Three dormant US nuclear reactors are being restarted to power AI data centers
- Three nuclear plants would add 2.25GW of electricity to the grid
- Microsoft and Google plan to use power from those sites
- Trump wants 400GW of nuclear capacity by 2050
In its ongoing effort to become an AI global superpower, the US is reportedly gearing up to restart three previously closed nuclear power plants simply to keep up with the energy demands caused by AI data centers.
Together, the three nuclear facilities would likely provide 2.25GW of electricity, or enough to power two million homes and businesses (per The Los Angeles Times).
And the US Department of Energy looks to be a major supporter of the projects, providing up to $4.4 billion in federal loans.
Dormant nuclear plants are being woken to power AI
Microsoft and Googlehave already signed agreements to purchase electricity from two of those facilities, with power plant restarts now slated for between 2027 and 2029,...
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