A Massive, Trump-Backed Power Plant May Be Too Big to Succeed

Inside Climate News · By Dan Gearino · last updated May 2, 2026 – 1:05 AM

A U.S.-Japan partnership could breathe new life into a former nuclear waste remediation site, but analysts see more potential pitfalls than promise.

By Dan Gearino

PIKETON, Ohio—At the edge of Appalachia, on a site where crews have worked for decades on nuclear waste remediation, the Trump administration aims to build the largest power plant and data center in the country.

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