Google Commissions Small Modular Nuclear Reactors for Data Centres

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-16T09:35:01.731678+05:30

- Google has ordered 6-7 small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) from Kairos Power for its data centres. - The total capacity of the SMRs is 500 megawatts, aiming to bring the first commercial reactor online by 2030. - This is a significant step in Google's 15-year clean energy journey, with nuclear playing a key role in meeting demand. - Tech companies are increasingly interested in nuclear as a medium-term solution for low-carbon electricity. - Kairos's reactor, cooled by molten fluoride salt, received the first approval for a new type of reactor in the US in 50 years. Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/29eaf03f-4970-40da-ae7c-c8b3283069da)

Google has ordered 6-7 small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) from Kairos Power for its data centres.
The total capacity of the SMRs is 500 megawatts, aiming to bring the first commercial reactor online by 2030.
This is a significant step in Google's 15-year clean energy journey, with nuclear playing a key role in meeting demand.
Tech companies are increasingly interested in nuclear as a medium-term solution for low-carbon electricity.
Kairos's reactor, cooled by molten fluoride salt, received the first approval for a new type of reactor in the US in 50 years.

Source: Financial Times