The Biden administration released the document on Tuesday, but with President-elect Donald Trump heading back into the White House, there’s no telling whether the plan will ever become a reality. That said, the nuclear industry has gained a fair amount of bipartisan support — not to mention buy-in from big tech.

The US sets an ambitious target to add 200 GW of new nuclear capacity by 2050, aiming to triple its 2020 levels.

Under a road map being unveiled Tuesday, the U.S. would deploy an additional 200 gigawatts of nuclear energy capacity by midcentury through the construction of new reactors, plant restarts and upgrades to existing facilities. In the short term, the White ...