Nuclear power accounts for 20% of total energy generation in the US but has become more popular in recent years.

The US sets an ambitious target to add 200 GW of new nuclear capacity by 2050, aiming to triple its 2020 levels.

The Biden administration released the document on Tuesday, but with President-elect Donald Trump heading back into the White House, there’s no telling whether the plan will ever become a reality. That said, the nuclear industry has gained a fair amount of bipartisan support — not to mention buy-in from big tech.

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,

As it attempts to get the U.S. away from a reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity, the Biden Administration has set a goal to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050. READ MORE ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY Americans Fear Nuclear Power Plants Bill Gates’ Nuclear Power Dreams “The plan sets a goal of 200 gigawatts of new capacity by 2050,

Under a road map being unveiled Tuesday, the U.S. would deploy an additional 200 gigawatts of nuclear energy capacity by midcentury through the construction of new reactors, plant restarts and upgrades to existing facilities.