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DOE Selects Five States to Explore $50 Billion Nuclear Fuel Cycle Campuses

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is evaluating a Department of Energy initiative that offers states massive industrial investment in exchange for hosting integrated nuclear fuel and waste facilities.

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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is evaluating the Department of Energy's proposal to establish regional nuclear innovation hubs.From: US Senate Reviews $50 Billion Plan to Co-Locate Nuclear Reactors and Waste Storage in Regional Hubs

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The Department of Energy has signed memorandums of understanding with six states to explore hosting the integrated nuclear campuses.From: US Senate Reviews $50 Billion Plan to Co-Locate Nuclear Reactors and Waste Storage in Regional Hubs ·
Projected economic impact for a host state, according to Department of Energy estimates.From: DOE Selects Five States to Explore $50 Billion Nuclear Fuel Cycle Campuses ·
The United States currently stores more than 90,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel at commercial reactor sites across the country.From: US Senate Reviews $50 Billion Plan to Co-Locate Nuclear Reactors and Waste Storage in Regional Hubs ·
The campuses are designed to co-locate advanced reactors with hyperscale data centers to meet the surging baseload power demands of artificial intelligence.From: DOE Selects Five States to Explore $50 Billion Nuclear Fuel Cycle Campuses ·

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September 2026

  1. US Senate Reviews $50 Billion Plan to Co-Locate Nuclear Reactors and Waste Storage in Regional Hubs

August 2026

  1. DOE Selects Five States to Explore $50 Billion Nuclear Fuel Cycle Campuses