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“Amazon has revealed plans for the construction of 12 small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) through a partnership with X-energy and Energy Northwest as it aims for a combined output of about 1GW by the next decade.”

Four next-gen nuclear startups have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to build advanced fuel lines for the future domestic supply chain. The DOE chose Oklo Inc., Terrestrial Energy, TRISO-X LLC and Valar Atomics as the first participants in the department’s new Fuel Line Pilot Program. The program, first announced in June, seeks reactor construction and operation on sites outside the national laboratories. The Trump and Biden administrations both expressed support for small modular reactor (SMR) development, although Trump’s DOE is the first to streamline the research, development and testing phases. No SMR nuclear sites have been built or started operations yet in the U.S. This is the DOE’s second round in the Fuel Line Pilot, having selected Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based Standard Nuclear to build and operate TRISO fuel fabrication facilities. TRISO-X Inc. will build an additional fuel fabrication laboratory. Santa Clara, California’s Oklo, which was also selected in a separate DOE nuclear pilot for developing and operating an advanced reactor test by next July 4, is tasked with building and operating three fuel fabrication facilities to support its Aurora and Pluto reactors. Oklo has broken ground on a planned test reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory. Terrestrial Energy will be expected to develop its own fuel line assembly to demonstrate fuel salt fabrication. Valar Atomics also will support TRISO fuel fabrication for its Ward250 reactor deployment plans as well as other potential high-temperate gas reactors. Several of these next-gen nuclear technology firms are working with large private industry partners on developing carbon-free and baseload reactor power for the expected future increases in data center, artificial intelligence and industrial electrification loads. Terrestrial Energy is partnering with project developer Ameresco on future collaborations around nuclear. Oklo, Terrestrial and Valar all were among the 10 companies selected in the DOE’s SMR nuclear fast-track pilot. Conventional nuclear power plants currently account for about 18% of the U.S. utility-scale generation portfolio, according to federal statistics. The nuclear renaissance will be needed, proponents say, to maintain resource adequacy and sustainability in the coming era of higher digital infrastructure demand. To save energy & cost for your business, contact me at https://buff.ly/5OiGpqm. #Reliability #EnergyStorage #EnergyEfficiency #Renewables #EnergyAudit #Procurement #Resilience https://buff.ly/Hi5Pnkn

November 2023 was the bottom for the nuclear power industry. It was also the peak for anti-nuclear power rhetoric. That month, Portland, Oregon-based NuScale Power (SMR) announced it was shutting down its efforts to build the first of six small modular reactors – SMRs – out West, as part of its Carbon-Free Power Project. The Carbon-Free Power Project was an ambitious collaboration between NuScale and the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems – designed to provide clean, carbon emissions-free electricity to seven Western states in the U.S. It all appeared to be going extremely well.

While a resurgence of investment in Nuclear Power Plants has been targeted to support the tsunami of growth in AI Data Centers, POWWR Director Nainish Gupta provides an analysis of the mix of power sources that will be required to meet total demand, as published in Utility Drive on October 3, 2025. With predictions that it will take until 2030 for new nuclear power plats to come on line, there is a significant need for other power technologies to provide deployable power in the short term. Read more below! #aidatacenters #sustainability Environmental Matters, LLC. https://lnkd.in/dV95fv_h

The utility now has three projects underway to bring nuclear plants online in Tennessee and potentially beyond by the 2030s.  https://lnkd.in/ess9EqES

Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s state-owned power provider, is in advanced talks to sell two unfinished nuclear reactors to Brookfield Asset Management. The deal could revive one of America’s most expensive energy projects and help meet the surging electricity demands of data centers driving the AI boom. The Wall Street Journal reports that Santee Cooper’s board approved Brookfield’s proposal Friday, paving the way for exclusive negotiations in the coming weeks. The deal, likely valued in the billions, would see Brookfield acquire the dormant reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station, where construction was halted in 2017 after the bankruptcy of contractor Westinghouse Electric. At the time, Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas (now part of Dominion Energy) had already poured $9 billion into the site. The reactors were among the first major U.S. nuclear projects in decades and were supposed to be operational by 2019. Their collapse marked one of the biggest failures in modern U.S. energy development. Now, a confluence of forces — the AI revolution, growing electricity demand, and a shift toward clean energy — is reviving interest in nuclear power. Brookfield, which manages more than $1 trillion in assets, already owns Westinghouse through its Global Transition Fund and has positioned itself as a major player in the decarbonization of heavy industry. “Santee Cooper—along with the entire industry—has the opportunity to modernize the electric grid,” CEO Jimmy Staton told the Journal. He confirmed that talks are also underway with large tech companies that could become major buyers of the nuclear-generated power. If completed, the deal could mark a turning point in America’s nuclear comeback. Projects like Plant Vogtle in Georgia — which finally came online last year after $30 billion in costs — show how difficult and costly nuclear development remains. But the potential payoff is huge: stable, carbon-free energy for the data infrastructure powering artificial intelligence. Brookfield’s bet aligns with its broader strategy of pairing renewable and nuclear assets to meet surging corporate demand for clean power. If the project restarts, V.C. Summer could once again become a symbol — not of failure, but of how legacy infrastructure can fuel the next technological era.

TerraPower, Kansas Commerce Department, and Evergy Explore Advanced Nuclear Options The Kansas Department of Commerce, TerraPower, and utility Evergy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate sites for an advanced nuclear reactor and energy storage project, signaling how the sector is responding to mounting grid pressures. https://lnkd.in/dBZUs58v

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie has emphasized the critical role of nuclear energy in meeting the increasing power demands driven by artificial intelligence (AI).

Amazon wants to further reduce its CO₂ footprint and is relying on nuclear power from small reactors. The plans for this have now become more concrete.