The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to repurpose a Cold War-era uranium enrichment site in Kentucky into an AI-focused data center and an integrated power facility. Reporting across multiple outlets says the proposal responds to growing demand for data center capacity tied to artificial intelligence, using federal control of the former nuclear-related industrial location as part of the project’s development. One account describes the effort as involving private-sector participation, including private equity, to help finance the development. The planned infrastructure is described as a large, multi-part data center complex that would also include new electricity generation and storage assets. The same reporting indicates the site would be equipped with natural gas power and battery storage to support the data centers’ energy needs. While the sources agree on the general purpose of the conversion—AI data center use alongside dedicated power and storage components—the articles provided do not specify timelines, the exact former facility being converted, or final approval status. Overall, the coverage characterizes the initiative as a DOE-backed effort to reuse an existing federal industrial footprint to meet current infrastructure and energy requirements.