The cloud computing and retail giant signed a deal to buy electricity generated by small modular nuclear reactors. Put Amazon on the list of big technology firms embracing new nuclear technologies to fuel their data centers.

Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of cloud computing and artificial intelligence usin

Amazon is going all-in on nuclear power. The tech behemoth will make a down payment on a set of new nuclear reactors in Washington state that can power its data centers and other homes and businesses in the area,

Amazon is investing in small modular nuclear reactors. while they’re radiation safe, they’re a risky investment.

Two days after Google cut a “world’s first” deal to purchase electricity from advanced nuclear reactors, Amazon announced three new agreements of its own today. Each deal supports the development of small modular reactors (SMRs),

Key Takeaways Amazon said Wednesday that it is making a trio of investments in nuclear energy efforts.The investments are meant to help meet Amazon's rising electricity demands, and support its transition to clean energy,

Amazon is looking to next-generation nuclear plant designs to power its expanding portfolio of data centers, as AI helps to drive up power demands. Why it matters: The new commitments — along with other companies' recent announcements — show a surge of interest in small modular reactors to prevent burgeoning AI computing tasks from torpedoing climate goals.