WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Department Of Energy has issued a proposed rule called: Worker Safety and Health Requirements To Support Reform of Nuclear Reactor Testing; Reopening of Public Comment Period.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 26 by Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
Summary: On January 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") published a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") seeking to amend certain regulations for worker safety and health to expedite the review, approval, and deployment of advanced reactors under DOE's jurisdiction, including qualified test reactors in DOE's reactor pilot program consistent with a recent Executive order. The NOPR pr...