The nuke sector has an aging workforce problem. AI could help close that gap, industry experts say.

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A woman talks to a man in front of a large computer screen.
Argonne National Laboratory developed PRO-AID, an AI-powered digital assistant that can help operators perform diagnostics for nuclear reactors.

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Meta starts the search for nuclear partners to power energy-hungry AI

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Meta is looking for nuclear energy developers to power its AI ambitions.

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Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and researchers say it's working on the reactor to power one

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A satellite image shows various sites of China building a nuclear reactor for an aircraft carrier.
China built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large warship, potentially an aircraft carrier.

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Amazon invests in nuclear energy, hot on the heels of Google and Microsoft

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An image from X-energy's website showing the design of its XE-100 nuclear reactor plants.

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These Chinese nuclear submarines show it's serious about countering US dominance under the waves

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Chinese navy Type 094A Jin-class submarine
Chinese nuclear-powered submarines have evolved over decades from problem-plagued classes to formidable assets like the Type 094 ballistic missile boat.

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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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Warren Buffett.

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A Bill Gates company is about to start building a nuclear power plant in Wyoming

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A rendering of TerraPower's nuclear power plant design.

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US scientists have launched a new nuclear era they call the 'age of ignition' but it's still a distant dream from the age of nuclear power

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Two people in white coverall suits look at the machinery at the National Ignition Facility Target Area.
Operators inspect the National Ignition Facility target chamber where the fusion ignition experiments take place.

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The US wants to build a different kind of nuclear reactor from a decades-old concept that could power ships and other off-the-grid locations

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Molten salts are used as coolants in the Papirus installation at CEA Cadarache in Saint-Paul-les-Durance, France.

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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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two cooling towers for a nuclear reactor appear above their power plants with many transmission lines running from them
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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