Much of the nuclear power world has eyes on a Bill Gates-backed project near Kemmerer, Wyoming. As it inches closer to its 2030 opening date, the town struggles to meet its own infrastructure needs.

After decades of being on the back burner of energy policy, investments in nuclear power are on the rise, spurred on by electricity demands from big tech and changing federal policy.

Advocates call nuclear power essential to a carbon-free future. But the project took much longer, and cost much more, than planned.

The company has created a modular design it says makes financial sense. Though carbon-free, nuclear remains controversial.

Several nuclear plants are shutting down nationwide thanks to falling prices in the energy sector.