2024

Built a New Nuclear Energy Ecosystem

Momentum around nuclear energy is growing, with increasing investment, policy support, and public enthusiasm. However, cost barriers and regulatory hurdles still stand in the way of widespread deployment. That’s why CATF is building the tools, initiatives, and coalitions needed to advance nuclear energy at the pace and scale required. In 2024, we:  

• Launched the Nuclear Scaling Initiative, a $10 million effort over two years to accelerate nuclear energy deployment in the United States and Central and Eastern Europe, with a long-term goal of scaling global nuclear capacity tenfold before the 2040s. 

• Collaborated with the European Union (EU) Industrial Alliance for SMRs, a first-of-its-kind initiative focused on accelerating commercialization of Small Modular Reactors in Europe by the early 2030s to enhance energy security, industrial competitiveness, and decarbonization. 

• Fostered global nuclear commitments at COP29, where six additional countries signed on to the global pledge to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050, reinforcing international momentum for nuclear power as a climate solution.