At the beginning of his second term, President Donald Trump set an expansive agenda for accelerating the deployment of new nuclear energy at home and advancing US industry leadership abroad, doubling down on the previous administration’s goal to increase nuclear energy capacity. While some nuclear energy start-ups have attracted single-digit billions of dollars, Wall Street has yet to step into nuclear project development finance in a serious way. Abandon the “once-through” nuclear fuel model and update regulations to allow the return of spent nuclear from outside the United States. Justin Friedman is a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative. about the authorstay connectedrelated workour workThe Global Energy Center develops and promotes pragmatic and nonpartisan policy solutions designed to advance global energy security, drive economic opportunity, and foster a sustainable energy future.