Companies like Kairos Energy are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.

Companies like Kairos Energy are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.
There is excitement about the potentially lucrative resources scattered around the island, especially the rare earths. But extreme weather, fired-up environmentalists and other factors have tempered hopes of a bonanza.
Miners aim to meet a growing demand for emissions-free energy, though a failure to clean up old sites haunts the industry.