Biden administration sets plan to triple US nuclear energy capacity by 2050

The United States last year was among 25 signatories to the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy, an “aspirational goal” to triple global nuclear energy production from 2020 to 2050.

Both the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy and the Biden-Harris administration’s road map specifically reference a goal of achieving a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. President-elect Donald Trump’s official campaign policy platform promised to “unleash Energy Production from all sources, including nuclear,” but makes no mention of a 2050 net-zero target.

Though his first administration was broadly supportive of the nuclear industry, Trump has not publicly commented on the new framework.

“The framework is essentially a compendium of ongoing programs and actions based on existing authorities combined with a road map of actions needed to enable the targets [but] does not identify existing gaps or make suggestions for new tools,” Teplinsky said. “This will be left to the incoming administration.”

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