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Executive Orders Support Expansion of Nuclear Power in US
27 May 2025 UUSA NewsOn Friday, May 23, President Trump signed four Executive Orders supporting a large-scale expansion of nuclear power in the United States. Of particular interest to our work at Urenco USA, the order entitled “Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base,” sets out a U.S. policy to “expedite and promote to the fullest possible extent the production and operation of nuclear energy to provide affordable, reliable, safe, and secure energy to the American people, power advanced nuclear reactor technologies, and to build associated supply chains that secure our global industrial and digital dominance, achieve our energy independence, protect our national security, and maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of nuclear fuel through recycling, reprocessing, and reinvigorating the commercial sector.”
Urenco USA welcomes the Administration’s emphasis on the importance of nuclear power and looks forward to working to strengthen the domestic nuclear fuel cycle. The order states in its’ purpose, “swift and decisive action is required to jumpstart America’s nuclear energy industrial base and ensure our national and economic security by increasing fuel availability and production, securing civil nuclear supply chains, improving the efficiency with which advanced nuclear reactors are licensed, and preparing our workforce to establish America’s energy dominance and accelerate our path towards a more secure and independent energy future.”
At Urenco USA, we are already committed to an expansion project to increase our enrichment capacity by 15%, with the first cascade in this project starting production earlier this month. We look forward to working with the Administration to meet the fuel requirements of an expanding U.S. nuclear fleet.
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Urenco is an international supplier of uranium enrichment services, fuel cycle products and related solutions with sustainability at the core of our business. Operating in a pivotal area of the nuclear fuel supply chain for over 50 years, Urenco understands the importance of energy security and facilitates the reliable delivery of low carbon electricity generation for consumers around the world.
With its head office in London, UK, Urenco’s global presence ensures diversity and security of supply for customers through enrichment facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA. Through our technology and the expertise of our people, the Urenco Group provides safe, cost effective and reliable services, operating within a framework of high environmental, social and governance standards, complementing international safeguards.
Urenco is making a positive contribution to global climate change goals through our core business and we are committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
We are committed to continued investment in the responsible management of nuclear materials; innovation activities with clear sustainability benefits, such as nuclear medicine, industrial efficiency and research; and nurturing the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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