AI Energy Surge Revives Nuclear Power with Tech Giant Investments

AI Energy Surge Revives Nuclear Power with Tech Giant Investments

Atoms for Algorithms: Nuclear Revival in the Age of AI The surge in artificial intelligence has triggered an unprecedented hunger for electricity, pushing tech giants to explore unconventional power sources. Data centers, the backbone of AI operations, are consuming energy at rates that rival entire cities, and traditional grids are straining under the load. Enter nuclear power, once sidelined by safety concerns and regulatory hurdles, now emerg…

ASU to study nuclear power for AI

By Sandy Keaton Leander | Phoenix Business Journal The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Arizona State University and DCX USA, LLC, as key research partners for its Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) program, an innovative national effort led by Idaho National Laboratory to establish novel applications for advanced microreactor technologies. A joint ASU–DCX research team will study whether a small modular r…