US eyes offshore nuclear reactors

The US Department of the Interior and Nuclear Regulatory Commission have established a regulatory framework for deploying offshore nuclear reactors on the Outer Continental Shelf, part of the Trump administration's strategy to accelerate atomic energy output. No commercial projects are currently approved, but floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) represent a growing infrastructure category, with Russia operating the only existing plant.

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