The Trump administration is actively reversing prior energy policies to make electricity more affordable, reliable, and secure, with a strong focus on expanding nuclear power. Under previous policies, electricity prices rose 30%, and over 100 GW of firm, reliable power were projected to retire by 2030, risking widespread blackouts. To address this, the Department of Energy has launched initiatives to grow US nuclear capacity from roughly 100 GW in 2024 to 400 GW by 2050, including investments in small modular reactors, advanced nuclear technologies, and domestic fuel supply chains.
Since 2025, DOE has announced multiple funding programs, partnerships, and pilot projects to accelerate the deployment of next-generation reactors, strengthen HALEU supply, and reinvigorate the US nuclear industrial base, positioning nuclear energy as a cornerstone of America’s energy dominance and long-term infrastructure. The DOE writes:
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING TO MAKE ENERGY MORE AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE INCLUDING ADVANCING NUCLEAR POWER
- The Trump administration is reversing the previous administration’s energy subtraction policies which made energy more expensive, and the grid less reliable.
- Under the Biden administration, electricity prices increased by 30%—13 times faster than the previous seven years.
- More than 100 gigawatts (GW) of firm reliable power were projected to retire by 2030.
- Only 22 GW of firm reliable power were projected to be added to the grid.
- Without the election of President Trump and a dramatic shift in energy policy, blackouts could have increased 100 times in 2030.
- Nuclear Power will play an important role in unleashing more affordable, reliable and secure electricity to the American people.
- The Department of Energy (DOE) is fully committed to unleashing America’s next nuclear renaissance, from reinvigorating domestic supply chains to delivering gigawatts of new reactors.
- The Energy Department has taken numerous actions to accelerate the development of next generation nuclear technology and restore domestic supply chains to accomplish President Trump’s goal of expanding American nuclear energy capacity from approximately 100 GW in 2024 to 400 GW by 2050.
- Building out the next generation of American nuclear is an investment in our growing energy needs today, and once built, will become another 80-year asset for future generations.
- Thanks to the Energy Dominance Financing Program (EDF), established under the Working Families Tax Cut, the Energy Department will continue to sponsor the development of nuclear projects in the U.S.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND DOE HAVE BEEN UNLEASHING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPLY CHAINS TO EXPAND NUCLEAR POWER IN THE U.S.
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The Trump administration has already taken numerous actions to expand nuclear power, infrastructure, and supply chains for nuclear fuel in the U.S.
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January 2026: The Energy Department announced a $2.7 billion investment to strengthen domestic enrichment, in support of President Trump’s commitment to expand U.S. capacity for low-enriched uranium (LEU) and jumpstart new supply chains and innovations for high-assay low-enriched uranium.
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December 2025: The Energy Department awarded $800 million to TVA and Holtec to advance deployment of U.S. small modular reactors.
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November 18, 2025: DOE announced the financial close of a $1 billion loan to Constellation to help finance the Crane Clean Energy Center Restart project, a nuclear power plant located on the Susquehanna River in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania.
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October 28, 2025: The US Government established a strategic partnership with Cameco Corporation and Brookfield Asset Management to accelerate the development of Westinghouse’s nuclear reactor technologies in the US and abroad.
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September 30, 2025: The Energy Department selected four companies for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Line Pilot Projects in order to strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel.
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August 26, 2025: The Energy Department made a second round of conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium to three U.S. companies to meet near-term fuel needs.
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August 12, 2025: The Energy Department announced the 11 initial selections for President Trump’s Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program to move their technologies toward deployment.
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July 24, 2025: The Energy Department announced site selections for AI data center and energy infrastructure development on federal lands.
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July 16, 2025: The Energy Department announced the start of a new pilot program to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear reactors and strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear fuel.
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May 23, 2025: President Trump issued four executive orders related to advancing the nuclear energy industry in the United States. The executive orders included:
- Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security – The White House
- Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission – The White House
- Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy – The White House
- Reinvigorating The Nuclear Industrial Base – The White House
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April 9, 2025: The Energy Department made conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to five U.S. nuclear developers to meet their near-term fuel needs.
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February 5, 2025: Secretary Wright issued his first Secretarial Order that prioritizes unleashing commercial nuclear power in the United States.
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