Michael Kratsios, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, looks on during an announcement on American Nuclear Innovation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is signing multiple executive orders targeting the nuclear energy sector and easing rules for new reactors and nuclear fuel supply chains. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is signing multiple executive orders targeting the nuclear energy sector and easing rules for new reactors and nuclear fuel supply chains. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Antares Nuclear CEO Jordan Bramble listens during an announcement with U.S. President Donald Trump on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is signing multiple executive orders targeting the nuclear energy sector and easing rules for new reactors and nuclear fuel supply chains. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Isaiah Taylor, chief executive officer at Valar Atomics, listens during an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is signing multiple executive orders targeting the nuclear energy sector and easing rules for new reactors and nuclear fuel supply chains. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (L) and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright (C) listen as U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks during an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is signing multiple executive orders targeting the nuclear energy sector and easing rules for new reactors and nuclear fuel supply chains. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Deployable Energy CEO Bobby Gallagher listens during an announcement with U.S. President Donald Trump on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is signing multiple executive orders targeting the nuclear energy sector and easing rules for new reactors and nuclear fuel supply chains. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, makes an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is signing multiple executive orders targeting the nuclear energy sector and easing rules for new reactors and nuclear fuel supply chains. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)