Maintaining a fully homegrown US nuclear industry while meeting President Trump’s goal to 4X capacity by 2050 won’t be easy—it’ll require investments totaling $105–170B, McKinsey estimates.
The firm says the country will be “severely challenged” in building out the entire supply chain, which includes conversion ($30–45B), fabrication ($10–20B), and enrichment ($30–40B). This means that the DOE's recent $2.7B award for enrichment is merely a drop in the radioactive bucket.
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
ter, mai 12
NEWS: The US nuclear renaissance comes with a $100B+ price tag
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