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What are small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear power plant sought to feed AI's energy demand?

As U.S. electricity demand rises and technology companies seek to build more and larger data centers to drive artificial intelligence systems, the main question arising is how to generate all that ...
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Jensen Huang thinks we’ll all run our own mini nuclear reactors in our backyards — what ...

The power need of data centers, which are relatively new actors in the energy system, is widely expected to grow ...
SiliconANGLE

Nuclear energy startup X-energy raises $700M in funding

X-energy Reactor Co., a startup developing miniature nuclear reactors, today announced that it has raised $700 million in funding. Jane Street led the oversubscribed Series D investment with ...
Times Union

Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses – but ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Aditi Verma, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) You might imagine nuclear power ...
The Escapist

Fancy controlling your own nuclear power plant? What could possibly go wrong?

Nucleares, a deep nuclear reactor simulator now backed by MicroProse, puts players in charge of over 200 parameters, ...
AOL

What are small nuclear reactors and why does the UK want to build them?

The UK's first small nuclear power stations will be built on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. Back in June, the government promised £2.5bn for small modular reactors (SMRs). It is hoped SMRs will ...