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** Special Edition
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** May 25, 2026
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On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed four important and ambitious executive orders to promote nuclear energy. The executive orders aimed to accelerate licensing, quadruple electricity generation from nuclear power by 2050, boost exports, increase domestic fuel production, and explore recycling used nuclear fuel, among other objectives.

One year later, we at The National Interest saw this as an important moment to assess what has been accomplished and what remains to be done to advance America’s nuclear energy sector—a key pillar of US energy security and economic growth, exports and technology leadership, and geopolitical engagement and influence. With that in mind, we published in Energy World ([link removed]) a series of articles from varied perspectives, including from former officials, policy experts, and the companies working to make it all happen.
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America Doubles Down on a New Nuclear Energy Future
by Daniel Poneman
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Former Deputy Secretary of Energy

President Trump’s 2025 nuclear executive orders aim to rebuild America’s nuclear fuel cycle, restore export competitiveness, and reclaim leadership in global nuclear energy. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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Maintaining the Credibility and Independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
by Stephen G. Burns
Chairman, International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group
Senior Visiting Fellow, Third Way

The NRC has moved quickly to modernize licensing while working to preserve the independence and technical rigor that underpin public confidence. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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Progress Report: Reclaiming American Nuclear Leadership
by Amir Vexler
President and CEO, Centrus Energy Corp.

America’s nuclear comeback is underway, but reclaiming global leadership will require rebuilding the domestic uranium fuel supply chain that underpins both energy security and national security. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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How Trump’s Nuclear Orders Sparked America’s Nuclear Revival
by Jeremy Harrell
CEO, ClearPath and ClearPath Action

Public and private investment is accelerating reactor deployment, rebuilding the domestic fuel supply chain, and laying the foundation for a long-awaited American nuclear renaissance. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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From Policy to Power: One Year After Trump’s Nuclear Executive Orders
by Jordan Bramble
CEO and Cofounder, Antares

A year into America’s nuclear energy pivot, the real work begins. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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Podcast: Nuclear Power’s Big Leap Forward
by Paul Saunders and Roger Martella
Saunders: President, Center for the National Interest
Martella: Chief Corporate Officer, GE Vernova

How does the private sector think about the Trump administration’s approach to energy security? Listen here ([link removed]) .
And more from:
* Todd J. Abrajano, President and CEO of the United States Nuclear Industry Council. Read it here ([link removed]) .
* Seth Grae and Raymond Wang, of Lightbridge Corporation. Read it here ([link removed]) .
* Bill Jessup and Gard Clark, of Natura Resources. Read it here ([link removed]) .
* Maria Korsnick, President and CEO of Nuclear Energy Institute. Read it here ([link removed]) .
* Roger Martella, Chief Corporate Officer of GE Vernova. Read it here ([link removed]) .
* Benjamin Reinke, Senior Vice President of Global Business Development and Deputy Chief Commercial Officer of X-energy. Read it here ([link removed]) .
* Sarah Riedel, President and CEO of Urenco, Inc. Read it here ([link removed]) .
* Andrew Shaw, Partner at Bracewell. Read it here ([link removed]) .

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