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Amazon looks to advanced nuclear reactors to meet climate goals
Tech companies have inked a slew of nuclear energy deals this year.
Beyond the project in Washington, the money is supposed to support the “completion of X-energy’s reactor design and licensing” and the development of a fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In Virginia, utility company Dominion Energy nabbed a deal with Amazon to “explore the development of an SMR project” near its existing North Anna nuclear power station. Nuclear reactors are also an appealing option for data centers that run around the clock because, unlike solar and wind farms, they can generate electricity regardless of the weather or time of day.
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