AI’s energy crunch revives a near-forgotten fusion reactor project

AI-driven demand for power from data centers is reviving a long-dormant nuclear reactor experiment near Lynchburg, Virginia. The 120-foot-tall facility, once a $400 million project that collapsed as energy markets shifted, is being reconsidered with BWXT overseeing its revival, as former SpaceX engineers argue the revived reactor could help meet the power needs of AI-era data centers and push next-generation nuclear tech forward despite past setbacks.