Among a flurry of executive actions, Mr. Trump directed the nation’s nuclear safety regulator to speed up approvals for new reactors.

President Trump aims to accelerate the slow-moving nuclear power industry through a series of executive orders signed Friday.He outlined plans to overhaul the U.S. nuclear regulator, fast-track licenses for new projects,

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to speed up the development of nuclear power and grant the energy secretary authority to approve advanced reactor designs and projects.