A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah
The proposal would combine 456 small reactors with fuel production and waste storage to supply a massive AI computing complex.
- Valar Atomics is proposing "Project Beehive," a massive data center complex on over 9,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management land near Price, Utah, that would utilize 456 small reactors to generate around 9.6 gigawatts of power.
- Supported by President Trump's executive orders designed to accelerate nuclear development, Valar CEO Isaiah Taylor plans to mass-produce 25-megawatt reactors installed in series to reduce costs and allow phased construction.
- On July 1, Taylor powered an Nvidia microchip using the Ward 250 test reactor, telling the crowd, "Valar Atomics just became the first startup in history to make nuclear electricity right here."
- The Bureau of Land Management is reviewing the application and promises public input, though Lexi Tuddenham of the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah warns the project's scale "completely transcends political lines."
- Nonnuclear construction could begin later this year, with first reactors online in 2028 and full completion by 2032. Tuddenham warned the project would have "tremendous implications for how public lands are used.
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Nearly 10,000 acres of Utah public land could host 456 nuclear reactors — enough power for 7-8 million homes, but none of them will get any of that power
Project Beehive plans 456 reactors across more than 9,000 acresThe proposed 9.6GW is 2.4 times what Utah generates on average todayPower enough for 7 million homes will go to data centers insteadValar Atomics has filed a proposal to place 456 nuclear reactors on over 9,000 acres of federal land around Price, Utah, supplying computing facilities with 9.6GW — a project called Project Beehive.Each unit would generate 25MW, so the modular layout all…
456 nuclear reactor-powered data center in Utah proposed by US firm
Energy startup Valar Atomics has submitted a proposal to construct "Project Beehive," an ambitious industrial development spanning roughly 9,000 acres of public and state land near Price, Utah.
Valar Atomics seeks approval for 9.6 GW nuclear‑powered data centre on Utah public land
Valar Atomics' Project Beehive proposes a 9.6 GW nuclear campus on more than 9,000 acres of BLM land near Price, Utah, with non‑nuclear construction slated for late 2026 and first reactors by 2028.
9.6GW Project Beehive: $1bn-Backed Nuclear Data Center Construction Planned Across Utah Public Land
Project Beehive could transform more than 9,000 acres of Utah public land into a massive nuclear-powered computing campus. The proposed construction near Price would combine data centers, hundreds of advanced reactors, fuel production and nuclear waste facilities. Valar Atomics submitted the proposal to federal regulators as it pursues a large, grid-independent energy and technology development. […]
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