Microsoft is betting on small modular nuclear reactors to grow its energy infrastructure for training AI, a highly ambitious plan.
suggests the company is planning to grow its energy infrastructure with the use of small modular reactors
At least in theory, SMRs are cheaper to build and more flexible than full-scale nuclear power stations. And there's at least some momentum behind the idea in the US — the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission aBut before Microsoft can start relying on nuclear power to train its AIs, it'll have plenty of other hurdles to overcome.
For one, it'll have to source a working SMR design. Then, it'll have to figure out how to get its hands on a highly enriched uranium fuel that these small reactors typically require, aspoints out. Finally, it'll need to figure out a way to store all of that nuclear waste long term. Microsoft founder Bill Gates also started an incubator for SMR designs called TerraPower. However, TerraPower "does not currently have any agreements to sell reactors to Microsoft," according to a
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