The funding round arrives as tech companies and utilities are struggling to secure power for data centers.
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The Nuclear Company raises $46M to develop massive reactor sites
The funding round arrives as tech companies and utilities are struggling to secure power for data centers.
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Google inks deal to develop 1.8 GW of advanced nuclear power
Google is promising to add at least 600 megawatts of generating capacity at each of the three sites.
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Nuclear startup Terrestrial Energy goes public via SPAC, netting $280 million in merger
The Canadian company is developing small modular reactors. It previously raised nearly $100 million.
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Laurene Powell Jobs joins Amazon in backing nuclear startup X-Energy in $700M round
X-Energy is one of many nuclear startups to have benefitted from the AI-driven data center boom. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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How DeepSeek’s efficient AI could stall the nuclear renaissance
The startups and power producers that are betting big on new nuclear are vulnerable to an energy efficient AI model. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Zombie nuclear reactors could be revived thanks to AI data center demand
Hoping to capitalize on the data center power boom, state-owned utility Santee Cooper is looking for partners to finish construction on two incomplete reactors. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Nuclear startup Deep Fission plans to bury micro-reactors to power data centers
Deep Fission’s small modular reactors would be lowered on cables down a 30-inch, one-mile deep borehole. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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2025 will be the year climate tech learns to love AI
As 2025 dawns, it’s a good time to look at the trends that are likely to define the coming 12 months. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup Oklo lands massive data center power deal, with caveats
Among the hurdles, Oklo still hasn’t received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after having its previous application denied. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.