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The 3 p.m. EST address follows a federal pact to coordinate offshore nuclear siting and the Energy Department's first AI for science funding selections under its Genesis Mission, spanning nuclear, fusion, minerals, and chip design.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks on American nuclear innovation from the Oval Office at 3 p.m. EST Friday. The week's federal moves on offshore nuclear siting and AI-driven reactor design are already on the record.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration said it would evaluate placing nuclear energy projects in federal waters, part of an expansion of domestic energy production and a push to speed deployment of "advanced" nuclear technologies. The industry uses "advanced" to describe next-generation designs, including small modular reactors and commercial fusion. (WCHS, Reuters)
The Marine Minerals Administration oversees the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, the federal waters beyond state control. This week it signed an agreement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to coordinate oversight of potential offshore nuclear projects. (BOEM)
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced the first projects selected under the Genesis Mission, the administration's AI-for-science funding track. Nearly 300 projects made the slate, spanning nuclear energy, critical mineral extraction, intelligent chip design, and commercial fusion. The largest single award: a three-year, $60 million nuclear program that uses AI to help deliver reactors faster and at lower cost. (DOE)
The White House has not disclosed specifics of Friday's address.