Amazon has signed agreements to develop small modular reactor (SMR) technology, signaling its pursuit of new energy sources to meet growing electricity needs for data centers.
SMRs will have their components built in a factory to reduce construction costs, contrasting today's larger reactors that are built on site, addressing increasing energy demand.
Critics argue that SMRs might be too costly to achieve economies of scale, while advocates highlight nuclear power's low greenhouse gas emissions and job creation potential.
Despite significant interest, no US small modular reactors are operational yet, and concerns persist about long-lasting nuclear waste and the lack of a final repository.
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