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Trump administration considers putting nuclear power plants in US waters
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Fusion42 · 22 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Trump administration signed an agreement between the Marine Minerals Administration and Nuclear Regulatory Commission to evaluate offshore nuclear power plants in U.S. federal waters, part of a broader agenda to expand energy production and meet rising data centre power demands. No commercial projects are currently planned, but the move opens regulatory pathways for potential deployment.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy and Energy Storage, and 6 sources have reported it between 22 Jul 2026 and 24 Jul 2026.
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You're building data centres or mining compute in the US — the power grid constraint just got a regulatory escape hatch. Offshore nuclear still needs permitting and siting, but Interior and the NRC are now coordinating instead of blocking; bid energy supply into your facility plans at scale.
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6 sources · first reported 22 Jul 2026 · latest 24 Jul 2026
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