NVIDIA / Valar Atomics Emery County AI factory (San Rafael Energy Lab)
Orangeville, Emery County, UT
NVIDIA with Valar Atomics has announced NVIDIA / Valar Atomics Emery County AI factory (San Rafael Energy Lab), a data center project in Orangeville, UT. Reported capacity is 30 MW. Rumored / unconfirmed: After Valar Atomics' Ward 250 test reactor reached criticality on June 18, 2026 at the state's San Rafael Energy Lab and powered an NVIDIA demonstration, NVIDIA announced plans for a future nuclear-powered, waterless 'AI factory' (~30 MW per trackers) at the Orangeville site. No timeline, permits or site plan have been published. (Source dated 2026-06-18.) [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] <cite index="1-2,1-5">Valar Atomics and NVIDIA announced a partnership to explore a 30-megawatt, nearly waterless AI data center in Utah using Valar's Ward250 reactor and NVIDIA's water-efficient cooling technology</cite>. Source: https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2026/07/01/valar-atomics-nvidia-milestone/.
- 30 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
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Utah state legislation
- HB 76Utah bill mandating water-use reporting and public disclosure for data centers.Download
- HB424 - Revise taxes for class 17 data center propertyRevises the tax treatment of class 17 data center property.Download
- SF4298 - Data center moratorium and PUC reportEstablishes a new moratorium on data centers and requires the Public Utility Commission to submit a report.Download
Site details
- Operator
- NVIDIA with Valar Atomics
- County
- Emery County, UT
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Address
- Orangeville, UT
- Stage
- Announced
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