The Global America Business Institute (GABI), the Korea Economic Institute (KEI), and the International Nuclear Nonproliferation and Cooperation Center (INC) hosted a joint workshop discussing the future of nuclear energy in the context of AI and energy security.

Session I: Global Perspectives on AI Demand and Energy Needs

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is reshaping global energy demand, infrastructure planning, and national competitiveness. As AI applications scale across data centers, cloud computing, advanced manufacturing, and defense-related systems, countries face a shared challenge: delivering large volumes of reliable, affordable, and secure electricity while maintaining grid stability and meeting broader economic and strategic objectives.

This session examines AI-driven energy demand through an international lens, highlighting how governments and industry are forecasting AI-related load growth, adapting generation portfolios, and accelerating investment in firm, dispatchable energy resources.

Session II: AI, Energy Security, and Supply Chain Resilience

AI development depends not only on abundant electricity, but also on secure access to energy technologies, critical materials, manufacturing capacity, and cross-border infrastructure. This session explores how international energy cooperation is evolving in response to the security and supply-chain challenges created by rapidly rising AI-driven demand.

Discussion will examine allied and partner supply chains for energy generation, grid infrastructure, nuclear fuel, critical minerals, and advanced manufacturing; vulnerabilities exposed by geopolitical competition and regulatory fragmentation; and how bilateral and multilateral cooperation frameworks can reduce risk and accelerate deployment of AI-enabling energy infrastructure.