Executive Order: Reinvigorating The Nuclear Industrial Base

It took nearly 40 years for the United States to add the same amount of nuclear capacity as another developed nation added in 10 years .

87 percent of nuclear reactors installed worldwide since 2017 are based on designs from two foreign countries.

U.S. nuclear fuel cycle infrastructure has severely atrophied.

The Secretary of Energy shall halt the surplus plutonium dilute and dispose program except with respect to the Department of Energy ’s legal obligations to the State of South Carolina .

In place of the program to dispose of surplus plutonium by processing and making it available to industry in a form that can be utilized for the fabrication of fuel for advanced nuclear technologies.

Sec . 4 : Funding for Restart, Completion, Uprate , or Construction of Nuclear Plants .

Nuclear engineering and other careers and education pathways that support the nuclear energy industry shall be considered areas of focus and priority.

Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Energy , in coordination with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration , shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, prioritize funding for qualified advanced nuclear technologies.