A Thames Valley Police officer from the Police force's Specialist Unit, accompanied by police dog Jack, carries out security es outside of Windsor Castle in Windsor, on September 12, 2025, ahead of the State Visit by US President Donald Trump.Jordan Pettitt | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S.
and U.K are expected to sign a flurry of major new deals during U.S.
President Donald Trump's state visit to Britain this week, seeking to kickstart a "golden age" of nu power.Some of the multi-billion-pound agreements set to be inked include plans by U.S. and U.K.
companies to build up to 12 advanced new modular reactors in Hartlepool, a port town in northeast England, and a push to develop data centers powered by small modular reactors (SMRs) in Nottinghamshire.The cross-Atlantic partnership is hoped to generate thousands of jobs, speed up the cess of building new nu power stations and unlock billions in private investment.U.K.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said the two countries were "building a golden age of nu" that would put them "at the forefront of global innovation and investment."The deal announcement reaffirms both the U.S.
and U.K.'s embrace of nu power, particularly when it comes to fueling the energy-intensive data centers needed to train and run massive artificial intelligence tools.X-Energy, a U.S.-based company aiming to develop high- nu plants, and British Gas owner Centrica said the Hartlepool plans would generate enough power for up to 1.5 million s and create up to 2,500 jobs.The companies also estimate the overall gram could der at least £40 billion ($54.25 billion) in economic value.The Sizewell A and B nu power stations, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Sizewell, UK, on Friday, Jan.
26, 2024.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S.-based Holtec meanwhile said plans to build advanced data centers powered by SMRs in Nottinghamshire would be worth around £11 billion.
The ject is set to be jointly developed by Holtec, EDF and Tritax.SMRs mise to have smaller and lighter foots than traditional power plants, potentially making them cheaper and quicker to build when they are fully commercialized.Amazon and Google both signed deals last year to develop SMRs in the U.S., as giants increasingly turn to nu power to fulfill the growing energy demands of data centers.'A true nu renaissance'Some of the other deals expected to be signed as part of the agreement, known as the Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nu Energy, include plans to establish the world's first micro modular nu power plant."With President Trump's leadership, the United States is ushering in a true nu renaissance – harnessing the power of commercial nu to meet rising energy demand and fuel the AI revolution," U.S.
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Monday.
As it is low-carbon, advocates argue that nu power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries generate electricity while slashing emissions and reducing their reliance on fossil fuels.Some environmental groups, however, warn that the nu industry is an expensive and harmful distraction from cheaper and cleaner alternatives.