Company says it signed three agreements on developing small modular reactor nuclear power technology
Amazon.com said on Wednesday it has signed three agreements on developing small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power technology, becoming the latest big tech company to push for new sources to meet surging electricity demand from data centers.
Amazon said it will fund a feasibility study for an SMR project near a Northwest Energy site in Washington state. The SMR is planned to be developed by X-Energy. Financial details were not disclosed.
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