Nvidia wants to turn old nuclear power plants into huge AI data centers — but says it draws the line at turning…
- Nvidia wants to turn Germany's retired nuclear sites into AI data centers
- Germany's nuclear shutdown leaves dozens of former power stations awaiting dismantling
- Nvidia and PreussenElektra are investigating new uses for Germany's retired nuclear facilities
Nvidia has agreed to examine whether shuttered German reactor sites could become computing hubs, though the company rules out restarting any idle units.
The US chipmaker signed a preliminary agreement with PreussenElektra GmbH (PEL), a utility from Germany, to study the idea at decommissioned locations.
The arrangement does not involve generating electricity from fission for any future facility, since the work concentrates on existing grid links and water access.
Reusing sites without reviving reactors
Following the Fukushima incident, Germany permanently closed its final operating reactors in April 2023 and is now dismantling about 30 atomic stations nationwide.
PreussenElektra oversees the closure and teardown of eight of those stations, and these are probably the locations that...
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