These data centers should just be built in Illinois, which has the largest population of existing commercial nuclear generators today. New generation will be wind, solar, and batteries to backfill current nuclear generator if allocated to data centers.
Yeah I think the world is screwed. These aren't things you can shut down instantly without losing a bunch of money/the time not spent building better alternatives - all these projects have long lead times.
Readit News
https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=IL
“They can fuel it with anything they want, and they may have coal as a backup — good, clean coal,”
is his way of making good on the promise.