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There, of course, remains a massive need for electricity, electric power, renewable power, dare I say, as data centers sprout up out of the earth like weeds in this country.

Enter Governor Spencer Cox's Operation Gigawatt.

If you were with us a couple of months ago, you've actually heard about this project that aims to create a consortium and an ecosystem that

That will eventually bring more advanced nuclear power to states like Utah and other states throughout the West.

Operation Gigawatt to identify and assess sites for a potential advanced nuclear plant.

They want to have that cited and chosen by the end of this year, by the end of 2025.

So construction can begin in the year ahead.

You heard our conversation with Governor Cox and the CEO of Valor Atomics.

And we have a different individual from that future ecosystem who is with us today alongside the governor.

First, let's introduce Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah.

It's great to see you again, sir.

Welcome back to Bloomberg TV and radio.

And Chris Levesque is with us as well, the CEO of TerraPower, which is working on an advanced nuclear reactor that would be sited in Utah.

Gentlemen, I'd like to ask you both about how all this is going to work.

And Governor, why we're in fact adding another name to this list.