Large tech firms are turning to alternative power sources like nuclear as a way to fulfill growing energy demands from data centers.
This week, Google said it would purchase power from Kairos Power, a developer of small modular reactors, to help "deliver on the progress of AI."
"The grid needs these kinds of clean, reliable sources of energy that can support the build out of these technologies," Michael Terrell, senior director for energy and climate at Google, said on a call with reporters Monday. The Three Mile Island plant was the location of the most serious nuclear meltdown and radiation leak in U.S. history in March 1979, when the loss of water coolant through a faulty valve caused a reactor to overheat.Tech companies are under pressure to find energy sources to power data centers — a key piece of infrastructure behind modern-day cloud computing and AI applications.
As of August, there were more than 200 million people submitting questions on OpenAI's popular chatbot ChatGPT every week, according to OpenAI. That's double the 100 million weekly active users OpenAI reported last November.Nuclear energy isn't without its controversy. Many climate activists oppose such supplies, citing their hazardous environmental and safety risks, and the fact that they do not offer a genuine source of renewable power.
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