Sept 26 (Reuters) - The Nuclear Company said on Friday

that it has signed a strategic agreement with U.S. steelmaker

Nucor Corporation ( NUE ) to boost the country's nuclear power

supply chain and support domestic manufacturing.

TNC, a U.S. nuclear deployment company, said the companies

will assess the use of NQA-1 steel and related infrastructure

for gigawatt-scale nuclear reactors as per the American Society

of Mechanical Engineers' certification standards.

The partnership supports executive orders from President

Donald Trump targeting 400 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear capacity by

2050, including construction of 10 large-scale reactors in the

next five years, TNC said.

The U.S. has launched an effort to

speed development

of power plants and transmission lines after Trump on his

first day back in office in January issued an order declaring an

energy emergency

as artificial intelligence, data centers, and electric

vehicles are boosting power demand for the first time in two

decades.

TNC's partnership also aims to help the U.S. compete with

China and Russia, which have expanded their nuclear reactor

fleets rapidly in recent years, it said.

"Our partnership with Nucor ( NUE ) will protect America's national

security, help achieve energy independence and create a more

resilient economy," said TNC CEO Jonathan Webb.