Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line ^34%

NPR - By Geoff Brumfiel - 6/29/2026, 9:00 AM

Optimism Bias 21.1% - Availability Heuristic 18.8% - Negativity Bias 15.7%

A little over a year ago, President Trump set an ambitious goal: He wanted to see American companies build at least three new experimental nuclear reactors by July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Shortly after Trump signed an executive order enshrining his goal, the Department of Energy launched its... more