The Department of Energy is holding a virtual industry day Wednesday on the potential for data center development at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee.
The session, scheduled between 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time, will include details about a request for proposal (RFP) process for artificial intelligence-related data centers at the federal complex.
“Participants will see footage of the two sites available for consideration, hear from national, state and local leadership, receive updates from DOE officials, and ask questions about the RFP,” according to a department preview of the meeting. Members of the Tennessee Congressional delegation will be among those speaking, according to the agenda.
DOE announced in July it was initially considering four nuclear campuses as potential hosts to data centers, something that is a priority for the Donald Trump White House.
Then two weeks ago, DOE released an RFP seeking companies interested in building and powering AI-related data centers at Oak Ridge. Proposals are due by Dec. 1.
A two-minute video provides details on the two sites at Oak Ridge being offered for data center use. The first site is 95 acres and is controlled by DOE’s Office of Science. The second is about 150 acres altogether and is overseen by DOE’s Office of Environmental Management.
The tracts are close to major public roads, electric and natural gas infrastructure as well as new nuclear projects being pursued by companies such as Kairos Power, DOE said.