According to the White House, this is a first of a kind effort by the DOE to restart an American nuclear power plant. The Palisades Nuclear Plant ceased operations in May 2022.

Trump considers weakening nuclear agency in bid for more power plants The draft orders accuse the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of unnecessary “risk aversion.” May 9, 2025 ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump has walked away from a potential minerals deal with Ukraine — and is now suggesting the US take a stake in nuclear power plants in the war-torn country instead.

Trump’s four executive orders signed Friday support the goal of a fourfold increase in U.S. nuclear output by 2050 to power data centers that can help fuel American leadership in artificial ...

A Russian serviceman patrols the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Energodar, Ukraine, on May 1, 2022. A massive fire was reported at the plant on Sunday.

Big Tech's big bet on nuclear power 07:30. President Trump on Friday signed several executive orders to help clear the way for more nuclear power development and, in the words of one of his top ...

The Department of Energy announced a $1.5 billion loan to help a shuttered nuclear power plant reopen as the US tries to meet climate goals and meet rising electricity demand.

Ukraine’s Soviet-era nuclear power plants have been the backbone of its energy network during the war, supplying up to two-thirds of the country’s electricity.