Nvidia bets on Gates-backed nuclear startup to keep its AI ambitions from melting down

The Register
Jun 18, 2025, 7:57 pm317 ptsTop
$650M funding round aims to bring TerraPower's Natrium power plant in Wyoming online by 2030 Datacenter operators’ desire for cheap and clean energy to power their facilities has led to renewed interest in nuclear energy and small modular reactors (SMRs) – a tech Nvidia has just decided is worthy of…

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