Nuclear summit.

At the first ever Nuclear Energy Summit on Thursday in Brussels, a collection of European and nuclear energy leaders convened and called for "a nuclear energy revival," Reuters reports.

Nuclear energy is getting a second chance because it is a source of emissions free, always-on baseload power. And critically, demand for power is on the rise — a top topic at CERAWeek in Houston.

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