Micro nuclear reactors are being built that can deliver up to 5 MW of power for up to 100 months and produce an astonishing 1.2 petawatt-hours of energy.
Atom energy is increasingly recognized for its potential to revolutionize the energy supply of data centers, which is essential as artificial intelligence continues to drive demand.
Companies like Oracle and Microsoft have begun researching nuclear energy (as has former Microsoft president Bill Gates), with Microsoft signing a deal to purchase energy from the notorious Three Mile Island reactor.
Micro nuclear reactors provide clean, safe, and reliable energy to meet the growing needs of data centers and other industries. We previously reported that Nano Nuclear Energy is making progress towards completing the first commercial microreactors by the early 2030s, with prototypes expected in 2027.
Details have now emerged about the Westinghouse eVinci microreactor, after the company revealed that it submitted a Preliminary Safety Design Report (PSDR) to the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) at the Department of Energy, making them the first reactor developer to achieve this milestone.
“Completion of the eVinci test reactor’s PSDR is an important step towards allowing microreactor developers to conduct tests at our DOME facility,” said Brad Tomer, CEO of NRIC.
“As a National DOE program and part of INL, the country’s nuclear energy research laboratory, NRIC is committed to collaborating with private companies such as Westinghouse to accelerate testing and development of advanced nuclear technologies that provide clean energy solutions for the United States.”
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