US EditionThe Trump Administration Just Relaxed Nuclear Safety Rules as Money Pours Into the Industry
About one-third of DOE nuclear safety rules were relaxed to speed up reactor deployment on federal land amid over $1 billion raised by startups, NPR reported.
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The US administration has quietly and drastically reduced requirements for building new research and experimental reactors, NPR has revealed. This is part of a rushed nuclear energy development program approved by Donald Trump last year.
Less rules for groundwater protection and occupational safety should promote innovation. 3 SMRs should go into operation by summer.
Nuclear Startups Draw Over $1bn As US Safety Rules Shift On DOE Sites
Nuclear startups have raised more than $1bn in recent months, driven by rising electricity demand from data centres and aided by changes to federal oversight that reduce safety and security requirements for reactors built on government property. Funding Surge And Demand From Data Centres Investment into nuclear startups has accelerated over the past several months, with total fundraising exceeding $1bn. One of the main drivers has been growing d…
NPR ~ DOE Secretly Changed Nuclear Safety Rules - Neutron Bytes - Pro-Nuclear Power Blogs - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers
The Trump administration has overhauled a set of nuclear safety directives and shared them with the companies it is charged with regulating, without making the new rules available to the public, according to documents obtained and reported exclusively by NPR … Continue reading → ...
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