Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft have put in place plans to tap nuclear energy for their future data centre needs as it is a good fit.
After pushing their way onto the artificial intelligence gravy train, big tech companies are now forced to jump on another bandwagon as a result—that of using nuclear energy to power data centres. Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft have all announced plans to do so. Two of the four are facing significant roadblocks, but that is unlikely to derail the plans, considering how important this push is for them.
Curiously, while Amazon and Meta are facing regulatory obstacles, the problems do not have much to do with nuclear energy itself. Meta’s plan to build a nuclear-powered data centre was stopped because …
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