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Billions Flow to US Nuclear Sector With Payoff Still Years Away
Washington’s $80 billion investment in nuclear reactors won’t yield carbon-free power anytime soon.
After a generation of stagnation, interest in US nuclear energy is sky high, thanks to artificial intelligence’s voracious energy needs. Nuclear companies are stock market darlings, and the Trump administration recently unveiled an $80 billion-plus commitment to help fund new reactors.
There’s just one problem: Hardly anything will be ready to to plug in for a decade.