The U.S. will allocate $17.5 billion for the construction of ten new nuclear reactors

The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced the allocation of $17.5 billion to accelerate the construction of ten new large nuclear reactors. This was reported by AP, writes UNN.

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In Washington, the decision is explained by a sharp increase in electricity demand from data centers and the development of artificial intelligence technologies.

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US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright stated that interest in the project is already being shown by both energy companies and large data center operators. According to him, construction of the reactors could start before 2030, and commissioning is expected in the middle of the next decade.

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All ten new reactors are planned to be built using Westinghouse's AP1000 technology. These are the same type of power units that were built at the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia - the first large nuclear reactors built in the US in recent decades.

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The Department of Energy reported that seven energy and utility companies have already signed letters of intent to participate in the program. It is planned to select five sites, each of which will house two reactors. Federal funds will be used primarily for the procurement of key components with long production lead times.

President Trump previously set a goal to quadruple nuclear energy production in the US over the next 25 years. At the same time, critics of the program emphasize that new nuclear power plants remain expensive projects, and a number of US states still have restrictions or bans on the construction of new nuclear facilities.

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