In the wake of major financial commitments by technology players and given the technology’s alignment with national security priorities, nuclear power is increasingly seen to be a solution for the competition challenges of the Age of Protectionism. Whether it is in the form of small modular reactors or conventional plants shrunk to fit new use cases, this panel will provide a timely reference point for the state of the nuclear industry, the potential for scaling up and delivering small generating units to a hungry marketplace.