United Nations President Donald Trump signed on Friday executive orders that are meant to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years.
The order allows the US energy secretary to permit advanced nuclear reactor designs and projects, a diversion from the independent safety agency which regulated the United States바카라 nuclear industry for 50 years, AP reported.
Experts say that it is unlikely that the United States will be able to quadruple the nuclear production in the specified timeframe, as there is a dearth of next-generation reactors that are operating commercially, and just two new large reactors were built, in Georgia, in the last 50 years.
Technological companies and venture capitalists, amongst others, are competing for electricity in the US. 바카라We바카라ve got enough electricity to win the AI arms race with China,바카라 AP quoted the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said. 바카라What we do in the next five years related to electricity is going to determine the next 50바카라ł years in the industry.바카라
바카라It바카라s time for nuclear, and we바카라re going to do it very big,바카라 Trump said while signing the order.
The Trump administration is focused on increasing nuclear power as 바카라affordable, reliable, safe and secure power,바카라 said Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, as per AP.
The executive order aims to restructure the independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to accelerate the review process for nuclear projects, setting an 18-month deadline for the agency to act on industry applications. It also establishes a pilot program to deploy three experimental reactors by July 4, 2026 and invokes the Defense Production Act to authorize emergency actions to secure the reactor fuel necessary for a revitalized America바카라s nuclear energy sector.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on social media posted more secure energy sources - like geothermal, natural and nuclear gas.
Trump mentioned that reactors are safe and clean. However, he did not mention climate benefits.
Critics worry that the Trump administration's order can compromise safety and violate legal frameworks such as the Atomic Energy Act. Director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists, Edwin Lyman, told AP that compromising NRC바카라s independence could endanger important regulations.
바카라Simply put, the US nuclear industry will fail if safety is not made a priority,바카라 he said.
Other countries too are attempting to expedite licensing and make new-gen smaller nuclear reactors to meet the rising demand for electricity, as per AP.
