Proposed
Savannah River Site AI data center and energy project
Also called: SRS AI Data Center
The federal government wants to lease land at the Savannah River Site for a 1,000-megawatt AI data center with its own power plant. The plant would burn natural gas at first and later move to nuclear. A lease is still being negotiated.
Where things stand: The U.S. Energy Department picked Amentum in July 2026 to negotiate a lease. No lease is signed yet.
🕒 Latest update (July 21, 2026): The National Nuclear Security Administration chose an Amentum-led group, with DC BLOX, to negotiate a phased lease for a 1-gigawatt AI data center at the Savannah River Site.
What we know
- 📍 WhereOn federal land at the Savannah River Site (exact spot not public), unknown, Aiken County
- 🏢 CompanyAmentum (lead), with DC BLOX as data center developer
- ⚡ Power it needs1,000 megawatts (about as much as 800,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromA new 2,000-megawatt power plant on site, first burning natural gas and later meant to switch to advanced nuclear.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Where on the Savannah River Site would the data center go? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would it use, and from where? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will a lease be signed? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 21, 2026The National Nuclear Security Administration chose an Amentum-led group, with DC BLOX, to negotiate a phased lease for a 1-gigawatt AI data center at the Savannah River Site.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Amentum selected for Savannah River AI project · World Nuclear News · July 21, 2026
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