Notice2026-03687
Notice of Closed Meetings To Implement Voluntary Agreements and Related Plans of Action Under the Defense Production Act
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Published
February 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The notice announces a series of closed meetings held pursuant to the Defense Production Act to discuss the implementation of its Voluntary Agreement and potential accompanying Plans of Action with entities involved in the nuclear fuel industry.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 8855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03687]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Closed Meetings To Implement Voluntary Agreements and
Related Plans of Action Under the Defense Production Act
AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of closed meetings.
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SUMMARY: The notice announces a series of closed meetings held pursuant
to the Defense Production Act to discuss the implementation of its
Voluntary Agreement and potential accompanying Plans of Action with
entities involved in the nuclear fuel industry.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further details.
ADDRESSES: The meetings were held virtually (Teams).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sarah McPhee-Charrez, Chief of
Staff, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, Telephone:
(202) 587-1092. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e19280938089cf8c8291898484a18f94828d848093cf848f84938698cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b180a190a034506081b030e0e2b051e08070e0a19450e050e190c12450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 708 of the
Defense Production Act (``DPA'') (50 U.S.C. 4558) and consistent with
the regulations set out at 10 CFR part 821, the Department of Energy
(``DOE'') hereby gives notice that a series of closed meetings were
held to discuss the implementation of a Voluntary Agreement and any
subsequent Plans of Action regarding each of the listed topics. DOE
determined that these meetings were likely to disclose information
treated as trade secrets and commercial or financial information
obtained from a person and privileged or confidential. As a result, DOE
determined that the matters discussed in these meetings fell within the
scope of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), thereby necessitating their closure to the
public.
Meeting 1: Reactors Meeting
January 13, 2026, January 20, 2026, and January 27, 2026.
11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 2: Recycling and Reprocessing Meeting
January 13, 2026, January 20, 2026, and January 27, 2026.
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 3: Mining and Milling Meeting
January 13, 2026, January 20, 2026, and January 27, 2026.
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 4: Utilities Meeting
January 15, 2026, January 22, 2026, and January 29, 2026.
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 5: Fabrication and Deconversion Meeting
January 15, 2026, January 22, 2026, and January 29, 2026.
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 6: Enrichment Meeting
January 22, 2026, and January 29, 2026.
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
Meeting 7: Conversion Meeting
January 22, 2026, and January 29, 2026.
11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Virtual (Teams)
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on February 19, 2026, by Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
Theodore J. Garrish- Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with
the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, February 20, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-03687 Filed 2-23-26; 8:45 am]
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