William Ostendorff, former commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, sits down with Monica Trauzzi in the seventh episode of “Off the Menu.” At O-Ku Sushi in Washington, D.C.’s Union Market neighborhood, William and Monica discuss the challenges that Russia and China pose to the United States in the global nuclear marketplace.
It’s very difficult [to compete with state-owned enterprises in Russia and China]. And I think Congress and policymakers need to realize that difference. It’s significant.
As a former U.S. Navy officer and regulator, William Ostendorff provides insight into the role nuclear plays in national security. William and Monica talk about U.S. competitiveness, how energy issues reach across the political divide and how energy diversity supports national security.
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