Navigating Nuclear: White House Launches National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power

On 14 April 2026, the White House issued National Security and Technology Memorandum-3 (NSTM-3) creating the National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power (the National Initiative). The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum implements Executive Order 14369, Ensuring American Space Superiority, and represents the federal government’s most concrete step to date to deploy nuclear power systems in orbit and on the lunar surface.... By: K&L Gates LLP