Trump orders a relaxation of regulations for building nuclear power plants in the US.
The president justifies the measure by the increase in energy demand for data centers and artificial intelligence.
BarcelonaUS President Donald Trump has ordered the country's independent nuclear regulatory commission to reduce regulations and speed up the process of granting new licenses for reactors and power plants. The goal is to reduce the process to eighteen months.
This measure is part of a batch of executive orders signed by Trump this Friday that aim to increase US nuclear energy production amid a boom in energy demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
In fact, faced with this increase in demand, the president declared an energy emergency on his first day in office. Early reports of Trump's intentions have caused significant increases in the shares of nuclear-related companies, such as start-ups like Oklo and giants like Constellation Energy and Vistra.
Licensing reactors in the United States can sometimes take more than a decade, a process designed to prioritize nuclear safety but one that has discouraged new projects. U.S. Secretary of State Doug Burgum, who heads the White House Energy Dominance Council
The measures include a substantial overhaul of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including reviewing staffing levels and reorienting the Energy and Defense departments to work together to build nuclear plants on federal land. play a leading role in ordering reactors and installing them on military bases.