Pathways for Massive Deployment of Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Achievement of Sustainable Fuel Cycle Markets

In the Executive Orders released in May 2025, the administration envisions expanding American nuclear energy capacity from approximately 100 GW in 2024 to 400 GW by 2050. Rapid and massive deployments of nuclear reactors and significant efforts are needed to achieve the target capacity, including the expeditious process of the review and approval for deployment of the advanced reactors, mitigation of the technical and financial risks of the first movers, the cost reductions of the first-of-a-kind to the nth-of-a-kind for enhancement of the nuclear energy competitiveness in the energy market, etc. This panel will address suggestions and approaches to facilitate the massive deployment of advanced reactors, build sustainable nuclear fuel-cycle markets, and meet demand for nuclear energy.