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Google inks nuclear deal for next-generation reactors
Big tech is giving the nuclear energy industry a boost.
It announced the deal yesterday, which it says is the world’s first corporate agreement to purchase electricity from advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) that are still under development. Experts tell The Verge they expect the first SMRs to connect to US power grids in the early 2030s at the earliest, and big tech’s interest in nuclear energy seems to be giving the industry a boost. “Having an agreement for multiple deployments is important to accelerate the commercialization of advanced nuclear energy by demonstrating the technical and market viability,” Jeff Olson, Kairos Power vice president of business development and finance, said in a press release.
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