The US Department of Defense is in talks with British start-up Core Power to deploy a 300-megawatt floating nuclear power plant at a US military base by 2028.
The project aims to ease rising electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence and data centers. If approved, it would mark one of the fastest deployments of advanced nuclear technology in the maritime sector.
The proposal follows an executive order issued by US President Donald Trump directing the Pentagon to accelerate advanced nuclear deployment at military sites before the end of his second term.
Core Power, a London-based maritime nuclear developer, is leading an international consortium that includes US reactor developer TerraPower, French nuclear fuel group Orano, and major Japanese and Korean shipbuilders.
The company plans to build a floating power platform capable of generating approximately 300 megawatts, enough electricity to power around 300,000 homes.
The plant would be docked at a US naval facility and connected either directly to a
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