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Nuclear Generation Policy

SOUTHERN CO · 2026-10-15 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42

The U.S. Department of Energy approved cost-shared funding to accelerate the final stage of Southern Company’s Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment. Southern is collaborating with Idaho National Laboratory and CORE POWER on the project, which is intended to advance molten-salt reactor technology and inform future reactor design, licensing, and commercial applications. The experiment is expected to achieve first criticality as early as 2027, potentially expanding Southern’s advanced nuclear development pipeline.