Valar Atomics Project Beehive
Valar Atomics plans an industrial campus powered by small reactors on state trust and federal land in Carbon County that would include data centers alongside fuel processing and manufacturing. Also known as: Valar Atomics Carbon County campus.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
Valar was scheduled to present its project to the Carbon County Planning Commission. (Carbon County Planning Commission, Oct. 6, 2026)
BLM confirmed Valar had filed an initial application for about 9,000 acres near Price. (KSL.com (republished by East Idaho News), Oct. 1, 2026)
The trust lands board unanimously approved a lease of up to 100 years for about one square mile; all three Carbon County commissioners voiced support. (The Salt Lake Tribune (with Grist), Sept. 24, 2026; KSL.com (republished by East Idaho News), Oct. 1, 2026)
The Trust Lands Administration board discussed a proposed special use lease with Valar Atomics for about 640 acres in Carbon County; Carbon County commissioners spoke in support. No vote was taken. (Trust Lands Administration Board of Trustees, Aug. 10, 2026; Trust Lands Administration Board of Trustees, Aug. 20, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Separate site from Valar's Emery County project (San Rafael Energy Lab, 30 MW); keep as separate campus.
- Coordinates approximate, set about 5 miles north of Wellington per the Tribune.
- Acres = state trust lease only; BLM acreage of about 9,000 is an application.
The full record
- Status note
- State trust lands board approved a lease of about 640 acres; a BLM application for about 9,000 more acres is pending review.
- Power note
- NPR reported, from documents it obtained, that the site could produce 9.6 GW (cited by KSL, not verified). The figure covers power generation for all uses, not data center load, and is not a filing or a Valar statement in an opened source.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)