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The Energy Department will redevelop a retired Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility in Paducah, Kentucky, into a $100 billion AI data-center campus, featuring 2 gigawatts of natural-gas-fired power and 2.6 gigawatts of battery storage, privately funded through a partnership with NextEra Energy, Brookfield, and local utilities, as officials push AI development despite local opposition.
South Carolina's utility Santee Cooper is negotiating with Brookfield Asset Management to revive the abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear project, aiming to build two new reactors at the site with minimal risk to ratepayers and taxpayers, though significant regulatory and technical hurdles remain.
India's space agency, ISRO, is undergoing a transformation to become more transparent and open in order to attract young scientists, startups, investors, and private industry partners. The agency's recent success in landing a rover on the moon's south pole has garnered attention and increased interest in the country's space industry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for ISRO to make India a profitable space superpower, and the government aims to increase India's share of the global commercial space market from 2% to $40 billion by 2040. The agency's efforts to engage the next generation and foster partnerships with the private sector are seen as crucial for achieving these goals.