#11: Financing New Nuclear: Inside the DevCo Model with NEI's Benton Arnett

Benton Arnett, Senior Director of Markets and Policy at the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), joins Brennan Moore to break down how new nuclear projects are actually getting financed today. We cover key takeaways from NEI’s Nuclear Financing Summit, why traditional nuclear players still have an edge in market perception, and how the DevCo model is emerging as a practical path to getting projects built. Benton also explains the different “currencies” in nuclear financing today, from government support to corporate PPAs, and why big tech wants exposure to nuclear without owning the assets outright. If you’re trying to understand what’s real vs. theoretical in nuclear deployment, this is a useful primer.