As the U.S. paves the way for a nuclear renaissance to power the AI data center boom, the next frontier is building small nuclear reactors offshore to power coastal facilities and merchant ships. Strangely, the momentum could begin in California, a state that banned building new nuclear plants 50 years ago. This summer, the Port
A “massive influx” of jellyfish has forced Electricite de France SA to shut three units at its Gravelines nuclear power plant and reduce output at a fourth, curbing power supply at a time when extremely hot weather is boosting demand. That’s taken some 3.2 gigawatts of capacity offline, with parts of the country forecast to see temperatures near 40C in the