Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors
- Amazon has announced an investment of more than $500 million to develop small nuclear reactors, similar to Google's recent announcement.
- Kevin Miller stated that advanced new nuclear capacity is essential for meeting energy demands.
- Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm expressed excitement about Amazon's commitment to nuclear energy for powering data centers.
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What do Google, Microsoft and Amazon have in common? In addition to being some of the most powerful companies in the world, all three are investing in nuclear energy. The reasons? A constant need for clean energy. Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon's cloud computing division, said Wednesday that it allocated about $500 million to nuclear energy development, focusing on small modular reactors (SMR) in the United States. As the need for clean energ…
Amazon, Google going nuclear to power data centers with clean energy
Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.
Amazon is increasingly using artificial intelligence, and that consumes electricity. That's why the company wants to invest in the development of small modular nuclear reactors.
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