WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. senators have told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that they are troubled by reports of an agency reorganization that would make safety investigations less independent. The NRC said no such reorganization is in the works.

Currently, investigations of nuclear plants and other NRC license holders are conducted through an independent office established in 1982.

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