Nuclear Power

Google tries to greenwash massive AI energy consumption with another vague nuclear deal

Chocolate Factory promises early-stage capital to atomic upstart Elementl

AI Infrastructure Month07 May 2025 | 22

Datacenters selling power back to the grid? Don’t bet on it, say operators

Analysis Bit barns in Dublin doubled as battery farms, the rest of the world isn’t buying it

CxO17 Apr 2025 | 33

Canada OKs construction of first licensed teeny atomic reactor

Built by 2028? Maybe. Powering homes? That’s another slip of paper entirely

Science08 Apr 2025 | 32

AI datacenters want to go nuclear. Too bad they needed it yesterday

Analysis Silicon Valley's latest energy fixation won't stop the coming power panic

On-Prem31 Mar 2025 | 48

Nuclear center must replace roof on 70-year-old lab so it can process radioactive waste

Project sees 7-year delay and budget swell to £1.5B, but nuclear leadership 'confident' it has an alternative

Science28 Mar 2025 | 64

Amazon, Meta, Google sign pledge to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050

AI doesn't run on fairy dust after all

Systems12 Mar 2025 | 16

Nope. You probably can't cash in by turning your office or farm into a datacenter

APRICOT Bit barn developer says your real estate can't take the heat, and forget nuking it to change that

On-Prem27 Feb 2025 | 33

Our world faces 'unprecedented' spike in electricity demand

And it's not just datacenters driving the need for 3,500 TWh of new energy generation by 2027

On-Prem14 Feb 2025 | 106

Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty-bitty nuke reactors that don't exist yet

Looking forward to someone putting the new into nuclear

Science06 Feb 2025 | 9

South Carolina's abandoned nuclear reactors positioned to fuel the AI datacenter boom

VC Summer units 2 and 3, abandoned in 2017, are looking for a buyer; owners say tech industry needs are a perfect fit

On-Prem27 Jan 2025 | 30

To save the energy grid from AI, use open source AI, says open source body

Linux Foundation Energy argues rapidly decentralizing electricity sector can't succeed with silos

AI + ML09 Jan 2025 | 5

Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters

But investors still betting big on bit barns thanks to AI and cloud demand

On-Prem06 Jan 2025 | 12

With datacenter power crisis looming, US government looks to Constellation

Not just AWS, Microsoft et al that are betting on nuclear energy, 13 federal agencies get in on act too

On-Prem03 Jan 2025 | 10

Day after nuclear power vow, Meta announces largest-ever datacenter powered by fossil fuels

Louisiana facility's three natural gas turbine plants to churn out 2,262 MW

On-Prem05 Dec 2024 | 42

Fission impossible? Meta wants up to 4GW of American atomic power for AI

Facebook titan targets early 2030s for reactor deployment

Off-Prem04 Dec 2024 | 26

Abandoned US Army 'city under the ice' imaged in serendipitous NASA find

Camp Century could spill millions of gallons of sewage, diesel fuel, and nuclear waste as climate warms

Science25 Nov 2024 | 78

Japan looks to nuclear energy to power AI-powered datacenter boom

Shuttered reactor's operator says it's needed - once giant seawall is finished

The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond20 Nov 2024 | 17

Datacenters line up for 750MW of Oklo's nuclear-waste-powered small reactors

Out with the old, in with the nucleus ... if ever finished

On-Prem14 Nov 2024 | 15

California's last nuclear plant turns to generative AI for filing and finding the fine print

Diablo Canyon gets nifty new tech to … speed up document retrieval?

Science13 Nov 2024 | 11

UK government plays power broker with small modular reactor suitors

Four bidders chosen to submit tenders for SMR program

On-Prem13 Nov 2024 | 121

Euro execs extend net zero timescales amid energy cost and supply crunch

Environmental, social, and governance? Cutting money spent on power is CEOs' priority

On-Prem07 Nov 2024 | 37

Meta's plan for nuclear datacenter reportedly undone by bees

Environmental and regulatory obstacles led to the cancellation of an AI bit farm, report claims

On-Prem04 Nov 2024 | 20

Amazon's nuclear datacenter dreams stall as watchdog rejects power deal

Updated Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cites grid stability concerns

On-Prem04 Nov 2024 | 57

AI's energy appetite has Taiwan reconsidering the nuclear option

Premier indicates possible shift in post-Fukushima policy

Science22 Oct 2024 | 17

Tech giants set to pay through the nose for nuclear power that's still years away

Google, Amazon, Microsoft dive into costly deals that aren't generating anything yet

On-Prem18 Oct 2024 | 95

Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud empire

The duo eyes a target of 5 GW online in US by 2039, assuming tech comes to fruition

Systems16 Oct 2024 | 38

Viable fusion power in a decade? Tokamak Energy dares to dream

Brit biz updates world on why tech might not be forever 30 years away

Science16 Oct 2024 | 32

Google hopes to spark chain reaction with nuclear energy investment

Commits to molten salt small modular reactors it thinks can come online in 2035

Off-Prem15 Oct 2024 | 52

DoE awards next-gen nuclear fuel contracts backwards

'Deconversion' can begin now, but initial enrichment, transportation and storage to processors is still TBD

Science08 Oct 2024 | 5

If you're excited by that $1.5B Michigan nuke plant revival, bear in mind it's definitely a fixer-upper

Analysis Activists, ex-insider sound the alarm as operator says all is under control

On-Prem04 Oct 2024 | 22

AI’s energy appetite too big for Texas grid, regulators warn

Updated Datacenters coming online in the next 15 months will need to supply at least some of their own power

On-Prem04 Oct 2024 | 26

Uncle Sam lends $1.5B to reignite Michigan nuclear plant in 2025

Up and atom!

Public Sector01 Oct 2024 | 52

Microsoft cash to help reignite Three Mile Island atomic plant

We'll have some fission chips, please

On-Prem20 Sep 2024 | 60

Robot enters Fukushima's nuclear core to retrieve melted-down remains

Video Trying for 3 grams, only 880 tons to go!

Science11 Sep 2024 | 28

Oracle wants to power 1GW datacenter with trio of tiny nuclear reactors

Isn't saying how much they'll cost or when they'll fire up

Off-Prem11 Sep 2024 | 22

Cloud computing hits the nuclear button amid energy crisis

Analysis Other options considered too as the power draw on electricity grids continues unabated

On-Prem03 Sep 2024 | 13

Magnetic personalities at Tokamak Energy form separate division

Fusion biz wants to break superconducting tech into other sectors

Science03 Sep 2024 | 17

Utility firms go nuclear over Amazon datacenter power deal

AEP and Exelon challenge electricity arrangement between power plant and colo DC

On-Prem03 Jul 2024 | 2

Gates-backed nuclear plant breaks ground without guarantee it'll have fuel

TerraPower's atomic facility needs lots of low-enriched uranium and who mainly makes it ... ah, jeez

Science11 Jun 2024 | 80

OpenAI to buy electricity from CEO Sam Altman's nuclear fusion side hustle

Knowing your supplier is always good – and super lab's auditors promise to check for conflicts of interest

AI + ML06 Jun 2024 | 53

Energy buffs give small modular reactors a gigantic reality check

Too expensive, slow, and risky for investors, and they're taking focus off renewables, say IEEFA experts

Science03 Jun 2024 | 122

Amazon to add 15 datacenters to atomic-powered campus

And with up to 960MW of capacity on the table, that may only be the beginning

On-Prem30 May 2024 | 8

Datacenters looking to renewables, nuclear, and gas, in quest for more power

Updated Bit barns might end up adding to the grid's capacity

On-Prem16 May 2024 | 1

AI boom is great news for the nuclear power dreamers

Uranium is so hot right now, mining CEO is glowing with enthusiasm

Off-Prem01 May 2024 | 19

Management company settles for $18.4M after nuclear weapons plant staff fudged their timesheets

The firm 'fessed up to staff misconduct and avoided criminal liability

CSO24 Apr 2024 | 10

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman invests in solar power firm Exowatt to fuel AI datacenters

$20m to keep the industry from having to rely on fossil fuels

On-Prem22 Apr 2024 | 4

OpenAI CEO wants UAE into his plan for a global AI cabal

Asking for emir few billion bucks to pay for lots of fabs, datacenters, and nuclear power plants

AI + ML12 Apr 2024 | 7

Microsoft, OpenAI may be dreaming of $100B 5GW AI 'Stargate' supercomputer

Play it again, Sam

AI + ML01 Apr 2024 | 34

As AI booms, land near nuclear power plants becomes hot real estate

Cheap low-carbon energy? What's not to love...

Systems25 Mar 2024 | 54

Amazon goes nuclear, acquires Cumulus Data's atomic datacenters for $650M

E-commerce giant on the hook for 480MW of power from Susquehanna plant

Off-Prem04 Mar 2024 | 13

Please stop pouring the wrong radioactive water into the sea, Fukushima operator told

Government takes TEPCO to task for caesium absorption tower incident

Science23 Feb 2024 | 41

Japanese Yakuza boss charged with nuclear trafficking by the US

No, this isn't a pitch for a Godzilla sequel

Offbeat22 Feb 2024 | 15

Space nukes: The unbelievably bad idea that's exactly that ... unbelievable

Opinion Like the reality, the concept is blown up out of all proportion. So who launched it this time around?

Science19 Feb 2024 | 297

Sam Altman's chip ambitions may be loonier than feared

Comment $7 trillion will buy you a helluva lotta fabs or every chip biz of consequence

Systems10 Feb 2024 | 59

Microsoft hires energy mavericks in quest for nuclear-powered datacenters

Industry vets specialize in the development of small modular reactors

On-Prem23 Jan 2024 | 41

Japanese earthquake disrupts chip industry operations

Industry lull good for tech, but human toll is grim reading

Systems03 Jan 2024 | 3