Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) said on Monday that it has chosen Tennessee as the site of its first small modular reactor for nuclear energy to help power its data centers, starting in 2030.
The Tennessee deal could result in Google obtaining 500 megawatts of nuclear capacity for its data centers and will use Kairos Power’s advanced nuclear reactor, via a deal between Kairos Power and Tennessee Valley Authority. It will be used to deliver electricity to Google data centers in the state and in Alabama.
“Nuclear is the bedrock of the future of energy security,” Don Moul, the CEO of Tennessee Valley Authority said in a statement. “Google stepping in and helping shoulder the burden of the cost and risk for first-of-a-kind nuclear projects not only helps Google get those solutions, but it keeps us from having to burden our customers with development of that technology. So it’s not just good for Google. It’s good for TVA’s 10 million customers. It’s good for the United States.”
In October, Google signed a deal to buy power from multiple small modular reactors to meet electricity demand for artificial intelligence.
