Another Pennsylvania nuclear plant has reached an agreement to supply power to a large AI data center developer as the race among big tech companies race to secure enough electricity for their projects. Meta recently announced  a series of agreements up to 6.6 gigawatts of for nuclear power by 2035. One of them with Vistra , which operates the Beaver Valley nuclear plant in Beaver County and two others in Ohio. The 20-year power purchase agreement is for 2,176 megawatts (MW)

As the demand for energy continues to rise rapidly to meet expanding data and artificial intelligence needs and increasing electrification, interest in nuclear power has been resurrected. Existing nuclear power technology in use at a number of nuclear reactors around the country is based on fission, which involves splitting atoms to create power. But fusion has long been seen as the ultimate nuclear goal, where energy is created by fusing atoms together , creating a chain rea

The U.S. government is entering into an $80 billion partnership with Westinghouse to accelerate the construction of new reactors across the country in order to meet increasing energy demand from AI and data center developers. The Department of Commerce, Cameco Corp., and Brookfield Asset Management jointly announced the strategic partnership  in a release. Cameco, a uranium producer, and Brookfield are both Canadian companies that purchased Westinghouse in 2023. Westinghouse,

Amazon announced that it plans to spend at least $20 billion  to build two AI data center complexes in Pennsylvania, one of which will be...

Nuclear energy is seeing a resurgence of interest as demand for electricity is growing around the world and companies and countries are...

The White House recently set targets to triple U.S. nuclear energy output , aiming to add 35 gigawatts of new capacity by 2035. This...

Nuclear power is seeing a renaissance of sorts, as a surge in electricity demand and a need for clean energy sources that can provide...

As energy demand grows, policymakers and business leaders are exploring strategies to boost electricity generation capacity. Recently,...

Microsoft recently signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear energy  that will lead to the restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1 near...