On Friday, President Trump signed several executive orders to “usher in the American nuclear renaissance.”
The nuclear energy executive orders will aim to speed up nuclear reactor testing at the Department of Energy and expedite the application process for companies looking to build nuclear power plants.
Trump, while signing the executive order, shared, “It’s a hot industry, it’s a brilliant industry,”
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy stated, “The first tranche of EOs relates to nuclear energy where President Trump is taking truly historic action to usher in the American nuclear renaissance.”
As I predicted earlier this week, President Trump just signed four executive orders aimed at expanding nuclear energy in the US. Key quote from the ceremony came from Interior Sec. Burgum, who said they orders will “Turn the clock back on over fifty years of over regulation of an… pic.twitter.com/EiY732oWwc
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As I predicted earlier this week, President Trump just signed four executive orders aimed at expanding nuclear energy in the US. Key quote from the ceremony came from Interior Sec. Burgum, who said they orders will “Turn the clock back on over fifty years of over regulation of an industry.”
My takes:
1. This is the most important presidential endorsement of nuclear power since Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace speech in 1953.
2. Reviving nuclear won’t be cheap, quick, or easy.
3. Love him or hate him, Trump is the most pro-nuclear president in US history, and there’s no second place.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump signs an Executive Order overhauling regulations to speed up testing and approval of nuclear reactors.
pic.twitter.com/9vpNF2grfW— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 23, 2025
Check out what CBS News reported:
President Trump on Friday signed several executive orders to help clear the way for more nuclear power development and, in the words of one of his top officials, “usher in the American nuclear renaissance.”
“It’s a hot industry, it’s a brilliant industry,” Mr. Trump said of nuclear power before signing the executive orders.
ADVERTISEMENTThe White House says the orders the president approved Friday will help ensure American energy dominance and provide safe, reliable and affordable energy to the country. The four nuclear energy executive actions the president signed Friday will speed up nuclear reactor testing at Department of Energy laboratories and expedite applications, officials said.
The orders will also clear a path for the Department of Energy and the Pentagon to build nuclear reactors on federally owned land, overhaul the Nuclear Reactor Commission and encourage uranium mining and enrichment.
“The first tranche of EOs relates to nuclear energy where President Trump is taking truly historic action to usher in the American nuclear renaissance,” said Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, in a call with reporters Friday morning.
Nuclear energy accounts for roughly one-fifth of the nation’s power.
🚨BREAKING: Trump just signed an executive order for specialized nuclear reactors at AI and defense facilities
The AI arms race is underway. pic.twitter.com/n3iuP1ORmw
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) May 23, 2025
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