Google is exploring the use of nuclear energy to power its data centers and achieve its net-zero emissions goals amid the growing energy demands of AI.
Following the news of the Three Mile Island restart plans to power Microsoft's AI data centers and the revival of Holtec's Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed in an interview with Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on Thursday that the tech giant is exploring the use of nuclear energy as a potential 'green' source to power its data centers.
' Nikkei noted that Pichai wasn't clear on where Google might start sourcing nuclear power. A bulk of that power could come from reviving older nuclear power plants. This is exactly what Microsoft did when it signed a power agreement contract with dormant Three Mile Island on the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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