AI’s energy demands are fueling a nuclear comeback

Published February 12, 2026 4:56pm ET



Nuclear energy is trending in the right direction, and it’s thanks to an unlikely suspect that has been blowing up for the last four years. Artificial intelligence has been everywhere as of late; you’ve seen it on social media and you’ve most likely used it in the past four years.

As it continues to expand its horizons, its evolution demands a single necessity — the consistent production of massive amounts of energy. Nuclear is the answer to the high maintenance nature that it possesses. It just so happens that nuclear is setting new records in electric generation.

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