Overview
- Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI are leading investments in nuclear power to fuel their data centers.
- Amazon is partnering with Energy Northwest to develop small modular reactors in Washington and investing $500 million in X-Energy.
- Google plans to purchase nuclear energy from Kairos Power to add 500 megawatts of carbon-free power to U.S. electricity grids.
- Microsoft is working with Constellation Energy to reopen part of the Three Mile Island plant, aiming to support its carbon-negative goal by 2030.
- The push for nuclear power aligns with tech companies' commitments to carbon-neutrality amidst rising energy demands from AI technologies.