Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Experimental SMR prototype

Big Tech Wants Nuclear-Powered AI Now, But Here's What They're Not Telling Us

30 Jul 2025 | Abstracted from PC Magazine

To power US data centers with the tech would require a large-scale, all-hands-on-deck deployment of (currently non-existent) SMRs in every corner of the grid. That means a flood of funding, the use of legacy reactors in the meantime (hopefully without any accidents), and a lot of luck. In the meantime, the explosive growth in data centers will create distress for local residents, as well as the planet.

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