On May 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14299 directing the Secretaries of Energy, State, and Defense to pursue nuclear deployments at military bases and installations, department of energy sites, and through export to allies. The EO calls out the national and global security implications of re-establishing the United States' role as the global leader in nuclear technology activities as well as the growing implications of artificial intelligence and defense driven energy demand increases which nuclear energy is uniquely situated to tackle.

Panelists

  • Moderator: Craig Piercy (Executive Director / CEO, ANS)
  • Rian Bahran (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactors, Department of Energy)
  • Kirsten Cutler (Senior Strategist for Nuclear Innovation, Department of State)
  • Jeff Waksman (Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, US Army)

Discussion

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