Nation needs power for industry and AI, but no large-scale reactors are under construction
Mariannette Miller-Meeks warned the subcommittee about competition from China and Russia. Courtesy House subcommittee on energy and commerce.
The US has watched critical skills atrophy and lost a generation of nuclear expertise as China and Russia have surged ahead, now accounting for 94% of reactors under construction worldwide, a hearing in Washington was told.
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