Blue Energy proposes shipyard-built blocks for faster nuclear projects

The MIT-linked startup's approach centers on prefabricated modules it calls Blue Blocks, each weighing roughly 1,500 tons. Shipyard construction and barge transport are intended to shift more work into a controlled factory setting and reduce on-site assembly to about a year.

MIT News said the company's first planned project is a 2.5-gigawatt hybrid energy development in Victoria, Texas, scheduled to begin producing power in 2030. Blue Energy has submitted the first part of its regulatory application for the gas-to-nuclear project.