Exec Order 12344 - Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

The program was institutionalized under this Executive Order 12344 by President Ronald Reagan on February 1, 1982.

The director was concurrently assigned as the deputy administrator for Naval Reactors for the National Nuclear Security Administration via Public Law (United States) 98–525 (50 U.S.C. § 2406) on October 19, 1984 in order to assist them in the research, design, development, health, and safety matters pertaining to naval nuclear propulsion plants via 42 U.S.C. § 7158. Executive Order 12344 was made a permanent federal program via Public Law (United States) 106–65 of October 5, 1999 (50 U.S.C. § 2511)