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Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Power, Says ‘Going to Get It Fast, Safe and Big’
- On May 23, 2025, President Trump enacted a series of four executive orders in the Oval Office designed to significantly expand nuclear power production across the United States.
- The orders address rapidly increasing electricity requirements driven by energy-intensive computing facilities and critical defense infrastructure, declaring a national energy emergency.
- They authorize speeding up reactor approvals by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, restructuring it to meet an 18-month review timeline, and launch a pilot program for experimental reactors by July 4, 2026.
- The orders target a fourfold increase in nuclear capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050, while also invoking the Defense Production Act to secure uranium supply and encourage new reactors on federal lands.
- Experts and safety advocates caution that the ambitious goals face regulatory, cost, and safety challenges, and some warn that reducing NRC independence could compromise nuclear safety.
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Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, says ‘Going to get it fast, safe and big’
President Trump signed executive orders to accelerate nuclear energy production in the US, aiming for a fourfold increase in 25 years. The orders set an 18-month decision deadline for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and establish a pilot programme for three experimental reactors by 2026.
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Trump Wants Massive Expansion of Nuclear Power in the US
Even now, no state in the world is generating as much nuclear power as the US. But President Trump wants to quadruple the production volume in 25 years. Experts believe that this is not realistic.
Trump orders faster build-out of nuclear power plants | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump signed four executive orders today aimed at accelerating the construction of nuclear power plants in the United States, including a new generation of small, advanced reactors that offer the promise of faster deployment but have yet to be proven.
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