A disturbing nuclear trend
June 2nd, 2025
Here are a few of the most recent nuclear related Executive Orders:
- Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security EO 14299 May 23, 2025
- Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission EO 14300 May 23, 2025
- Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy EO 14301 May 23, 2025
- Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base EO 14302 May 23, 2025
I’d thought the most troubling is the first one, EO 14299, Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, but he’s not talking about nuclear weapons, and that’s a relief when there’s a demented crank at the wheel.
And there is Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base EO 14302, which includes:
Whoever thought this is a good idea — restarting closed plants? Ramping up capacity? Constructing new plants? Nuclear power failed for a reason, primarily cost, and also technology.
Sure, if these yahoos are going to pay to promote and build nuclear, it’ll happen. But just because you CAN do something doesn’t mean you should.
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