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

Six nations have joined the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy. El Salvador, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Nigeria, and Türkiye endorsed the Declaration during the 29th U.N. Climate Change Conference in Baku,

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 U.S. plans to add 15 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2035, with a goal of reaching 200 gigawatts by 2050. New nuclear plants may include large, small modular and microreactors rather than traditional large stations.

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.