Amazon and Google Sign Nuclear Energy Deals as AI Power Demands Surge

The two tech giants are looking to a new generation of small modular reactors, while Microsoft has its own nuclear plans tied to the Three Mile Island plant.

Nuclear power in the US is getting a big boost from Big Tech as energy-hungry AI usage grows. 

Amazon on Wednesday said it is investing $500 million in developing nuclear technologies to power its data centers. That announcement came just two days after Google revealed its own nuclear energy project.

"The grid needs new electricity sources to support AI technologies that are powering major scientific advances, improving services for businesses and customers, and driving national competitiveness and economic growth," Google said in a blog post Monday.

Last month, Microsoft announced plans to work with Constellation Energy to power its data centers by enlisting the help of the Three Mile Island plant, which in the late 1970s was the ...