Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the large amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
The company says the deal with Kairos Power will allow it to start using the first reactor this decade and put others into operation by 2035.
Tech companies are increasingly turning to nuclear power sources to provide the electricity used by the massive data centers that drive AI.
The companies gave no details on the amount of the deal or where the plants will be built.
“The grid needs new sources of electricity to support AI technologies,” said Michael Terrell, senior director of energy and climate at Google.
“This agreement helps accelerate new technology to meet energy needs in a clean and reliable way, and unlock the full potential of AI for all.”
Last month, Microsoft reached a deal to restart operations at the Three Mile Island energy plant, the site of America's worst nuclear accident in 1979.
In March, Amazon announced it would purchase a nuclear-powered data center in the state of Pennsylvania.
Nuclear power, which is virtually carbon-free and provides electricity 24 hours a day, has become increasingly attractive to the technology industry as it attempts to reduce its emissions while becoming more energy-intensive.
However, critics say nuclear power is not without risks and produces long-lived radioactive waste.
