The Trump administration is exploring the possibility of deploying nuclear power projects within 3.2 bln acres of U.S. federal waters. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the NRC said on Wednesday they reached an agreement to strengthen cooperation in evaluating deployment of offshore/subsea nuclear plants. BOEM said there are currently no approved or planned commercial nuclear reactors in federal waters; the agreement is intended to assess whether and h

The Trump administration is exploring the possibility of deploying nuclear power projects within 3.2 bln acres of U.S. federal waters. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the NRC said on Wednesday they reached an agreement to strengthen cooperation in evaluating deployment of offshore/subsea nuclear plants. BOEM said there are currently no approved or planned commercial nuclear reactors in federal waters; the agreement is intended to assess whether and how the technology could be responsibly implemented in the future.