After decades of stagnation, nuclear power is enjoying a dramatic comeback. In 2024–2025, dozens of governments have either restarted plants or greenlit new ones to meet climate and energy-security goals. The U.S. Congress funneled record funding into nuclear R&D and fuel as part of a clean-energy spending billenergy.govenergy.gov. Likewise, Congress passed bipartisan laws to speed up licensing of new reactor designsnrc.gov. Globally, countries from France and the UK to China, India, and even some historically anti-nuclear nations are planning reactor projectsnei.orgnei.org. Industry executives credit this shift to both decarbonization and energy securityworld-nuclear-news.orgworld-nuclear-news.org.
