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New Jersey Executive Order No. 2: Nuclear Power Task Force

New Jersey Executive Order No. 2, signed 20 January 2026, creates a Nuclear Power Task Force to plan new nuclear generation and assess financing. It takes effect immediately. It does not permit a reactor or appropriate money.

Category
Laws, rules and executive directives
Status
In effect
Instrument
executive order · New Jersey Executive Order No. 2 (20 January 2026)
Issued by
Governor of New Jersey
Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Affects
State programme administration
In effect from
20 Jan 2026 · actual · day
Expiry or completion
None recorded
Operative text
New Jersey Executive Order No. 2 (20 January 2026) (Official order PDF opened 4 October 2026)
Last checked · next review
2026-10-04 · 2027-04-15

Legal and geographic scope

The order establishes an interagency Nuclear Power Task Force to coordinate a strategy for development of new nuclear generation facilities, including coordination with the federal government and other states. The task force is charged with facilitating planning and advancement of new advanced nuclear generation, assessing financing options, and exploring federal and interstate opportunities. It takes effect immediately. It states that it confers no legal right on regulated entities and creates no private right of action. It does not appropriate money or permit a reactor.

Not approved or still pending

The order creates a task force. It does not name a site, a developer, or an appropriation. No project is linked. The pre-2026 coastal-statute URL returned a script shell and is not this record.

Dated lifecycle

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