The US could quadruple its nuclear generating capacity by 2050. The US aims to add 300 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear capacity by 2050 and develop a nuclear fuel recycling strategy that could slash radioactive waste storage from thousands of years to just hundreds. The country currently operates 94 light-water reactors, which supply roughly 20 percent of its electricity and around 100 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity. Meeting its 2050 target would significantly expand the nation’s existing nuclear fleet.

Collaboration, partnership and innovation have long been hallmarks of the nuclear energy community. For decades, scientists and engineers have worked together to develop, test and demonstrate technologies that strengthen nuclear energy as a reliable and abundant source of power. Today, that foundation of research and expertise is helping U.S. industry move promising nuclear technologies from concept to commercial deployment.

Two University of South Carolina faculty were recently awarded significant grants as part of the first wave projects selected for the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission. Designed to bring together a national consortium of researchers and pair them with Department of Energy resources, the Genesis Mission will help build AI-enabled workflows to expediate discoveries in energy, national security and more.

Deep Isolation Nuclear has devised a novel way to store the nuclear waste underground by using mostly standard oil and gas equipment.

Deep Isolation has been shortlisted for the Small-Medium-Enterprise of the Year Award at the Reuters Events Global Sustainability Awards 2026, recognizing the company’s Deep Borehole Disposal Technology and Universal Canister System. The shortlisting reflects Deep Isolation’s work developing a permanent, modular disposal solution for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, addressing the need for ...

Deep Isolation and Halliburton are quietly solving America's most ignored crisis — what to do with decades of nuclear waste sitting in temporary storage across the country — and they're doing it with an oil rig in a Texas cow pasture.

A study shows that Americans value safe nuclear waste disposal, including deep underground burial.

A new nationally representative survey conducted by YouGov at the request of Deep Isolation Nuclear, Inc. high-lights a growing consensus among the American public re-garding the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle. According to survey results, 81% of respondents believe that securing a permanent high-level radioactive waste disposal solution should be a national priority. 

Over 80% of US citizens think finding a permanent solution for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste should be a US priority – and many see deep geological disposal a credible solution, according to a survey by market research and data analytics firm YouGov.

The United States has been able to maintain its dominance in nuclear energy production because of the strong relationship and understanding between local companies and the government.