W. Weaver from a May 13, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you with my colleagues to discuss the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's efforts to enable the safe and secure use of nuclear technologies for the  more