Summary of the EO -
On January 12, 2021, former President Trump issued an EO on Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration. The EO directs the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of...more
2/4/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
NASA ,
New Legislation ,
Nuclear Power ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
On July 15, 2020, the White House Council on Environmental Quality implemented sweeping amendments to modernize and streamline NEPA environmental reviews.
These amendments stand to have a trickle-down effect on the nuclear...more
7/22/2020
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Clean Energy ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
National Environmental Policies ,
NEPA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
What has happened since President Trump was inaugurated?
- In one of his first executive actions, President Trump has placed a freeze on new government hires (excepting the military). Based on information from Trump...more
2/1/2017
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Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
NERC ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Paris Agreement ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power