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Westinghouse Electric, Cameco and Brookfield Asset Management have entered into a strategic partnership with the U.S. government to deploy $80 billion in new nuclear reactors, the companies announced Tuesday.

“Our administration is focused on ensuring the rapid development, deployment, and use of advanced nuclear technologies. This historic partnership supports our national security objectives and enhances our critical infrastructure,” Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said in a statement,

The deal calls for Westinghouse AP1000 reactors to be utilized in a deployment that will create more than 100,000 construction jobs, the companies said. “The program will cement the United States as one of the world’s nuclear energy powerhouses and increase exports of Westinghouse’s nuclear power generation technology globally.”

According to the announcement, the partnership contains “profit sharing mechanisms” that allow all parties,  “including the American people,” to participate in the “long-term financial and strategic value that will be created within Westinghouse by the growth of nuclear energy and advancement of investment into AI capabilities in the United States.”

Brookfield has more than half a trillion dollars invested in the critical infrastructure that underpins the U.S. economy, “and we expect to double that investment in the next decade as we deliver on building the infrastructure backbone of artificial intelligence,” Brookfield President Connor Teskey said in a statement.

The U.S. is trying to rapidly bring power resources online to meet rising demand from data centers, and interest in nuclear is growing. Following a decade of stagnant growth, U.S. electricity demand will increase at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate through 2035, according to Bank of America Institute research published in July.

“For all of the energy policy disagreements in Washington, one thing is clear: nuclear energy is the baseload electrical power source of the future,” said Thomas Ryan, a managing partner in K&L Gates’ energy, infrastructure and resources practice. “Its reliability, durability and sustainability have rendered its deployment an apolitical issue.”