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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and OpenAI partner to accelerate federal permitting

OpenAI announces a partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to introduce DraftNEPABench, a benchmark for evaluating AI coding agents in federal permitting, with potential to reduce NEPA drafting time by up to 15%.

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OpenAI and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory introduce DraftNEPABench, a new benchmark evaluating how AI coding agents can accelerate federal permitting—showing potential to reduce NEPA drafting time by up to 15% and modernize infrastructure reviews.

openai.com

Announced

26 Feb 2026 10:00 UTC

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03 Aug 2026 21:11 UTC (+158d after)