Santee Cooper, the big power provider in South Carolina, has tapped financial advisers to look for buyers that can restart construction on a pair of nuclear reactors that were mothballed years ago. The state-owned utility is betting interest will be strong,

The utility, Santee Cooper, is trying to sell two nuclear reactors that it abandoned in 2017 as tech companies seek new sources of electricity for data centers.

Construction of the two reactors was abandoned in 2017, which was considered a major blow to the nuclear power industry.

Nuclear-related stocks finished mostly higher Wednesday after South Carolina power provider Santee Cooper said it is seeking proposals for buyers to restart construction of a pair of reactors at its V.

South Carolina's Santee Cooper is seeking buyers to revive construction at the long-abandoned V.C. Summer Nuclear Station to address the surging energy needs of artificial intelligence.

The utility is hoping to capitalize on the recent boom in demand from tech companies looking to use nuclear reactors to power AI data centers.