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U.S. Department of Energy Committed to Restoring America’s Energy Dominance. Led by Chris Wright

Thanks to President Trump, the Genesis Mission is unlocking a new era of innovation 🔐 One of the crown jewels of America...
06/01/2026

Thanks to President Trump, the Genesis Mission is unlocking a new era of innovation 🔐

One of the crown jewels of America’s National Labs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is driving the scientific breakthroughs and advanced technologies that will power the next generation of nuclear energy.

Top U.S. officials overseeing the nation's electric grid and stockpile of nuclear weapons visited Chattanooga on Thursday and Friday to discuss Tennessee's central role in scientific research and development championed by the second administration of President Donald Trump.

05/31/2026

America needs to move at the speed of AI and innovation — we call it Trump speed.

Secretary Chris Wright : “If you have a dominant power in AI, they will be the dominant power on the planet — militarily, economically, technologically and ultimately socially.”

ICYMI: The Department of Energy is delivering on President Trump’s executive order to reinvigorate America’s nuclear bas...
05/31/2026

ICYMI: The Department of Energy is delivering on President Trump’s executive order to reinvigorate America’s nuclear base by taking a surplus of U.S. plutonium and making it available to the nuclear industry for advanced reactor fuels.

The Department of Energy is moving forward with plans to allow private companies to use surplus plutonium, including material historically tied to U.S. nuclear weapons programs, as fuel for advanced nuclear reactors and electricity production.

05/30/2026

President Trump is unleashing the American Nuclear Renaissance—aiming to have multiple nuclear reactors critical by July 4th on our nation's 250th anniversary.

Secretary Chris Wright : “This summer you will see multiple next generation nuclear reactors running...America is back!"

President Trump is all in on American energy.
05/29/2026

President Trump is all in on American energy.

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05/28/2026

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05/27/2026

Thanks to President Trump, the Energy Department is providing over 20 metric tons of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) to power the American Nuclear Renaissance.

05/26/2026

President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge will help expand power generation and lower electricity costs.

Secretary Chris Wright : “The fear [is] that data centers drive up electricity prices—the reality is actually the opposite.”

Today, we remember and honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we are afforded every day.
05/25/2026

Today, we remember and honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we are afforded every day.

05/24/2026

ICYMI: It is absolutely essential that we DRILL, BABY, DRILL!

Secretary Chris Wright : "People just don't understand that the world runs on hydrocarbons…In fact in the United States we're at a record high, 74% of U.S. energy comes from oil and natural gas."

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