Growing demand for nuclear energy goes way beyond AI, says IAEA director

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi outlines two unprecedented changes shaping the future of nuclear energy. For the first time, private companies across sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), shipping, and steel are driving global demand for nuclear energy alongside governments. At the same time, countries—particularly in Central and Eastern Europe—are turning to nuclear power to strengthen their energy security amid rising geopolitical tensions. Together, those shifts represent a fundamental transformation in how the world views and pursues nuclear energy.

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