Federal action

Four executive orders and DOE programs, with owners, deadlines, current status, and next actions.

Executive orders

EO 14299In progress

Operate an Army-regulated reactor at a domestic military installation by September 30, 2028.

Owner: Department of Defense / Army
Next step: Select vendors and match designs to the nine candidate installations

EO 14300Implementation underway

Revise NRC rules and establish fixed licensing deadlines, including an 18-month ceiling for new-reactor decisions.

EO 14301Goal exceeded · DOE reported four criticalities

Create a pilot pathway for reactors outside national laboratories, targeting at least three criticalities by July 4, 2026.

EO 14302In progress

Expand fuel availability, domestic supply chains, workforce, financing, and large-reactor deployment capacity.

DOE authorization for privately funded test reactors outside national laboratories.

MEASURE11 initial projects; at least 3 targeted criticalities by July 4, 2026

STATUSFour DOE-reported criticalities tracked across the Pilot Program and Launch Pad

Cost-shared commercial demonstrations of Natrium and Xe-100 technologies.

MEASURE$3.2B planned federal investment over seven years, subject to appropriations, with matching industry funds

STATUSNatrium permitted and under construction; Long Mott license review active

A test bed for fueled microreactor experiments.

MEASURETwo initial conditional test selections

STATUSFacility opened in April 2026

DOE-authorized reactor experiments at national-laboratory sites.

MEASUREFirst tracked experiment: Deployable Energy Unity

STATUSUnity achieved DOE-reported initial criticality on June 30, 2026