Google to use nuclear power to power AI: details

Google will receive electricity from 7 small nuclear reactors to support its artificial intelligence. They will be built especially for the company by the startup Kairos Power.

This is reported by The Wall Street Journal.

As stated in the publication, Google signed the relevant agreement on November 14. According to its terms, the American corporation has committed to purchase electricity generated by 7 small reactors.

They will be built specifically for Google by Kairos Power, a nuclear energy startup.

As the company noted, this agreement provides for the addition of 500 megawatts of nuclear power, starting from the end of the decade.

The WSJ writes that the agreement between Google and Kairos Power is the first to form the basis for the commercial construction of small modular nuclear reactors in the United States.

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According to the publication, many also argue that this technology is the future of American nuclear power. It allows for faster and cheaper construction by building smaller reactors instead of large plants.

Google's Senior Director of Energy and Climate Michael Terrell said that the company's ultimate goal is 24/7 carbon-free energy. Therefore, the corporation believes that achieving it will require technologies that complement wind and solar farms and lithium-ion batteries.

The WSJ article also says that the fate of nuclear power is increasingly dependent on big technology.

Yes, in some parts of the United States, electricity demand is growing for the first time in many years. This is largely due to the need to build more data centers for artificial intelligence.

This is pushing the technology industry to find sources that will provide huge amounts of energy.