The largest utility provider to the federal government and the U.S. military industrial complex, Dominion Power (D), issued a request for proposal to build small nuclear reactors to help offset the increased demand for energy stemming from the cooling needs of data centers and warming temperatures. 

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 A small number of modular nuclear reactor companies, including NuScale (SMR), are expected to participate in the proposal process to build the nation's first modular nuclear facility.

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Blue noted in the presentation that he is “unabashedly” a cheerleader for nuclear energy, which produces about 90% of the zero-carbon energy Dominion produces annually, as well as 40% of all energy produced by the utility, at its North Anna and Surry nuclear plants.

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He said that Dominion hopes to develop the state’s first SMR at North Anna in the 2030s, and added that the law signed Wednesday caps SMR development cost recovery to no more than $1.40 per month for a typical residential customer.

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