Amazon and Google are investing in small modular reactors to power their AI operations and reduce carbon emissions. The tech giants aim to leverage nuclear energy as a reliable, carbon-free power source to meet the growing energy demands of AI technologies.

That’s the message from Westinghouse Electric Co., the Cranberry Township-based firm that last year became the first company to design and build a new domestic nuclear reactor — actually two right next to each other – in more than 30 years with its AP1000 reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia.

In an exclusive interview, the CEO explained the upsides and downsides of Big Tech investments in nuclear power.

Microsoft, Amazon and Google have all struck deals this year with developers of atomic power, which they argue can provide the reliable 24-hour low-carbon energy to power their data centres — and keep their valuations soaring on the strength of their AI ambitions.

Nuclear energy could be the long-term solution for the energy demands of AI. In the short-term, though, AI companies may turn to oil and gas.

A collaboration between startup Atomic Canyon and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory allowed construction of a sentence-embedding model using 53 million pages of Nuclear Regulatory Commission documents

FN Media Group News Commentary - Industry insiders are saying that the next big artificial intelligence (AI) opportunity could be Nuclear Power. As AI continues to drive unprecedented advancements across industries,

In the US, demand for power from AI data centers is skyrocketing, driven by the intensive computational requirements of its models. Will it let up?

FN Media Group News Commentary - The partnership between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and nuclear power is a natural evolution in the quest for sustainable technological progress. As companies like NuScale,

Because Kairos Power hasn't held an IPO, most people are not able to power their portfolio with its stock. People who qualify as accredited investors, however, may be able to gain exposure to Kairos Power before its IPO through a platform like Forge Global ( FRGE -7.08% ).

Governments in Canada, the U.S. and abroad and some companies are all eyeing nuclear power to meet a growing demand for electricity and climate goals at the same time. Here's a closer look at why there seems to be renewed interest in nuclear,

Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Industry insiders are saying that the next big artificial intelligence (AI) opportunity could be Nuclear Power. As AI continues ...