• Why Big Tech Wants Nuclear Power

  • Dec 17 2024
  • Length: 14 mins
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Why Big Tech Wants Nuclear Power

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  • AI uses a lot of power. Some of the next generation data centers may use as much power as one million U.S. households. Technology companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta hope nuclear power will offer a climate solution for this energy use. Nuclear power plants can deliver hundreds of megawatts of power without producing greenhouse gas emissions. But some long-time watchers of the nuclear industry are skeptical that it's the right investment for big tech companies to make.

    Read more of science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel's reporting here.

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