密苏里州发布新版能源计划，核电成核心支柱
据KBIA报道，密苏里州10月7日发布了新的州能源计划，将核电置于应对数据中心与制造业用电需求激增战略的核心位置。
据报道，该计划由密苏里州自然资源部能源处制定，提出“全方位”能源路线：优先扩大核电装机——包括先进小型模块化反应堆，同时发展天然气、可再生能源并推进电网现代化。州官员表示，该战略回应了全州拟议数据中心项目与工业增长浪潮对电力需求的重塑。
密苏里州目前运营着一座核电站——卡拉威县（Callaway County）的卡拉威能源中心，自20世纪80年代起提供无碳基荷电力。新计划为该州未来十年新增核电装机指明了方向，可能包括支持者称更安全、更便宜、建设更快的小型模块化反应堆。
此举呼应了全美各州竞相为高耗能科技基础设施锁定基荷电力的趋势。全美多家公用事业公司警告，数据中心需求可能让电网承压，多个州已着手简化新发电项目的许可。
环保与消费者团体表示将仔细审查计划细节，特别是新建核电的成本与由谁买单。州官员表示，未来几个月公众意见将影响计划的实施。
州能源官员表示，计划的下一步是与公用事业公司、社区与部落协商具体的实施路线图，包括选址标准与成本分摊机制。
Missouri Unveils Energy Plan With Nuclear Power at Its Core
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri released its new state energy plan Oct. 7, placing nuclear power at the center of its strategy to meet surging electricity demand from data centers and manufacturing, KBIA reported.
The plan, developed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of Energy, calls for an "all-of-the-above" approach that prioritizes expanding nuclear generation — including advanced small modular reactors — alongside natural gas, renewables and grid modernization. State officials said the strategy responds to a wave of proposed data center projects and industrial growth that is reshaping power demand across the Midwest.
Missouri currently operates one nuclear plant, the Callaway Energy Center in Callaway County, which has provided carbon-free baseload power since the 1980s. The plan positions the state to pursue additional nuclear capacity in the coming decade, potentially including small modular reactors that advocates say are safer, cheaper and faster to build than traditional large reactors.
The release follows a national trend of states racing to secure baseload power for energy-hungry technology infrastructure. Utilities across the country have warned that data center demand could strain grids, and several states have moved to streamline permitting for new generation.
Environmental and consumer groups said they would scrutinize the plan's details, particularly the costs of new nuclear construction and who would pay for it. State officials said public input would shape implementation in the months ahead.
State energy officials said the next step is working with utilities, communities and tribes on a detailed implementation roadmap, including siting criteria and cost-sharing mechanisms.
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