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NASA taps DoE to help it build nuclear space reactors
Space agency claims steady progress on lunar reactor plans, but offers little evidence to back it up
The RegisterOct 8, 20266 min read
The U.S. Nuclear Plant Fleet Is Leaning Into AI
If there is any place that would be off-limits to AI, the control room of a nuclear power plant certainly sounds like one. The nuclear industry is historically cautious and risk averse—understandable given the possible catastrophic consequences of an accident or a mistake.
IEEE Spectrum AIOct 8, 20268 min read
Google goes nuclear to power its AI data centers, committing to buy 890 megawatts of energy from Constellation
Google LLC said today it’s entering into a long-term strategic energy collaboration with Constellation Energy Corp. to secure significant nuclear power resources for its sprawling ecosystem of artificial intelligence data centers.
SiliconANGLEOct 7, 20265 min read
Google teams with nuclear power giant to give reactors a tune-up
Upgraded turbines, generators, and digital controls are expected to unlock an addition 890MW of capacity
The RegisterOct 6, 20265 min read
New center bids to supercharge nuclear isotope production for deep-space missions
Canada is moving to expand its role in supplying nuclear isotopes that could power spacecraft...
Interesting Engineering - RoboticsOct 2, 20263 min read
Trump unveils Korea-backed $200B US energy plan with 8 reactors, 6.5-GW Texas plant
President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for up to $200 billion in South Korean investment...
Interesting Engineering - RoboticsSep 30, 20263 min read
AI Efficiency Could Cost Us the Next Generation of Experts
A little over a decade ago, I led the controls design for a first-of-its-kind full digital-control system for a U.S. nuclear plant. It was, on paper, a beautiful machine—engineered to run itself the way a modern airliner does, with operators watching over a system that rarely needed them.
IEEE Spectrum AISep 2, 20267 min read