Data center campus · Savannah River Site (federal land), Aiken County, South Carolina
Savannah River Site AI data center and energy project
Proposed
as of July 20, 2026
The Energy Department's nuclear security agency picked Amentum, reportedly with DC BLOX, to negotiate a lease for a 1 GW AI data center with about 2 GW of on-site gas-then-nuclear power at the Savannah River Site. Also known as: SRS AI Infrastructure and Energy Generation Project.
Power1,000MW reported · record
Who is behind it
ProjectSavannah River Site AI data center and energy projectAlso: SRS AI Infrastructure and Energy Generation Project
Developer and teamAmentum
DC BLOX
DC BLOX
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
NNSA selected Amentum to enter negotiations for a phased lease for a 1 GW data center and about 2 GW of generation. (U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, July 20, 2026; Data Center Dynamics, July 21, 2026)
DOE listed the Savannah River Site among 16 federal sites considered for AI data centers. (U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, July 20, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Reporting says the data center would use 250 to 450 acres on one of ten candidate tracts; the NNSA release gives no acreage.
- DC BLOX is named as a partner in reporting but not in the NNSA release.
- The Savannah River Site spans Aiken, Barnwell and Allendale counties; the tract has not been identified. Coordinates approximate, center of the site.
The full record
- Status note
- NNSA selected Amentum to negotiate a phased lease; selection is not a final award and needs permitting and federal approvals.
- Power note
- 1 GW data center with about 2 GW of on-site generation, per NNSA.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)