Trump, who said nuclear power had become “a hot industry” and “very safe and environmental” just before he signed the orders in the Oval Office, did so flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the latter of whom said the signing marked “a huge day for the nuclear industry.”

Donald Trump has directed the government to fast-track construction of nuclear reactors and reform the “risk averse” culture of regulation in a bid to quadruple the US’s atomic energy capacity by 2050...

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