NPR reports that the startup Valar Atomics is seeking to develop a large-scale nuclear-powered data center project on public land in Utah. The company proposes the installation of over 450 nuclear reactors to provide the necessary energy for the facility.
Project scale and land use
The proposed site for the installation spans more than 9,500 acres of land. The company intends to utilize this footprint to host its modular nuclear reactor technology to meet the high power demands of the data center infrastructure.
Scope of activity
The project is focused on establishing a dedicated power generation hub for computational operations. The proposal involves placing the reactors within the specified Utah territory to support the facility.
This project remains in the proposal stage as stakeholders evaluate the use of public land for the development of such a high density of nuclear reactors.