Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator National Nuclear Security Administration Brandon M. Williams testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Assistant Secretary for the Office of Environmental Management at the US Department of Energy Timothy J. Walsh, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Chairman Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi (L) and Energy Secretary Chris Wright arrive for the Senate Committee on Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Kevin Warsh, nominee for US Federal Reserve Chair, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026. The US Senate is expected to confirm Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chairman on May 13, as President Donald Trump applies unprecedented pressure on the central bank to cut rates despite stubbornly high inflation. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)