Source: Network World
“Google signed a deal to purchase electricity from a non-water-cooled nuclear reactor in Tennessee to power its data centers, marking the first commercial agreement for a new generation of nuclear technology that promises to eliminate meltdowns and slash construction costs. The agreement between Google, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and nuclear startup Kairos Power made TVA the first US utility to commit to purchasing electricity from a Generation IV reactor, a fundamentally different nuclear design that addresses safety and cost concerns that have plagued traditional nuclear power. … This design eliminated the risk of nuclear meltdown, the scenario that has driven public fear of nuclear power since accidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, according to the Kairos Power report.” (08/19/25)