The U.S. announced a plan to dramatically expand nuclear power during the next few decades, as electricity demands escalate. Why it matters: The U.S. faces an increasing electricity demand amid the expansion of data centers used for artificial intelligence,

The Biden administration on Tuesday released a roadmap for plans to triple U.S. nuclear capacity by the middle of the century. The plan sets a goal of 200 gigawatts of new capacity by 2050, more

President Joe Biden’s administration plans to help deploy 200GW of nuclear power in the US by 2050, tripling current capacity. The roadmap would add 35GW by 2035 and would see nuclear plants restarted, upgraded, and wholly built from scratch. It expects 15GW to be added per year by 2040.

Amid a surge in electricity demand due to the artificial intelligence industry, the Biden administration has announced a plan to triple its nuclear power

The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to triple U.S. nuclear power capacity by 2050, aiming to reach its net-zero emissions goal and respond to the rise in U.S. energy demand. The plan would deploy an additional 200 gigawatts of nuclear energy capacity by 2050 through several actions such as building new small and