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Google goes nuclear in new deal to power AI

Google announced a deal on Monday to purchase energy from small nuclear reactors that the startup Kairos Power plans to start bringing online in the U.S. by 2030.

Why it matters: It’s Google’s first nuclear foray as the tech giant — and its peers — hunt for zero-carbon power to fuel energy-thirsty AI data centers.

  • Google says it’s the world’s first corporate agreement to buy power from multiple small modular reactors.

Read the full piece from Ben German at Axios.

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