According to Semafore,

China and Russia accounted for 90% of the world’s nuclear plants that began construction last year, as enthusiasm builds over the energy source. The countries are “expanding their influence” through the plants, in part by building them in emerging countries, Nikkei reported. In the US — which has more reactors than any country but trails in building new ones — President Donald Trump has prioritized building nuclear reactors as AI drives a staggering demand for electricity. American companies are racing to build new types of facilities, including small modular reactors, and New York state announced last year that it is planning to build a nuclear plant, its first in decades.