Nuclear engineers want the industry to get 'unstuck' after years of bad PR. The AI boom could be the key.

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Interest from Big Tech could help propel the nuclear industry out of a slump.

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AI is both a new threat and a new solution at the UN climate conference

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The UN COP29 climate summit is in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Inside Amazon's nuclear ambitions, its 'Piano Man' project, and CEO Andy Jassy's support

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Big Tech is spending big on nuclear to power its AI ambitions. Here's where it's placing its bets.

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Tech companies developing AI need a lot of energy to power their data centers. Nuclear is one solution.

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This new technology for nuclear power could help fuel the AI revolution

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A Swiss startup says it has pioneered a way to reduce radioactive waste from nuclear plants — which could help power data centers.

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Warren Buffett warned AI is like the atomic bomb, but this expert thinks he's being way too gloomy

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Inside Zap Energy, the Bill Gates-backed company that wants to bring fusion power to the electrical grid

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The Z-pinch machine, FuZE, at Zap Energy could someday produce fusion reactions.

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2 nuclear reactors that can power 1 million US homes with clean, sustainable energy is $21 billion over budget and years behind schedule

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Units 3, left, and 4 and their cooling towers stand at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant in Waynesboro, Georgia.

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China's bragging about being the first to build a next-generation nuclear reactor. Here's how it compares to reactors in countries like the US, Japan, and Russia.

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A model of a high-temperature gas cooled reactor is displayed at the 2023 China International Nuclear Power Industry and Equipment Expo in Yantai, Shandong province, China, August 28, 2023.

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Uranium prices top $80 for the first time in 15 years as demand for nuclear power surges

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