Trump Celebrates Four New Reactors Going Critical, Ties Push To U.S. Nuclear Growth
President Donald Trump hosted nuclear power company executives in the Oval Office on Friday, July 24, 2026, to celebrate four new reactors going critical under a White House pilot program.[1]
Trump said four companies met the pilot-program goal of having four new reactors go critical by July 4, 2026.[1] He tied the achievement to a four-action package he signed last year aimed at accelerating U.S. nuclear power growth.[1]
The White House had set the July 4 target as a concrete benchmark for private developers working on advanced reactors.[1] Meeting that benchmark gave the administration a chance to showcase private-sector progress and to argue its policies are expanding domestic energy capacity.[1]
The administration framed the Oval Office event as part of a broader push to speed up domestic power production through regulatory changes and federal support for nuclear projects.[1]
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- On Friday, July 24, 2026, Trump hosted nuclear power company executives in the Oval Office to celebrate a nuclear deployment milestone.
- Trump said four companies met a White House pilot‑program goal of having four new nuclear reactors go critical by July 4, 2026.
- He linked the achievement to a four‑action package he signed last year to accelerate U.S. nuclear power growth.
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