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The Arizona House passed House Bill 2795 allowing small nuclear reactors co-located with data centers, after rejecting a similar bill, House Bill 2456. The new bill requires federal permits for reactors, addressing concerns raised during the earlier vote.

This follows Governor Katie Hobbs' veto of a similar proposal last year. The House session saw mixed Republican support, with eight Republicans voting for the new legislation after previously opposing the first. Advocacy for small modular reactors is growing, linked to increased power needs from data centers amid the AI boom.