The nuclear industry stands at a critical juncture. As global demand for clean, always-on electricity surges, nuclear energy has reemerged as an essential pillar in the world’s energy mix. But the industry also faces immense challenges: workforce retirements, stringent regulatory requirements, and the need to modernize decades-old processes without ever compromising safety.
Today, Nuclearn is proud to announce the closing of our $10.5 million Series A funding round, with participation from leading energy and impact-focused investors. This milestone allows us to accelerate our mission of bringing purpose-built AI to one of the world’s most complex, safety-critical industries.
A Platform Built by Nuclear Professionals, for Nuclear Professionals
At its core, Nuclearn was born from lived experience inside the power plants we now serve. Co-Founders Bradley Fox and Jerrold Vincent first met at Palo Verde, the largest nuclear generating station in the U.S. As early members of the industry’s first data science team, they quickly realized that the nuclear sector was ripe for AI-driven transformation.
“One of the first problems we recognized right away was corrective action program screening,” recalls Fox. “Every issue identified in a plant must be evaluated for safety, assigned actions, and tracked. It’s critical work, but also highly repetitive and documentation-heavy. We knew AI could help make this process safer and faster.”
This insight became CAP AI, the company’s first product. It automated weeks of manual screening into minutes while retaining full traceability—an essential requirement in nuclear operations. From there, Nuclearn expanded its portfolio to include solutions for outage planning, regulatory documentation, supply chain forecasting, and more.
Meeting the Industry Where It Stands
Unlike broad AI platforms, Nuclearn is intentionally vertical. Our technology is trained on millions of nuclear-specific documents, diagrams, and regulatory frameworks. As Vincent puts it:
“Our platform doesn’t just process nuclear terminology—it understands the operational context, regulatory implications, and safety considerations behind every decision.”
This industry specificity matters. Nuclear plants cannot adopt generic AI solutions that fail to meet compliance standards or recognize the nuances of NRC and DOE Part 810 export control laws. That’s why Nuclearn operates securely—whether deployed on-premise, hosted, or in government cloud environments—and ensures that every customer model respects the boundaries of plant-specific data.
Tackling the Workforce Challenge
The nuclear sector is grappling with a profound demographic shift: nearly one in four nuclear workers is expected to retire in the coming years. At the same time, demand for nuclear is increasing—both in extending the lifespan of existing reactors and in constructing new advanced designs.
“Nuclear plants were built decades ago, and many of the original workers are now retiring,” explains Vincent. “AI becomes a bridge for knowledge transfer. Everything in nuclear is documented, but accessing and applying that knowledge efficiently is the challenge we’re solving.”
By capturing tribal knowledge in algorithms and enabling new engineers to work more efficiently, Nuclearn ensures the industry’s high safety standards endure across generations.
From Early Pioneers to Industry Leaders
What sets Nuclearn apart is not just technology, but timing. The company launched in early 2021, before the recent wave of mainstream AI hype.
“Because nuclear is so documentation- and process-heavy, we knew early on that AI would be transformative,” says Fox. “Back then, natural language processing was hard. We were experimenting with transformer networks before they were mainstream. That experience gave us a head start.”
From its bootstrapped beginnings to winning prestigious industry awards, to attracting customers across more than 65 reactors worldwide, Nuclearn has grown steadily and deliberately.
What Series A Funding Unlocks
The $10.5 million investment is more than capital—it’s fuel for scale. With this funding, Nuclearn will:
Advance product development: expanding our suite of AI tools for condition report analysis, design modification reviews, and engineering document generation.
Grow our workforce: hiring engineers, data scientists, and nuclear professionals to deepen our expertise.
Expand market reach: supporting more utilities worldwide as demand for carbon-free baseload power accelerates.
This round ensures that our solutions, already trusted by dozens of reactors, continue to grow in capability and impact.
Transparent, Trustworthy AI
Trust is the foundation of everything in nuclear operations. Nuclearn’s software doesn’t aim to replace engineers—it empowers them. Our platform provides confidence intervals, audit trails, and random human-in-the-loop reviews to ensure AI is never a black box. Engineers become reviewers and decision-makers rather than manual processors of endless documentation.
“It’s about turning nuclear professionals from writers into editors,” explains Fox. “AI handles the boilerplate and the repetitive work. People focus on the high-value engineering decisions.”
Looking Ahead
The future of energy requires resilience, reliability, and zero carbon. Nuclear power provides all three—but only if the industry evolves to meet modern challenges. With Series A funding secured, Nuclearn is positioned to be the trusted partner in that transformation.
We are proud to be nuclear professionals building AI for nuclear professionals. Our journey began inside the plants we now serve, and with the support of our customers, partners, and community, we are scaling that vision globally.
For more on our Series A and the future of nuclear AI, visit www.nuclearn.ai.