On May 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14301, entitled "Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy," in a series of executive orders on nuclear energy and scientific research. The broad policy of this Executive Order is to spur nuclear energy generation to ensure an abundant domestic energy supply through the reform of the National Laboratories' process for reactor testing.
The Executive Order identifies several changes to reform nuclear reactor testing. Among those changes include a directive to streamline environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and to integrate DOGE into the reform process.