Big Tech's AI boom is reviving America's nuclear power debate
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Surging electricity demand from AI data centers has reignited America's nuclear power industry, with companies like Meta signing deals for over 6 gigawatts of nuclear capacity while the Trump administration pledges $80 billion to quadruple atomic capacity by 2050. However, recent projects like Georgia's Vogtle reactors finished $18 billion over budget and seven years late, prompting investors to bet $3 billion on smaller modular reactor designs that remain unproven commercially.
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