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US nuclear plants won't power up Big Tech's AI ambitions right away

By Laila Kearney and Timothy Gardner

Sep 25 2024 4:07PM

Massive electricity needs spur urgent discussions.

US nuclear plants won't power up Big Tech's AI ambitions right away

A plan by Microsoft to use the restart of a Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to help power its expanding data centres reflects the tech industry's hopes nuclear energy can be a quick and climate-friendly answer to its massive electricity needs. But it will be tough to swiftly meet soaring power ...

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