On May 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14302, entitled "Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base," in a series of executive orders on nuclear energy and scientific research. The broad policy of this Executive Order is "to expedite and promote to the fullest possible extent the production and operation of nuclear energy to provide affordable, reliable, safe, and secure energy to the American people, to power advanced nuclear reactor technologies, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 16271(b)(1)(A), and to build associated supply chains that secure our global industrial and digital dominance, achieve our energy independence, protect our national security, and maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of nuclear fuel through recycling, reprocessing, and reinvigorating the commercial sector." The Order outlines several steps for the Department of Energy to advance this policy.