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20250522N NuScale nuclear power plant

A rendering of a nuclear power plant by NuScale Power. The U.S.-based company is working on a project in Romania. (NuScale Power)

YUJI OHIRA

HOUSTON, Texas -- The U.S. and Canada are moving to install next-generation nuclear reactors to meet demand from a growing number of energy-hungry data centers, attracting interest and investment from companies in Japan and South Korea.

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