Nuclear Development Wave may start under Trump’s regulations
Donald Trump would boost the US nuclear energy sector with new regulations. The goal is to enable faster licensing, strengthen domestic fuel supply and alleviate energy shortages. Steps serve as an answer to the increase in energy demand caused by artificial intelligence.
Donald Trump On Friday, he signs a package of implementing regulations that could give new momentum to US nuclear development, to the extent that has not been the case since World War II. The goals are clear: to simplify the authorization of nuclear power plants, to independence from the Russian uranium, and to serve the rapidly increasing energy demand of artificial intelligence, Reuters.
The answer to artificial intelligence
THE regulations Among other things, they require accelerating the licensing procedure of new nuclear facilities, strengthening domestic nuclear fuel supply chains, and reducing dependence on Russian and Chinese enriched uranium. The document instructs federal agencies to map areas for new reactors and simplify construction authorization processes.
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In addition, the Ministry of Energy is responsible for expanding credit guarantee and support programs, from which reactor development would also be financed. The market has already responded: the shares of nuclear technology companies have shown significant strengthening during Friday trading, they write.
The background of the step is the explosive spread of artificial intelligence, which increases energy consumption unprecedented. Chris Wright The Minister of Energy called the new direction the « Manhattan Plan 2 », referring to the II. World War II US atomic bomb program. As he put it, « technological development requires a robust and reliable energy infrastructure. »
