Department of Energy announces partnership for AI and energy in Kentucky
The $100bn investment will create 8,000 construction and 600 permanent jobs, adding power generation and battery storage.
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In short: The Department of Energy celebrated a nuclear milestone by reaching criticality for four advanced reactors while managing a grid emergency.
Company announcements
Department of Energy outlines nuclear campus benefits
The campuses could attract $50 billion in capital, generate $10 billion in tax revenue, and create 25,000 jobs.
Department of Energy announces five potential hosts for nuclear fuel cycle campuses
Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho selected to explore Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses to modernize fuel cycle and create jobs.
Department of Energy announces golden era of American nuclear energy
Four advanced reactors reached criticality by July 4, 2026, exceeding President Trump's goal.
Media coverage
Energy Department eyes Kentucky for massive $100B data center campus - WLKY
The U.S. Department of Energy has its sights set on Paducah for a massive new data center campus.
Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex
PADUCAH, Ky. — The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site...
Paducah site receives $100 billion investment to add data center campus
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the developments will bring more than 8,500 temporary...
Idaho is a finalist to become a federal nuclear powerhouse — and home for waste
Idaho is in the running for a massive nuclear windfall. The catch? Taking a third of America’s radio...
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