Cleaner Energy Solutions (CES) Perspective: DOE's AI Breakthrough Accelerates Nuclear Licensing from Weeks to Days

Cleaner Energy Solutions (CES) is thrilled to see the Department of Energy’s breakthrough in accelerating nuclear licensing through artificial intelligence — a development that perfectly aligns with our mission to deliver carbon-zero, scalable Small Modular Reactor (SMR) energy solutions housed in resilient ellipsoid domes.

On Wednesday, the DOE announced that its AI-powered platform, in collaboration with Everstar’s Gordian AI, successfully converted a complex safety analysis document into 208 pages of high-quality NRC license application content in just one day — a process that normally requires a team of experts four to six weeks. National laboratory reviewers praised the output for its rigor and, notably, for the AI’s ability to intelligently identify and flag its own data gaps.

The Genesis Mission: AI-Powered Nuclear Innovation

This milestone is part of the White House-led Genesis Mission, launched via executive order in November 2025, which harnesses federal scientific data and AI to dramatically speed up science and technology deployment. The effort unites Idaho National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Microsoft, and Everstar, demonstrating how AI serves as a powerful accelerator — not a replacement — for expert nuclear licensing teams.

Perfect Timing for CES’s Modular SMR Vision

For CES, this news could not be more timely. Our innovative SMR modules from Westinghouse and GE, each producing up to 300 MW within sleek, hurricane- and earthquake-resilient ellipsoid domes (with up to 3 feet of reinforced concrete segregation for safety), are designed for rapid deployment at sites like San Germán, Arecibo, and Morovis in Puerto Rico. The ability to compress licensing timelines from weeks to a single day directly supports our “Dell computer”-style modular energy ecosystem, where additional domes can be added seamlessly to scale output to 600 MW, 900 MW, or beyond — perfectly positioned to meet surging demand from AI data centers, grids, and communities while aligning with the Trump administration’s aggressive push for domestic nuclear expansion and energy independence.

Supporting America’s Nuclear Growth to 400 GW by 2050

CES fully supports the broader strategy to grow U.S. nuclear capacity from 100 GW to 400 GW by 2050. This DOE AI achievement, combined with the recent executive order mandating NRC final determinations on new reactor applications within 18 months, removes critical bottlenecks and validates our vision of safe, efficient, minimal-footprint nuclear solutions that draw inspiration from Elon Musk’s principles of relentless efficiency and scalability.

We look forward to leveraging similar AI advancements in our own licensing, design optimization, and site refinement processes for our Puerto Rico projects and future deployments. Cleaner Energy Solutions remains committed to revolutionizing energy production with resilient, carbon-zero SMR technology — now accelerated by the very same AI momentum transforming the nuclear industry.

Making nuclear energy fast, safe, and unstoppable is indeed the biggest opportunity of our generation. CES is proud to be at the forefront of this transformation.