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Energy Summit: Trump Speaks on Plans for Nuclear Power Plant Reactors
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – The partnership aims to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity by 2050, create 15,000 jobs in Pennsylvania, and inject $75 billion into the economy using AI to streamline reactor construction and operations.
- On August 15, 2024, Westinghouse Interim Chief Executive Officer Dan Sumner announced plans to build 10 nuclear reactors in the U.S., with construction by 2030, in Pittsburgh.
- In May, Trump issued four executive orders aiming to quadruple nuclear power capacity by 2050, supporting nuclear expansion through deregulation and policy reforms.
- On July 15, 2025, in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, Westinghouse Electric Company announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to use AI tools to optimize AP1000 work packages, achieving a first-of-a-kind proof-of-concept.
- President Donald Trump said the plan would create 15,000 new jobs in southwest Pennsylvania, Dan Sumner said it would drive $75 billion in economic value across the U.S., and Sumner added it would bring $6 billion in economic impact to Pennsylvania.
- These reactors align with economic and environmental priorities, offering a clean alternative to wind and solar projects pushed by the green energy lobby, with each generating carbon-free baseload power.
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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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