Secretary projects small modular reactors online and powering industry by 2028

Sep 17, 2026

The secretary said next-generation nuclear units will begin continuous electricity generation next year and predicted beneficial industrial use, including data centers, by 2028 as part of a push to expand domestic baseload capacity.

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The secretary said the administration expects next-generation nuclear units to begin continuous electricity generation within about a year and predicted industrial uses such as powering data centers by 2028. He said four next-generation, non-light-water reactors were expected to have gone critical and described both small modular reactors and measures to restart larger reactor projects.

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