Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base

Honest Title:

Prioritizing Nuclear for Defense: Fuel Control & Potential Constitutional Overreach

Constitutional Risk:
7
Signed by: Donald J. Trump
Signed: 5/23/2025
Last Updated: 6/16/2025
Executive Order

Summary

EO boosts US nuclear power. Targets domestic fuel production, streamlines licensing, workforce growth, and accelerates reactor deployment (restarts, uprates, new builds) for energy & national security, addressing foreign reliance. This EO mandates aggressive steps to revitalize the US nuclear sector, focusing on domestic fuel, faster projects, and workforce. It signals a national pivot prioritizing nuclear for energy independence/dominance. Republicans may underestimate infrastructure/safety costs; Democrats might downplay the geopolitical/AI power race driving this imperative.