{"id":346972,"date":"2024-10-16T09:54:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=346972"},"modified":"2024-10-16T09:54:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T07:54:05","slug":"google-buys-worlds-first-private-mini-nuclear-reactors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=346972","title":{"rendered":"Google buys world\u2019s first private mini-nuclear\u00a0reactors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Ian Magness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s good enough for Google, but not for Mad Miliband!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google has struck a deal to buy the world\u2019s first private <\/em>mini-nuclear reactors<\/em><\/a>, as technology companies race to secure power for their data centres.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US search engine giant has ordered a fleet of small modular reactors (SMRs) from California\u2019s Kairos Power, with each mini-nuke capable of generating 500 megawatts (MW) of low-carbon electricity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

California-based Kairos said its first commercial reactor will come online by 2030, with additional reactors operational by 2035.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google\u2019s decision to embrace nuclear comes as the expansion of AI increases the tech sector\u2019s energy requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Terrell, senior director for energy and climate at Google, said: \u201cThe grid needs new electricity sources to support AI technologies that are powering major scientific advances, improving services for businesses and customers, and driving national competitiveness and economic growth.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2024\/10\/15\/google-buys-worlds-first-private-mini-nuclear-reactors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google has struck a deal to buy the world\u2019s first private\u00a0mini-nuclear reactors, as technology companies race to secure power for their data centres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":346976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818128,691819793,691818206,691830952,691822517],"class_list":["post-346972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-energy","tag-google","tag-nuclear-power","tag-rolls-royce","tag-small-modular-reactors-smrs","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1sgk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":414357,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=414357","url_meta":{"origin":346972,"position":0},"title":"A Nuclear Resurgence, But Major Obstacles Remain","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"11\/23\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A nuclear energy resurgence is underway, driven by the artificial intelligence revolution and the Trump administration. 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