Google announces the first nuclear site to operate its data centers

Big technology continues to invade nuclear energy Today’s first nuclear reactor site, as part of With the start of Kairos Power. It will be Oak Ridge, Tennessee, home to the Hermes 2 factory, which will provide Google with 50 megawatts of energy under a long -term purchase agreement with the TVA valley authority.

The OAK Ridge Factory is the first in a 500 -megawatt deal, which includes many SMRS to provide energy for Google Data Centers in Montgomery, Tennessee, and Jackson Province, Alabama. Hermes 2 is scheduled to start operations in 2030.

in “Nuclear is the basis for the future of energy security. Google enters and helps to withstand the burden of cost and risks to nuclear projects of its kind not only help Google reach these solutions, but also prevents us from mobilizing our customers by developing this technology,” said TVA Don Moul.

Google Its full potential is expected to reach 500 megawatts by 2035, and it was the first deal for companies to buy nuclear energy from SMRS. The financial details of the deal were not issued.