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Nuclear Startup to Deploy Pilot Microreactor at Texas A&M Campus
Last Energy Inc., an Austin-based nuclear startup, plans to test its pilot microreactor on a campus of Texas A&M University as the race for small modular reactors heats up amid growing energy demand for artificial intelligence.
October 2025
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Department of Energy Announces Initial Selections for New Reactor Pilot Program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today officially kicked off President Trump’s Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program, announcing DOE will initially work with 11 advanced reactor projects to move their technologies towards deployment. Last Energy was among the 10 companies selected.
August 2025
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The SMR Gamble: Betting on Nuclear to Fuel the Data Center Boom
Data center power demand is accelerating, pushing the grid to its limits and prompting tech giants to bet on next-generation nuclear reactors.
March 2025
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Next-gen nuclear startup plans 30 reactors to fuel Texas data centers
Last Energy’s ambitious 600MW project aims to sidestep grid constraints and fast-track nuclear deployment.
February 2025
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A nuclear power plant may be coming to Haskell County. Here's what we know.
A Washington D.C.-based developer has plans to meet the increasing energy demand of Texas' booming data center industry with a 200-acre nuclear power project in Haskell County.
February 2025
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Last Energy to deploy 30 nuclear reactors in Haskell to power wave of Texas data centers
Last Energy plans to plant 30 micronuclear facilities in Haskell County, as energy companies move to address the voracious power needs of data centers fueling the artificial intelligence boom.
February 2025
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How Google, Microsoft And Amazon Are Racing To Solve The AI Energy Crisis
Washington, D.C.-based Last Energy is one of many companies that have gone all-in on small modular reactors, or SMRs.
February 2025
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Last Energy enters nuclear site licensing phase in the UK
US-based micro-nuclear technology developer Last Energy announced confirmation from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the UK’s nuclear regulator, that it has formally entered the nuclear site licensing (NSL) process for its plans to develop four 20MWe microreactors in South Wales.
February 2025
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UK’s First New Nuclear Site Since the 1970s Begins Licensing
The UK’s first new location for a commercial nuclear power plant since the 1970s is undergoing licensing from the country’s regulator, at a time when the government is making it easier to approve new projects.
February 2025
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First privately financed nuclear project begins licensing
A US start-up has formally entered the running to build four micro-nuclear plants in South Wales without a dime from the taxpayer.
February 2025
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Pioneering Micro Nuclear Reactors To Be Built In Britain
Britain’s first “micro” nuclear reactors are to be built on the site of a former coal-fired power station in south Wales.
February 2025
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US looks to back $104 mln micro nuclear plant project in Britain
U.S. start-up Last Energy said on Friday it had received a tentative offer of $103.7 million in debt financing from Washington to set up the first of four planned quick-build, micro-sized nuclear power plants in Britain.
December 2024
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Last Energy's South Wales nuclear project gets US export bank boost
Microreactor developer Last Energy says it has received a letter of intent from the Export-Import Bank of the United States for USD103.7 million debt financing relating to its project in South Wales in the UK.
December 2024
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