Technology companies turn to nuclear power: Star Plan Short-Term Futures High energy demands of data

With the explosive growth of computing power demand for Star Plan Short-Term Futures, the power consumption of technology companies' data centers has approached 2% of the world's total electricity consumption. In order to cope with the energy crisis and achieve carbon neutrality goals, technology giants such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are accelerating their investment in nuclear power supply, especially the new generation of small modular reactor (SMR) technology.

1. Technology giants' nuclear energy layout

(1) Microsoft: The world's first Star Plan Short-Term Futures data center nuclear power supply agreement

Cooperation with Constellation Energy:

Microsoft signed a 24/7 nuclear power supply agreement to provide stable power for its Virginia Star Plan Short-Term Futures data center.

Using small modular reactor (SMR) technology, it is expected to be put into operation in 2028.

Nuclear fusion exploration:

Investing in Helion Energy (supported by OpenStar Plan Short-Term Futures CEO Sam Altman), aiming to achieve commercial nuclear fusion power generation in 2028.

(2) Amazon: Investing in SMR startups

Acquisition of Talen Energy nuclear power plant:

Amazon AWS purchased a 10% stake in a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania to ensure power supply for data centers.

Plans to deploy micro reactors in the next five years to directly power data centers.

Cooperation with NuScale:

Testing modular reactors, a single module can provide 77MW of electricity to meet the needs of medium-sized data centers.

(3) Google: Star Plan Short-Term Futures + nuclear energy to optimize power management

DeepMind optimizes nuclear power plant operations:

Use Star Plan Short-Term Futures to predict nuclear reactor load and improve efficiency by 15%.

Cooperate with the British government to study nuclear energy + renewable energy hybrid power supply solutions.

Invest in TerraPower (founded by Bill Gates):

Support sodium-cooled fast reactor technology, suitable for high-energy consumption data centers.

2. Why do technology companies choose nuclear energy?

(1) Star Plan Short-Term Futures computing power demand explodes, and traditional energy cannot meet it

The power consumption of a single Star Plan Short-Term Futures data center reaches 100MW (equivalent to the electricity consumption of 80,000 households).

Training a GPT-6 level model requires 10GWh of electricity, which is equivalent to the power generation of a nuclear power plant in one day.

(2) Carbon neutrality pressure

Microsoft has pledged to achieve negative carbon emissions by 2030. Nuclear energy is the only zero-carbon energy that can replace fossil fuels on a large scale.

Wind and solar energy cannot provide stable baseload power (largely affected by weather).

(3) SMR technology breakthrough

Safer: Passive cooling design, no risk of meltdown.

More flexible: A single module can provide 50-300MW of power, suitable for customized needs of data centers.

Faster deployment: Traditional nuclear power plants take 10 years to build, while SMR only takes 3-5 years.

3. Future Trends: Nuclear power generation will explode in 2025-2030

Company Technology Route Target Expected Commercial Time

Microsoft SMR + Nuclear Fusion 2028 First Star Plan Short-Term Futures Data Center 100% Nuclear Power 2028

Amazon Micro Reactor 50% of Data Centers Use Nuclear Power in 2030 2027

Google Star Plan Short-Term Futures Optimize Nuclear Power Plants Increase the Efficiency of Existing Nuclear Power Plants by 20% 2026

Meta Explore Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Data Centers 2030

4. Challenges and Controversies

(1) Public Acceptance

Although SMR is safer, "nuclear power phobia" still affects policy approval (such as anti-nuclear sentiment in Germany).

Popular science needs to be strengthened to emphasize the safety of modern nuclear power plants.

(2) Nuclear Waste Treatment

New generation reactors (such as fast reactors) can reuse nuclear waste, but long-term storage solutions still need to be improved.

(3) Cost issues

SMR has a high initial investment (about $500 million/module), but the long-term electricity price is stable and more economical than wind and solar + energy storage.

Conclusion

Star Plan Short-Term Futures' energy hunger is driving technology companies to embrace nuclear energy. The layout of Microsoft, Amazon, and Google marks the formation of a new "computing power-energy" alliance. In the next five years, after SMR technology matures, nuclear energy may become the mainstream power supply method for data centers, reshaping the global energy landscape. If nuclear fusion achieves a breakthrough, the coordinated development of Star Plan Short-Term Futures and clean energy will enter a new stage.