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Zeldin says EPA can move quickly on nuclear approvals; cites SMR example
Summary
Administrator Lee Zeldin recounted a presidential remark about approving nuclear sites in weeks and said the EPA signed off on an SMR application in eight days, pointing to small modular reactors as part of the energy future.
Administrator Lee Zeldin described a public exchange in which the president's comment about approving nuclear sites in "one week" evolved to a two-week commitment, then offered a concrete example: an application for a small modular reactor submitted on Nov. 24 was signed off within eight days. "We just signed off on a new nuclear facility in 8 days," he said.
Zeldin also highlighted attending a groundbreaking in Idaho Falls for small modular reactors and called SMRs "coming online all across the country." He framed the rapid sign-off as the result of agency engagement and streamlined processes but emphasized legal limits on agency power: "I just wanna follow the law. I wanna limit my power to what the law says."
