‘Nuclear’ Data Centers Right Outside Virginia’s Capital City?

Richmond, Virginia’s WTVR news viewers heard the headline this week that “Goochland County residents voice concerns over proposed data center and nuclear reactor development.”

While anti-data center protests are growing more common, there’s also a proposed nuclear reactor site residents are going to have to contend with, too? Is lightning striking twice for residents outside of Virginia’s capital city?

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After The Daily Signal looked further into the situation, it appears that the concerns might be based on extrapolations of several things proposed in a new “technology overlay district” for the county’s already existing commercial development areas.

Nevertheless, we sat down with Jennie Slade from the Goochland Economic Development Authority to find out what is actually being proposed.

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