Proposed
Project Beehive nuclear-powered data center near Price (Valar Atomics)
Also called: Project Beehive
A startup wants to build data centers powered by hundreds of small nuclear reactors on about 9,000 acres near Price. The state leased some land; the federal government must still review the rest.
Where things stand: State trust land lease approved Sept. 17, 2026. Federal (BLM) land application under review.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 17, 2026): Utah Trust Lands Administration board approved a lease of 640+ acres of state land.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFederal and state land near Price, Unincorporated Carbon County, Carbon County
- 🏢 CompanyValar Atomics
- 🌳 Size9,000 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromUp to 456 small nuclear reactors (about 9.6 GW) on site.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- When will the BLM open public comment on the federal land lease? 🙋 I'll find out
- How big will the data centers be? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Sept 17, 2026Utah Trust Lands Administration board approved a lease of 640+ acres of state land.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Nuclear-powered AI data center proposed on state and federal land in central eastern Utah · KSL (via East Idaho News) · Oct 1, 2026
- A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah · NPR (via KUNC) · Sept 30, 2026
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