Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other big tech companies are turning to nuclear power to fuel AI, which needs more energy as it grows more complex. Last month, Amazon invested $500 million in nuclear energy, and Google signed its first nuclear power deal. In September, Microsoft moved to reopen Three Mile Island, the three-mile nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to power its AI energy needs.
Not all of Big Tech’s nuclear efforts have gone smoothly: Earlier this month, Meta’s plans to open a nuclear power plant were halted when the company found a rare bee species next to the plant. Meta also faced regulatory challenges trying to open the plant.
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