Nuclear
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Overhauls Licensing Framework
In its first rule update since 1989, the NRC hopes to fast track next-gen nuclear energy deployment.
Nuclear
Nuclear Energy is increasingly seen as essential for powering the electrical needs of data centers.
State of the State
States Race to Win the Tech Economy in 2026 State of the State Addresses
Here’s what 30 governors said about broadband expansion, AI growth, and online child safety.
Nuclear
U.S. Issues First Commercial Construction Permit for a Nuclear Reactor in Years
The commission granted the permit Wednesday for a Bill Gates-backed company to build a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in western Wyoming.
AI
Nuclear Power a Distant Solution to Data Center Needs
Experts say nuclear power's potential to meet surging AI data center energy demand remains years away, held back by high costs and lengthy regulatory hurdles.
Nuclear
Trump Energy Deputy: Nuclear Power Needed to Meet Demand for AI Infrastructure
The Energy Department has taken steps to start enriching uranium to fuel the AI race, said Assistant Secretary Timothy Walsh
permitting
Holistic Approach Is Needed to Solve Energy Bottlenecks, Panel Says
Permitting is a good start, but other changes and incentives are needed to solve energy challenges, INCOMPAS panel says.
Data Center
Big Tech Data Centers: Meta's Massive Nuclear Power Deals, $20B by xAI in Mississippi
Meta's Prometheus AI data center is being built in New Albany, Ohio, and will be a 1-gigawatt cluster spanning spanning multiple buildings.
Advanced Energy
Why Are Wind, Solar and Nuclear Advocates So Optimistic in 2026?
Donald Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy.
Nuclear
Trump Media to Merge with Nuclear Fusion Company that Wants to Power AI
Fusion technology has been seen as a long way off but tech companies view it as a promising way of powering their energy-hungry AI data centers.
Nuclear
Huang Says U.S. Risks Trailing China in AI Without Energy Reforms
NVIDIA's CEO warned China now generates twice the U.S. electricity, builds data centers in months, and claims 70% of global AI patents.
Wisconsin
Illinois Repeals Nuclear Ban as Power Needs Grow
Citing grid reliability and cost control, Pritzker welcomed the bill to his desk as lawmakers pushed for long-term clean-energy investment.
Nuclear
Rep. Guthrie: Nuclear Power Vital to U.S. Dominance in AI
China has reportedly supplied more than 80 percent of new nuclear capacity in the past five years.
Nuclear
Maine Town Excited about Possible New Data Center
Could project also revive nearby nuclear plant closed in the 1990s?
Data Center
Data Center Boom in Virginia's 'Data Center Alley' Raises Infrastructure Concerns
Data center concentration challenges infrastructure sustainability and resilience.
Infrastructure
Dateline Ashburn: How to Break the Internet
An analysis of the security threats facing Ashburn’s data centers
Data Center
Google Announces Nuclear Power Plant Build in Tennessee
Search giant looks to power new data centers in the southeast.
