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Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures at nuclear power plants, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026 requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures at nuclear power plants. The NRC must initiate rulemaking within 90 days of the law's enactment to authorize this change. The NRC may maintain stricter material standards only if it determines that doing so is necessary to address a specific safety risk and that commercial-grade materials would compromise public health, safety, or national security. The bill applies only to non-safety-related structures, not to safety-critical components of nuclear plants.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Byron Donalds’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $212,903
- ENTREPRENEUR $17,899
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $13,200
- ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC $12,750
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Byron Donalds → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 14, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- May 14, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 14, 2026
Mr. Donalds (for himself and Mr. Auchincloss) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures at nuclear power plants, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. USE OF COMMERCIAL-GRADE STEEL AND CONCRETE.
(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the “Commission”) shall initiate a rulemaking that authorizes the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non- safety-related structures at nuclear power plants, unless, subject to subsection (b), the Commission determines that stricter material standards are necessary to address a specific safety risk.
(b) Determination.—The Commission may make a determination under subsection (a) that stricter material standards are necessary to address a specific safety risk if the Commission determines that not using a stricter material standard would be contrary to the common defense and security and adequate protection of the public health and safety (within the meaning of section 182 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2232(a))). <all>
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