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The Trump administration's Department of Energy has significantly relaxed nuclear safety and security rules for power plants on its properties, removing or revising about a third of the regulations, including those protecting groundwater and limiting radiation exposure for workers. These changes were reportedly made without public comment.
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根據報導，川普政府的能源部已大幅放寬其轄區內核電廠的安全與安保規定，刪除或修訂了約三分之一的條款，包括保護地下水和限制工人輻射暴露的規定。據稱，這些變更是在未經公開評論的情況下進行的。
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For the last several months, nuclear startups have been raising large sums of money — well over $1 billion so far.
Data centers and their thirst for electricity has been one driving force. But recent changes to federal nuclear safety policies could be another accelerant that helps clear the way for speedy reactor development and at a potential cost to human and environmental health.
The Trump administration has quietly changed how the Department of Energy oversees the safety and security of nuclear power plants built on its properties, according to a report from NPR. About a third of the rulebook has been axed, and several sections have been heavily revised. Previous requirements, including those aimed at limiting groundwater and environmental contamination, are now suggestions, and workers can be exposed to higher doses of radiation. Plant security protocols are now largely up to the company.
The new rules were developed without public comment or notice, according to NPR. They only apply to reactors built on DOE property; those built elsewhere are still subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversight. Several startups are developing demonstration reactors on DOE property in the hopes of hitting a Trump administration deadline of July 4, 2026.
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