Nuclear power is staging a comeback globally. Most developed economies are ramping up reactor capacity—targets show nuclear energy could triple by 2050. Yet there's an outlier: one major European nation took a different path. It shut down every single nuclear plant and went further: demolished cooling towers to make reversal nearly impossible.

This energy policy divergence raises questions about resource allocation and long-term planning. As the world seeks sustainable power for data centers, AI infrastructure, and yes, blockchain networks, the choices made today will echo through 2050. Some nations are betting big on nuclear baseload; others are sunk into political constraints that may prove costly when energy demand accelerates.