AI could use more power from nuclear energy. The nuke sector could also use AI.

The nuclear sector is approaching an inflection point where the need for a more reliable energy solution in the next few decades is about to confront an aging workforce that’s prime for retirement.

A big driver of nuclear demand — that is, artificial intelligence — may also be part of the solution.

“I think there’s sort of this two-way street on AI and nuclear,” Craig Piercy, CEO of American Nuclear Society, told Business Insider. “AI needs nuclear because AI…