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As tech companies seek energy sources to meet these demands while maintaining their zero-carbon emission commitments, nuclear power has emerged as a compelling option (AFP)
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Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms race

The US tech juggernauts, convinced that AI is technology's next big chapter, are investing billions to expand data centers globally. 

Google and Kairos have yet to determine how many of the small nuclear reactors being built to meet the AI energy demand will be located near the tech giant's facilities (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos

Google signs deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors by Kairos Power to power AI, aiming for clean, reliable energy.

The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, in Pickering, Ont., is seen on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Ontario’s first new nuclear reactor in a generation heads to public hearing

Ontario Power Generation is seeking approval to build Canada’s first grid-scale small modular nuclear reactor by 2029.

Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island, with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation, in Middletown, Pennsylvania (AFP)
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Restarting nuclear power plants: The unprecedented gamble in the US

US energy companies plan to restart two nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and transition to clean energy.

FILE - Taillights trace the path of a motor vehicle at the Naughton Power Plant, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo., next to a site where Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction on a next-generation nuclear plant. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring, File)
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Next-generation nuclear reactors: Your questions answered

Ali Zaidi and experts at the Energy Department and Nuclear Regulatory Commission give an in-depth look at next-gen nuclear reactors

Ontario is selling itself as the nuclear North Star to guide the direction of American power as the United States looks to de-carbonize amid ever-increasing demand for energy.Stephen Lecce delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Building the blueprint: Ontario moves to shape Canada’s nuclear energy future

Ontario positions itself as a leader in nuclear energy, aiming to partner with the U.S. to drive clean energy and decarbonization.

FILE - This aerial photo shows cooling ponds alongside Dominion Energy's North Anna Power Station along the shores of Lake Anna in Mineral, Va., Aug. 15, 2018. Virginia's largest utility said Wednesday, July 10, 2024, that it will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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Seeking carbon-free power, Virginia utility considers small nuclear reactors

The utility will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing emissions.

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TerraPower and Framatome to Develop HALEU Metallization Pilot Plant

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TerraPower announced today an agreement with Framatome North America to fund the creation of a high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU)...

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