US President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders aimed at a large-scale revival of nuclear energy and reforming the country's science policy. These initiatives are aimed at ensuring US energy independence and restoring confidence in scientific research.
This is stated on the official White House portal.
One of the key orders provides for the construction of ten new nuclear reactors by 2030 and a fourfold increase in nuclear energy production by 2050. To achieve this goal, Trump instructed the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to accelerate the licensing and construction processes of reactors, including on federal lands. It also provides for simplifying procedures for the introduction of small modular reactors and microreactors.
"We stopped building nuclear reactors in the United States more than 30 years ago - that ends now. These actions are the most significant reforms to nuclear regulation in decades," Trump said when signing the orders.
In addition to the energy initiatives, Trump signed an order to implement the "gold standard" in science. This standard stipulates that scientific research must be reproducible, transparent, subject to impartial review and be free from conflicts of interest. The order obliges federal science agencies to adhere to these principles in their activities.
"President Trump is making the "gold standard" the basis of federal science policy and restoring trust in science," said Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology. These orders are part of a broader strategy by the Trump administration to strengthen the US position in the energy and science sectors amid global competition.
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