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The Aircraft Impact Assessment Rule requires that nuclear plants be hardened to defend against a 9-11-style attack by a large airplane.
The rule's been in place for over a decade, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission now says it's no longer needed.
According to a posting in the Federal Register, the agency feels that other existing rules provide sufficient safety requirements.
The public has until January 2nd of 2026 to comment on the proposed end to the rule.
The decision to get rid of the aircraft impact requirement comes as the Trump administration seeks a major overhaul of nuclear regulations in the U.S.
Many of those changes are expected to come out early next year.
An amateur satellite observer in Canada named Scott Tilley discovered the signal accidentally.
When all of a sudden, up popped a signal from space.
It came from Starshield, a network of classified satellites built by SpaceX for the U.S.
Starshield is broadcasting on radio frequencies normally reserved to send commands from Earth to satellites in orbit.
Tilly worries it might disrupt communications with other scientific and commercial satellites.
It's unclear what the signal is for.
National Reconnaissance Office did not respond to NPR's request for comment.
Current and former employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration told NPR more than 100 staff have been laid off as part of a government-wide reduction in force.
The sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the agency, said the layoffs came late Friday as the nation's government shutdown dragged on.
The agency is responsible for overseeing the new 988 suicide prevention hotline,