The Energy Department authorized companies to share data with the kingdom.
By Steven Mufson Steven Mufson Reporter covering the business of climate change Email Bio Follow April 2 at 7:54 PM When the Trump administration on seven occasions authorized companies to share sensitive nuclear energy information with Saudi Arabia, it was supposed to consult with several agencies, including the independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
“I know you don’t have sign-off authority, but none of you at this table know whether the NRC raised any concerns about entering in these 810 authorizations?” he asked.The term “Part 810 authorizations” refers to permission given to share technological information but not pieces of equipment. For that, companies need a different approval under a 123 Agreement, which the United States and Saudi Arabia have not agreed on.
In the past, that information has been placed in the Energy Department’s reading room. But Energy Secretary Rick Perry said the companies had asked for confidentiality because of proprietary information. He noted that the Atomic Energy Act “stated in a number of clauses that the executive branch must keep Congress ‘fully and currently informed.’ ”
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