by Audrey Streb The Lion A nuclear energy startup beat the clock by a month when its advanced reactor reached a milestone pivotal for safe operation, advancing a goal set by President Donald Trump last year. Trump signed a series of executive orders in May of 2025 that called for American nuclear power to be [...]
by Tim Pearce Dailywire.com Oklo, an advanced nuclear technology company, announced on Thursday plans to build a “first-of-its-kind” nuclear fuel recycling center. The first phase of the project is expected to cost nearly $1.7 billion and create 800 jobs. The facility, to be built in Tennessee, will be the first privately-funded nuclear fuel recycling center. [...]
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder As appearing on Townhall.com President Trump is reviving U.S. nuclear energy development. At the recent AI-energy summit in Pittsburgh, President Trump announced that Westinghouse would build 10 new reactors across the country. But not if anti-nuclear activists can help it. Take Edwin Lyman, for [...]
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow and Junkscience.com Founder As appearing in the Daily Caller President Trump issued four Executive orders on May 23 to reinvigorate the U.S. nuclear power industry. But it’s really just a single sentence in one of those orders that, if accomplished, would make all the difference. The Executive [...]
by Audrey Streb The Daily Caller Under President Donald Trump’s administration, the permitting process for “critical mineral” mining is set to be more “transparent” as the greenlit projects will have a public review process. The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) announced this adjustment on Friday to bring “increased transparency, accountability, and predictability” to the [...]
by Audrey Streb The Daily Caller The Trump administration has indicated a willingness to promote domestic nuclear energy production, though several industry experts say there are a number of obstacles that must be cleared first. Immediately after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on “unleashing American energy,” aiming to [...]
by Steven Nelson and Ryan King New York Post WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump touted plans Thursday to reduce electricity costs by quickly approving the construction of new power plants and spurring the deployment of small modular reactors for nuclear energy — saying it would unleash an economic boom. Trump, 78, said that more electricity would [...]
