US EditionEnergy Summit: Trump Speaks on Plans for Nuclear Power Plant Reactors
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – Westinghouse aims to start construction by 2030 on 10 nuclear reactors using AI to reduce costs and delays, creating $75 billion in economic value, the company said.
- On July 15, 2025, President Trump spoke at Carnegie Mellon University's Energy and Innovation Summit about plans for multiple nuclear power plant reactors in Pennsylvania.
- The event followed Trump's May executive orders aimed at quadrupling U.S. nuclear power by 2050, including easing regulatory rules for construction.
- Westinghouse, having emerged from bankruptcy in 2018, plans to build 10 AP1000 reactors by 2030, with AI tools from Google Cloud to improve construction efficiency.
- The summit announced $92 billion in private investments for energy and data infrastructure, expecting tens of thousands of new jobs, while Trump called nuclear power plants "very hot ."
- These developments suggest a significant expansion of nuclear energy and AI infrastructure in southwestern Pennsylvania to drive economic growth and energy capacity.
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Energy summit: Trump speaks on plans for nuclear power plant reactors
During the Energy and Innovation Summit held at Carnegie Mellon University on Tuesday, President Trump said plans are in the works to build multiple nuclear power plant reactors in Western Pennsylvania to maintain jobs and create a positive economic impact.
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Westinghouse to Accelerate United States Nuclear Reactor Construction and Enhance Operations with Google Cloud AI - Beaver County Radio
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