# Nuclear Startup Wins Local Approval For Up To 120 Small Reactors Beside Data Centers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nuclear-startup-wins-local-approval-for-up-to-120-small-reactors-beside-data-centers/
- Published: 2026-11-13T20:48:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T22:33:48+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/13/valar-atomics-carbon-county-utah-nuclear-reactors-data-centers-permit
- Topics: Business, Companies, Politics

## Key points

- Carbon County approved a permit for Valar Atomics’ Utah campus.
- The proposal includes 40 to 120 reactors beside data centres.
- Federal licensing is still required before reactors can be built.

## Summary

Carbon County planners in eastern Utah have approved a permit for Valar Atomics to develop a campus combining small nuclear reactors and data centres. The decision allows the company to pursue the project, but construction of reactors depends on federal licensing, and the approval matters because the proposal could bring a large new energy complex to the region.

The Raceway Energy Campus would cover about 640 acres and include 40 to 120 reactors; conditions include at least three town halls, a cleanup bond and a half-mile buffer from homes. Valar also proposes a natural gas plant to supply buildings before the reactors are ready and provide backup or peak power, drawing criticism from a state senator. A separate plan on neighbouring federal land envisages about 456 reactors, while the company’s existing state lease costs $14,400 a year during its five-year development phase and is due to rise to $300,000 by year eight.

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