Donald Trump: US President wants to push for massive expansion of nuclear power in the USA

The goal of increasing installed power plant capacity from the current level of around 100 gigawatts to 400 gigawatts by 2050 hardly seems realistic given the investments and permits required. Furthermore, it is unclear where the hordes of energy-hungry customers for such a massive expansion of production would come from.

Nuclear fuel should come from the USA again

The executive orders signed by Trump are intended to facilitate the construction of new nuclear power plants of various sizes, significantly accelerate the necessary permitting processes, facilitate lending, and support new research into reactor design. Furthermore, the production of the necessary nuclear fuel for the reactors is to be increasingly concentrated in the United States , both in terms of uranium mining and enrichment. Support for the reprocessing of nuclear fuel is also intended.