US EditionTrump Orders Overhaul of Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Speed Process for New Reactors
- On May 23, 2025, President Trump issued a set of four executive orders in the Oval Office designed to speed up the building of nuclear reactors across the United States.
- The orders respond to past regulatory delays, high costs, and stagnant growth, directing agencies to streamline NRC approval timelines and promote uranium production.
- The executive orders include an 18-month permit decision deadline, pilot programs for experimental reactors by July 2026, siting reactors on federal lands, and expanded loan authority to support up to 10 large reactors by 2030.
- Trump said, "It's time for nuclear, and we're going to do it very big," while industry leaders called the day "a huge day for the nuclear industry," though critics warn the push risks safety and regulatory independence.
- The orders aim to quadruple nuclear power capacity by 2050 amid surging electricity demand, but experts say legal, cost, and safety challenges make achieving this goal unlikely.
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Trump orders overhaul of Nuclear Regulatory Commission, speed process for new reactors
President Donald Trump signed four executive orders to overhaul the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and hasten the process and deployment of new nuclear power reactors in the United States.
Trump orders faster build-out of nuclear power plants - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed four executive orders Friday 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.
Experts warn Trump’s nuclear blitz could trigger ‘Next Three Mile Island’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a series of executive orders that will overhaul the independent federal agency that regulates the nation's nuclear power plants in order to speed the construction of new fissile reactors—a move that experts warned will increase safety risks.According to a...
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