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      The Trump administration issued four executive orders today aimed at boosting domestic nuclear deployment ahead of significant growth in projected energy demand in the coming decades.

      During a live signing in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump called nuclear “a hot industry,” adding, “It’s a brilliant industry. [But] you’ve got to do it right. It’s become very safe and environmental.”

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Otto Landen
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Omar Hurricane
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2019

Prof. Xian-Tu He
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R. Paul Drake
Vladimir Tikhonchuk

2015

Hiroshi Azechi
Jie Zhang

2013

James Hammer
Richard Petrasso

2011

Christine Garban-Labaune
Bruce A. Remington

2009

Riccardo Betti
Edward I. Moses

2007

Kunioki Mima
Brian R. Thomas

2005

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2003

Hideaki Takabe
Laurance J. Suter

2001

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Stefano Atzeni

1999

Larry R. Foreman
Steven W. Haan
Dov Shvarts

1997

Michael H. Key
Juergen Meyer-ter-Vehn
Guillermo Velarde
George Zimmerman

1995

E. Michael Campbell
Gennady A. Kirillov
Robert L. McCrory
George H. Miley

1993

Robert Dautray
John D. Lindl
Sadao Nakai

1991

Nikolai G. Basov
Heinrich Hora
John H. Nuckolls
Chiyoe Yamanaka

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