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ATM No 74 2025 JUL 17
Westinghouse plans to build 10 large nuclear reactors in U.S., interim CEO tells Trump
- Westinghouse plans to build 10 large nuclear reactors in the U.S., with construction to begin by 2030.
- The company disclosed its plans during a conference on energy and artificial intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University. Technology, energy and financial executives announced more than $90 billion of investment in data centers and power infrastructure at the conference, according to the office of Sen. Dave McCormick, who organized the event.
- Westinghouse’s big AP1000 reactor generates enough electricity to power more than 750,000 homes, according to the company. Building 10 of these reactors would drive $75 billion of economic value across the U.S. and $6 billion in Pennsylvania, Sumner said.
What Happens When Big Tech Goes Nuclear?
- Silicon Valley firms are advocating for the U.S. to embark on a nuclear energy renaissance.
- Nuclear energy start ups have mushroomed, a large number of these funded by Big Tech. President Trump’s executive orders support this tilt through a variety of measures, including reducing power of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and emphasizing advanced reactor testing outside the national laboratories that are hubs of American scientific and technological innovations resulting from the Manhattan Project.
- The ethos of Big Tech to “move fast and break things” could spur unprecedented innovation in nuclear energy, especially through the construction of small modular reactors, microreactors, and even fusion. But, just like Silicon Valley itself, which has historically flourished through the invisible hand of the state, the nuclear energy industry might also need increased guidance from the government in order to be safe, secure, and reliable.
“China's largest uranium mining project enters production
- China has produced its first barrel of natural uranium from its largest domestic project in Ordos in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
- China National Nuclear Corporation(CNNC) broke ground for the project on 12 July 2024. The project integrates automation, remote centralised control and big data analysis. It uses CO2 and O2 in-situ recovery, where uranium is extracted through a closed-loop circulation of the uranium solution without lifting the ores to the surface for processing - a technique said to avoid water, gas and solid wastes and minimise carbon emissions.