2024 was the year when “AI went Nuclear”. A common thread running through the future plans of Microsoft. Google, Amazon and Meta is their commitment to Nuclear Energy. While Generative AI and Data Centres got all the news bytes and interest, it was this less spoken about fact that deserves more attention. Big tech is investing in or restarting old reactors and planning new ones to power the energy-hungry data centres that artificial intelligence systems need. These companies are investing heavily in Hyperscale data centres with a voracious appetite for electricity, some of which consume as much electricity as a small city does and they have all come to the same conclusion – Nuclear Energy is the only viable solution.
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