CLEAN SMART Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill creates a new network of national laboratories to work together on cleaning up radioactive and hazardous waste. The goal is to find better ways to handle nuclear waste from past and future projects, making the process safer for the public and the environment.
• Major labs across the country will lead the effort to test new tools and methods to see if they work better than current technology. The plan also includes training programs to help people from underserved communities get jobs in the environmental cleanup field.
• Cleaning up nuclear sites is very expensive and takes a long time. This policy aims to lower the total cost and finish the work faster by using the latest science. The bill asks for $58 million every year starting in 2027 to pay for these new research and coordination efforts.
• To make sure money is not wasted, the bill requires the Department of Energy to create a clear plan for using new technology. If a cleanup project goes way over budget or falls behind schedule, officials must figure out what went wrong and prove they have a plan to fix it.

Impact Analysis

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