Amentum selected to negotiate DOE AI data center lease in S.C.

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Amentum Selected for the Department of Energy AI Data Center and Energy Generation Project

July 20, 2026 8:30 AM EDT

CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energys National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to enter negotiations for a phased lease to develop one of the nations largest integrated artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure projects at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina. Once finalized, the public-private project would establish a 1-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center supported by approximately 2 gigawatts of on-site energy generation, initially powered by natural gas bridging to advanced nuclear energy.

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