Amazon doubles down on nuclear energy with deal for small reactors
The cloud computing and retail giant signed a deal to buy electricity generated by small modular nuclear reactors. Put Amazon ...
Why Tech Giants Are Pouring Money Into Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors
On Wednesday morning, Amazon Web Services announced a megadeal with two utilities to fund the construction of next-generation ...
Google signed a deal to power data centers with nuclear micro-reactors from Kairos — but the 2030 timeline is very optimistic
With the deal, Google joins Microsoft and Amazon in turning to nuclear power to satiate its thirst for electricity.
To meet US nuclear goals, big reactors need to get built today, DOE says
If America hopes to meet its grid decarbonization goals or its nuclear power targets, the country needs to deploy fission ...
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Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easy
Fission technology is well established in power generation and nuclear-powered submarines, and its application to drive or ...
The next big AI trade could be nuclear power: Morning Brief
The AI conversation has been about energy all year. But a few recent developments have brought focus back to a very efficient ...
Nuclear reactors an 'emerging space' to meet rising energy needs
Big Tech has been going nuclear over its AI data centers, turning to energy startups to build nuclear reactors to meet the ...
Tech bosses think nuclear fusion is the solution to AI’s energy demands – here’s what they’re missing
Unlike fission, nuclear fusion produces energy by combining two light elements to make a heavier one. But fusion energy is an ...
Science Made Simple: What Is Nuclear Fission?
Nuclear fission, discovered in 1938, involves splitting an atom's nucleus, releasing energy. It's essential for electricity ...
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The One Technological Issue That Is Holding Nuclear Rockets Back
NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip.
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Google goes nuclear in world-first small reactor agreement
In what it calls "the world's first corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from multiple small modular reactors," ...
Fast-Track to Mars: NASA’s Nuclear Rockets Cut Travel Time in Half
NASA and DARPA are developing nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technology to enable faster crewed missions to Mars, ...