Michael Kratsios, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, looks on during an announcement on American Nuclear Innovation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, makes an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is signing multiple executive orders targeting the nuclear energy sector and easing rules for new reactors and nuclear fuel supply chains. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is signing multiple executive orders targeting the nuclear energy sector and easing rules for new reactors and nuclear fuel supply chains. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Michael Kratsios, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, speaks during an announcement on American Nuclear Innovation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Michael Kratsios, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, speaks during an announcement on American Nuclear Innovation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Ana Garcia, researcher at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO), explains findings from research conducted in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve during the presentation of a scientific research project at INABIO facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Ana García (2-L), researcher at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO), shows preserved insect and arthropod specimens collected in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve to visitors during the presentation of a scientific research project at INABIO facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

Ana Garcia, researcher at the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO), explains findings from research conducted in the private Mashi-Tayra reserve during the presentation of a scientific research project at INABIO facilities in Quito on July 23, 2026. Scientists in Ecuador announced on July 23 that they had genetically identified 8,000 new species of insects in a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó, which has been designated a World Biosphere Reserve. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)