As the demand for energy continues to rise rapidly to meet expanding data and artificial intelligence needs and increasing electrification, interest in nuclear power has been resurrected. Existing nuclear power technology in use at a number of nuclear reactors around the country is based on fission, which involves splitting atoms to create power. But fusion has long been seen as the ultimate nuclear goal, where energy is created by fusing atoms together , creating a chain rea

As Mid-Atlantic regional electric grid operator PJM Interconnection continues to struggle to develop rules for how data centers co-located with power plants should be connected to the grid, federal regulators have stepped in to provide direction. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued an order to PJM  to quickly develop the rules, and also provided several new pathways that data center operators and other large load customers can take when seeking to connect