A representative from the Department of Government Efficiency told the chair of the U.S. agency tasked with oversight of nuclear reactors that it expected the agency to provide a “rubber stamp” approval for new nuclear reactors tested by the departments of Energy and Defense, Politico reported.
Three people with knowledge of a May meeting said that Adam Blake, whom DOGE detailed to the Department of Energy, described a new approach for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expedite nuclear safety assessments.
