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Big tech firms are turning to nuclear power to supply their growing energy needs

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Google has signed a deal to buy power from small modular reactors (SMRs) to help meet AI’s growing electricity demands. Small modular reactors generate about one-third as much energy as a standard nuclear plant. They are smaller and cheaper to build than standard nuclear plants making them suitable for locations where a larger reactor isn’t feasible.

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