Amazon.com joins push for nuclear power to meet data centre demand

Amazon.com said on Wednesday it has signed three agreements on developing the nuclear power technology called small modular reactors
Amazon.com said on Wednesday it has signed three agreements on developing the nuclear power technology called small modular reactors, becoming the latest big tech company to push for new sources to meet surging electricity demand from data centres.

Amazon said it will fund a feasibility study for an SMR project near a Northwest Energy site in Washington state. The SMR is planned to be developed by X-Energy. Financial details were not disclosed.

Source:thehindu.com