US unveils plan to triple nuclear power by 2050

US Unveils Plan to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 as Demand Soars
President Joe Biden’s administration is setting out plans for the US to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050, with demand climbing for the technology as a round-the-clock source of carbon-free power.
Biden Admin details roadmap to triple US nuclear power by 2050, add 200GW
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.
US Sets Ambitious Goal to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050
The Biden administration has announced a sweeping plan to triple the United States’ nuclear power capacity by 2050, aiming to add 200 gigawatts of carbon-free electricity through new reactor
Biden administration seeks to triple nuclear capacity by 2050
White House officials announced plans to deploy an additional 200 gigawatts of nuclear energy capacity by the halfway point of the century.
Biden administration sets out plan to triple nuclear power capacity
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 than three times the 2020 capacity.
Biden administration unveils plan to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050
The Biden administration announced plans Tuesday to triple U.S. nuclear energy capacity by 2050 as it aims to reach its net-zero emissions goal. Under the plan, the U.S. would deploy an additional 200 GW of new nuclear energy capacity by 2050 through the construction of new small and large reactors,
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