On May 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14299, entitled "Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security," in a series of executive orders on nuclear energy and scientific research. In this Executive Order, President Trump directs the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy to take steps to advance the use of nuclear energy generation in military installations and for AI data centers.
The order also directs the departments to rely on categorical exemptions from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in implementing the policy.