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Protected Disclosures
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Disclosures. Nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent you from making disparaging remarks or disclosing Company confidential and proprietary information when compelled to do so by law or when such communications are intended to comply with any federal or state whistleblower statute including, but not limited to, information provided in a manner described in [Section 21F(h)(1)(A)] of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 78u-6(h)(1)(A). Nothing in this Award Agreement will prevent you from: # making a good faith report of possible violations of applicable law to any governmental agency or entity or # making disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall prevent you from making a disclosure of a trade secret that: # is made # in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer of reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual # files any document containing the trade secret under seal and # does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

construed to restrict Executive from communications or disclosures that are protected under federal law or regulation.

An individual may not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: # is made # in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer's trade secrets to the attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the individual: # files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and # does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Protected Activity. (A) Employee understands and acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement prohibits, penalizes, or otherwise discourages them from reporting, providing testimony regarding, or otherwise communicating any nuclear safety concern, workplace safety concern, or public safety concern to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Employee further understands and acknowledges that the provisions of this Agreement are not intended to restrict their communication with, or full cooperation in, proceedings or investigations by any agency relating to nuclear regulatory or safety issues. Employee understands that nothing in the Agreement waives their right to file a claim with the DOL pursuant to Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act, but the Employee expressly waives their right to recover any and all damages or other equitable relief, including, but not limited to reinstatement, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, attorney fees or costs, that may be awarded to the Employee by the DOL as a result of such a claim.

Protected Period. The “Protected Period” is the period from the time of occurrence of a Change in Control until the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the occurrence of the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the introductory text to Section 3

PROTECTED ACTIVITIES. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b), Employee understands that Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret of the [[Organization A:Organization]] that # is made # in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to Employee’s attorney and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Employee understands that if Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the [[Organization A:Organization]] for reporting a suspected violation of law, Employee may disclose the trade secret to Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if Employee # files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and # does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. Further, nothing in this agreement or any other agreement Employee may have with the [[Organization A:Organization]] shall prohibit or restrict Employee from # voluntarily communicating with an attorney retained by Employee, # voluntarily communicating with any law enforcement, government agency, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any state or local commission on human rights, or any self-regulatory organization regarding possible violations of law, in each case without advance notice to the [[Organization A:Organization]], # recovering a SEC whistleblower award as provided under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, # disclosing any information (including confidential information) to a court or other administrative or legislative body in response to a subpoena, court order or written request (with advance notice to the [[Organization A:Organization]] prior to any such disclosure to the extent legally permitted), or # disclosing the underlying facts or circumstances relating to claims of discrimination, in violation of laws prohibiting discrimination, against the [[Organization A:Organization]].

Permitted Disclosures. The Receiving Party may disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as expressly permitted by this Agreement, or if and to the extent such disclosure is reasonably necessary in the following instances:

Permitted Disclosures. Each Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent that such disclosure is:

prohibit Employee from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation or making other disclosures that are protected under (or claiming any award under) the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation.

Executive’s authorized access to such computer system. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, this Agreement shall not be construed to restrict Executive from communications or disclosures that are protected under federal law or regulation, including any communications or disclosures made under, pursuant to or in furtherance of Section 21F of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

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