A tiny startup wants to bring nuclear power back to California

Bluecore Energy proposes deploying a 10 MWe floating nuclear reactor barge at the Port of Long Beach, potentially reviving nuclear power development in California despite the state's 1976 moratorium on new nuclear reactors. The project is in early stages with unresolved regulatory hurdles at state and federal levels, including safety protocol development and approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy.