Trump administration considers putting nuclear power plants in US waters

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.

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