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Nuclear Energy Weekly: February 17–23, 2026

## The Mobilization Imperative: Nuclear Power Enters the Rapid Deployment Era This week crystallized a transformation that has been building for years: nuclear energy is no longer defined solely by massive, immovable infrastructure projects spanning decades. Instead, the sector is pivoting toward mobility, modularity, and speed—a shift driven by converging pressures from energy security demands, AI-driven electricity consumption, and the race to decarbonize without destabilizing power grids. Three interconnected developments illustrate this transition. The United States demonstrated that nuclear reactors can be transported by military airlift. France wagered its energy future on a massive nuclear expansion despite immediate financial headwinds. And from Texas to Ontario, policymakers placed bets on factory-built small modular reactors that promise to compress construction timelines from decades to years. Together, these moves suggest the industry is abandoning its post-Three Mile Island caution in favor of aggressive deployment strategies. The common thread is urgency. Climate commitments, geopolitical competition, and exponential data center growth have compressed decision timelines. The question animating this week was not whether nuclear power has a role in the clean energy transition—a question that dominated policy debates for two decades—but rather how quickly can it scale and in what forms

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