Remarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters
Issued 2025-05-23 by Donald J. Trump
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On May 22, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order related to nuclear energy. This action aims to encourage closer collaboration with private industry to secure the necessary fuel supplies for a modernized nuclear energy sector. It also seeks to address issues that have reportedly hindered the industry, including what was described as overregulation, and focuses on both small modular nuclear capabilities and
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This executive order addresses "Remarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters". The President's stated reasoning: "spur a closer collaboration with private industry to ensure that we have the fuel supplies we need for a modernized nuclear energy sector." Executive orders are a long-established exercise of presidential power, used by every President since George Washington. They are grounded in Article II of the Constitution, which vests executive power in the President and directs them to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."
Executive orders cannot create new law, contradict existing federal statutes, or exceed the President's constitutional authority. The legitimacy of any specific order depends on whether it operates within statutory authority Congress has delegated, directs the executive branch on matters within its constitutional purview, or attempts to substitute executive policy for legislative choices. Courts can and do review executive orders for conformity with the Constitution and federal law.
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