President Trump on Friday signed several executive orders to help clear the way for more nuclear power development and, in the words of one of his top officials, "usher in the American nuclear renaissance." "It's a hot industry, it's a brilliant industry," Mr. Trump said of nuclear power before signing the executive orders.

In the 1970s, the USSR used nuclear devices to try to send water from Siberia's rivers flowing south, instead of its natural route north.

South Carolina State University opened a nuclear reaction control room simulator as part of the HBCU's efforts to expand its students options for nuclear jobs.

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The new reactor will be developed at the San Rafael Energy Research Center in Emery County, Valar Atomics founder Isaiah Taylor said.

He signed a series of executive orders today meant to revive the nuclear energy industry in the US, which has struggled to compete with cheaper sources of electricity. The president could also hit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with layoffs as part of a broader reorganization of the agency.

El presidente Donald Trump firmó el viernes una serie de órdenes destinadas a acelerar la construcción de centrales nucleares, incluidos diseños pequeños y sin probar que ofrecen la promesa de un rápido despliegue,