The US government wants to make it easier to build and launch floating nuclear reactors, 'unleashing American energy dominance'
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Floating nuclear reactors backed by friendlier international rules would shift baseload generation closer to ports and maritime corridors—energy security becomes a naval and regulatory question, not just a grid one. Industrial operators with coastal footprints should start mapping scenarios where cheap, mobile nuclear power changes site selection and process economics.
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