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The Trump administration has indicated a willingness to promote domestic nuclear energy production, though several industry experts say there are a number of obstacles that must be cleared first.
Immediately after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on “unleashing American energy,” aiming to bolster domestic fossil fuel production, which the U.S. primarily relies on, and cut “undue burdens” on the nuclear energy sector. While the move signaled increased attention on the industry’s development, several policy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that many obstacles must be addressed before nuclear power can become a major source of energy in the U.S.
“In this country, we’ve made it so difficult that it’s almost impossible to build a nuclear power plant,” JD Foster, former chief economist at the Office of…
