Offshore nuclear barges could power ports and data centers—starting with California, where nuclear is banned | Fortune0

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• August 29, 2026

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