DOE Voluntary Agreements and Plans of Action Notice

Regs.gov: Department of Energy

Published March 6th, 2026

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice announcing a series of closed meetings held under the Defense Production Act. These meetings discussed the implementation of a Voluntary Agreement and potential Plans of Action with entities in the nuclear fuel industry.

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The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice regarding closed meetings held pursuant to the Defense Production Act (DPA). These meetings, which took place in February 2026, focused on the implementation of a Voluntary Agreement and potential accompanying Plans of Action within the nuclear fuel industry. The DOE determined these meetings were closed to the public because they were likely to disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial information, as permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).

This notice serves as an announcement of past events and does not impose new obligations or deadlines on regulated entities. Compliance officers should note the DOE's engagement with the nuclear fuel industry under the DPA, particularly concerning voluntary agreements and plans of action related to reactors, recycling, reprocessing, mining, milling, fabrication, deconversion, enrichment, and conversion.

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ACTION:

Notice of closed meetings.

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: sarah.mcphee@nuclear.energy.gov.

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

February 3, 2026, February 10, 2026, February 17, 2026, and February 24, 2026.

11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Virtual (Teams)

Meeting 2: Recycling and Reprocessing Meeting

February 3, 2026, February 10, 2026, and February 24, 2026.

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Virtual (Teams)

Meeting 3: Mining and Milling Meeting

February 3, 2026, February 10, 2026, and February 17, 2026.

1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Virtual (Teams)

Meeting 4: Utilities Meeting

February 5, 2026, February 12, 2026, and February 26, 2026.

1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Virtual (Teams)

Meeting 5: Fabrication and Deconversion Meeting

February 19, 2026, and February 22, 2026.

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Virtual (Teams)

Meeting 6: Enrichment Meeting

February 5, 2026, and February 12, 2026.

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Virtual (Teams)

Meeting 7: Conversion Meeting

February 5, 2026, February 12, 2026, and February 19, 2026.

11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Virtual (Teams)

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 26, 2026, by 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, March 5, 2026. Treena V. Garrett Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2026-04575 Filed 3-6-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P