Purchase comes as US electricity system grapples with historic rise in power demand
Companies vie to create small plants for deployment to sites from data centres to oil platforms
Vladimir Putin’s envoy says more than 10 units are being built in countries such as China, Iran and Turkey
Shift to new reactor technology comes as Javier Milei aims to attract energy-intensive companies to cooler south
Big Tech’s AI data centres need a huge amount of power
Contract is the latest between energy developers and technology industry amid soaring demand
Microsoft and Constellation Energy plan to restart a reactor at the site of the worst nuclear disaster in US history
Latest extensions to plants’ working lives could see some sites keep running into next decade
Plus, Walmart becomes the biggest company to drop DEI commitments
The race to boost the domestic supply chain comes amid a revival in interest in nuclear energy due to surging power demand
UK aerospace and engineering group in early talks over commercial opportunities for planned technology
Legal threats, skills shortages and regulatory challenges complicate reopening of plant at site of nuclear accident
Senior executive at engineer AtkinsRéalis says region ripe for business as it struggles to hit EU net zero targets
Design by New Zealand’s OpenStar levitates a giant magnet inside a cloud of superheated plasma
Environmental issue disrupts search for energy deals amid a Big Tech race over artificial intelligence
Second-largest western supplier of enriched uranium Orano urges more clarity on demand or stricter sanctions
CEZ takes 20% stake at a time when power-hungry tech giants are moving into the sector
The take-off of AI will fuel a surge in demand for electricity
Amazon and Google deals to deploy small modular reactors are latest step in sector’s revitalisation
Citadel’s Ken Griffin takes part in X-energy’s $500mn fundraising alongside ecommerce group
Bloc officials overcome deep divisions on atomic power but finance goal commitment remains unresolved
Tech group signs deal with Kairos Power to build up to 7 small facilities to meet its energy needs
Energy minister accuses Moscow of using military tactic that heightens chances of atomic accident
UK ministers make contingency plans to fund £20bn-plus power plant
After decades of stagnation, the world’s biggest tech groups and banks are considering an alternative energy option
