4 reports on this story
2 big data centers are coming to Utah’s coal country. How they’ll be powered has residents ‘up in arms.’
What happened
Valar Atomics has been approved to lease state land in Carbon County, Utah, for a nuclear-powered data center project. The project includes a small modular nuclear reactor and has raised concerns about environmental impact, health risks, and land use.
Timeline
- The Times-Independent (Moab) 2 big data centers are coming to Utah’s coal country. How they’ll be powered has residents ‘up in arms.’
- KSL Nuclear-powered AI data center proposed on state and federal land in central eastern Utah
- ETV News (Carbon/Emery) Valar Atomics hosts town hall on proposed Carbon County site
- KSL News (YouTube) Nuclear-powered AI data center proposed on state and federal land in central eastern Utah
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Nuclear-powered AI data center proposed on state and federal land in central eastern Utah
— Valar Atomics has proposed a nuclear-powered AI data center called 'Project Beehive' on Utah state and federal land in central eastern Utah, including 456 reactors and 9.6 gigawatts of power. The project has raised…
Valar Atomics hosts town hall on proposed Carbon County site
— Valar Atomics hosted a town hall in Carbon County to address community concerns about its proposed nuclear energy project on 640 acres of state trust land. The project includes a 480-acre lease with potential for…