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Energy

Nuclear regulatory reform directed

Accelerate nuclear licensing through a regulator redesign

The nuclear expansion schedule includes a schedule for changing the regulator.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Status
Nuclear regulatory reform directed
Due
Agency restructuring and rulemaking schedules
Paying for it
NRC operations and nuclear project development

Entered in the archive 2026-10-16.

ACTIVITY

Record date
EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

The licensing team received instructions to speed up.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

NUCLEAR, tremendous Power!

EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

Safety retained its place in the statutory requirements.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

I'm not afraid of a very big source of Electricity, I want the very Smart People doing it very Safely..... not twenty years of Meetings before anybody turns on a Light.

EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

The revised schedule includes time to revise the schedule.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

Faster Licensing, still do the Safety-ing.

SUGGESTED NEXT STEP

Keep the safety milestones on the accelerated timeline.

PUBLIC RECORD

Executive Order 14300, signed May 23, 2025: Directed restructuring and review of Nuclear Regulatory Commission processes and regulations to facilitate nuclear development while retaining the agency's safety responsibilities and compliance with governing statutes.

Federal Register · Executive Order 14300 · 2025-05-29 ↗