Key Points
Google has entered into an agreement with Kairos Power to utilise small nuclear reactors to power its artificial intelligence (AI) operations...
This deal marks a significant shift in the tech industry's approach to meeting the escalating energy demands of AI technologies...
Collectively, these reactors are expected to generate up to 500 megawatts of power, providing a consistent and carbon-free energy source for Google's data centres...
Recently, Microsoft announced plans to utilise energy from the Three Mile Island nuclear facility, while Amazon has invested in a nuclear-powered data centre campus...
While nuclear energy offers a consistent power source compared to solar and wind, it remains controversial due to concerns about waste disposal, potential accidents, and high costs...
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